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On this day November 1-7, 2020 (week 45)
November 1, 2020 - November 7, 2020 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features President Erdogan of Turkey, the Rugby World Cup, President Salvador Allende of Chile, Dr Jane Goodall’s observations of chimpanzees, the artist Maurice Utrillo, Naypyitaw the capital of Myanmar, and the first female member of the U.S. Congress.
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November 1, 2015: President Erdogan’s AKP party won a stunning victory in Turkey’s snap election, sweeping back into single-party rule five months after losing its majority in parliament
November 2, 2019: South Africa defeated England in the Rugby World Cup final in Yokohama, Japan, led by Siya Kolisi, the first black player to captain the Springboks
November 3, 1970: Salvador Allende was sworn in as President of Chile, becoming the first Marxist to be elected president of a liberal democracy in Latin America
November 4, 1960: British conservationist Dr Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees in Tanzania creating tools, the first ever observation of this behaviour by non-human animals
November 5, 1955: French artist Maurice Utrillo died. Noted for his picturesque cityscapes, many of his works depict the Montmartre district of Paris where he was born
November 6, 2005: Myanmar’s military government began moving all ministries from the historic city of Yangon (Rangoon) to the new, purpose-built capital of Nay Pyi Taw
November 7, 1916: Jeanette Rankin was elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first female member of Congress. She represented the Republican party from Montana