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The 326th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days until the end of the year.
1 From the garden of the Chateau de la Muette in the suburbs of Paris, on November 21, 1783, a balloon filled with hot air rose. The balloonists reached a height of 915 meters and covered a distance of 9 kilometers in 25 minutes, and then landed safely in an open area near the road to Fontainebleau.
2. In the Aegean Sea, in the early morning of November 21, 1916, after hitting a German mine, the hospital ship Britannicus capsized and sank in 55 minutes. Thanks to an organized rescue effort, only 21 of the 1,136 wounded and crew members on deck died. The victims were those who did not have time to jump from the stern high above the water with the running propellers still spinning. 1 reply
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