November 2024: Events and Anniversaries Preview
1 November 2024
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November 2024
1 November: Algerian War of Independence begins - 70th anniversary
1 and 2 November: All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day
2 November: Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin - 325th birthday anniversary
3 November: Henri Matisse - 70th anniversary of his death
4 November: Iranian Hostage Crisis begins - 45th anniversary
5 November: Guy Fawkes Day (UK)
7 November: Hans Thoma - 100th anniversary of his death
9 November: Fall of the Berlin Wall and Prezi - 35th anniversary
9 November: Hedy Lamarr - 110th birthday anniversary
11 November: Armistice Day / Remembrance Day
11 - 22 November: COP29 Climate Conference
27 November: Chaim Weizmann - 150th birthday anniversary
28 November: Thanksgiving (USA)
29 November: Giacomo Puccini - 100th anniversary of his death
30 November: Winston Churchill - 150th birthday anniversary
30 November: Shirley Chisholm - 100th birthday anniversary
December 2024
2 December: John Cobb - 125th birthday anniversary
7 December: Mario Soares - 100th birthday anniversary
9 December: Dame Judi Dench - 90th birthday
12 December: Karl Bryullov - 225th birthday anniversary
13 December: Wassily Kandinsky - 80th anniversary of his death
14 December: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - 200th birthday anniversary
14 December: George Washington - 225th anniversary of his death
16 December: Battle of the Bulge begins - 80th anniversary
16 December: Noël Coward - 125th birthday anniversary
17 December: Domenico Cimarosa - 275th birthday anniversary
24 December: Vasco da Gama - 500th anniversary of his death
25 December: Christmas Day - contemporary or classic
25 December - 2 January: Hannukah
26 December: Julie Wolfthorn - 80th anniversary of her death
28 December: Léon Bakst - 100th anniversary of his death
31 December: New Year's Eve
January 2025
(Exact date unknown) 1225: - Thomas Aquinas - 800th birthday anniversary
2025: Bauhaus moves to Dessau - 100th anniversary
1 January: Public Domain Day
13 January: Jan Brueghel the Elder - 400th anniversary of his death
15 January: Yves Tanguy - 70th anniversary of his death
20 January: Ernesto Cardenal - 100th birthday anniversary
20 January: John Ruskin - 125th anniversary of his death
20 January: Jean-François Millet - 150th anniversary of his death
25 January: The Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the Bulge) ends - 80th anniversary
27 January: Liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp - 80th anniversary (graphic content)
27 January: Holocaust Memorial Day
27 January: Johann Gottfried Schadow - 175th anniversary of his death
29 January: Chinese New Year - Year of the Snake
29 January: Tom Selleck - 80th birthday
February 2025
4 February: Yalta Conference begins - 80th anniversary
6 February: Bob Marley - 80th birthday anniversary
8 February: Peter I of Russia - 300th anniversary of his death
9 February: Gerrit Dou - 350th anniversary of his death
12 February: Darwin Day
13 February: Bombing of Dresden commences - 80th anniversary (graphic content)
14 February: Valentine's Day
21 February: Malcolm X - 60th anniversary of his death
22 February: (Jean-Baptiste) Camille Corot - 150th anniversary of his death
22 February to 4 March: Venice Carnival
24 February: Battle of Pavia - 500th anniversary
24 February: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor - 525th birthday anniversary
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