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Anniversary on the 20th of November 1791

Anniversary

Date	Type		Text
100 years anniversary
20 Nov 1924	birth		Benoit Mandelbrot Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law)	0
20 Nov 1924 Benoît Mandelbrot	science		birth Benoît Mandelbrot Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-born French American mathematician, originator of fractal geometry (died 2010)	0
75 years anniversary
20 Nov 1949	birth		Juha Mieto: Finland -- 15KM skier (1980 Olympics - Silver Medalist)	0
20 Nov 1949	birth		Ray Vitte: NYC, New York -- Actor (Doc, Cody-Quest)	0
20 Nov 1949	event		Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000	0
20 Nov 1949	birth		Juha Mieto Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980)	0
20 Nov 1949	birth		Ray Vitte NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest)	0
50 years anniversary
20 Nov 1974	birth		Drew Ginn: Australian rower (1996 Olympics)	0
20 Nov 1974	birth		Jerald Moore: Running back (St. Louis Rams)	0
20 Nov 1974	birth		Kirk Reynolds: Outlook, Saskatchewan -- Trap shooter (1996 Olympics)	0
20 Nov 1974	birth		Marissa Ryan: Actress (Elizabeth MacGillis-Major Dad)	0
20 Nov 1974	event		The US files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T	0
20 Nov 1974	birth		Marisa Ryan actress (Major Dad)	0
20 years anniversary
20 Nov 2004 Ancel Keys	science		death Ancel Keys Died 20 Nov 2004 at age 100 (born 26 Jan 1904). American nutritionist and epidemiologist who was the first to identify the role of saturated fats in causing heart disease. In 1935, he studied the physiological effects of altitude, which he conducted in the Andes. At the onset of WW II, he designed the lightweight yet nutritious K ration used by American paratroops. The hard biscuits, dry sausage, hard candy and chocolate it contained were items he originally selected at a Minneapolis grocery store, and the ration was named with his initial. In 1947, he began a decade of study of 283 local businessmen. From its results, he determined that saturated fat chiefly determined blood cholesterol levels, and linked smoking, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol with heart attacks.	0
20 Nov 2004 Swift	science		Swift (astronomy) Launch of the Swift satellite to investigate gamma-ray bursts (GRB) and perform an X-ray all sky survey.	0

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