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New York Yankees are seriously persuing Houston Astros free agent center fielder Carlos Beltran to replace Bernie Williams, who could become backup outfielder, designated hitter and even part-time first baseman; photos (M)
Louis Nichole, songwriter and former home furnishings designer, lives with large extended Italian-American family in Prospect, Conn, in 25,000-square-foot former country club set on 200 acres; dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins renovated and redecorated mansion, using elaborate furnishings from Nichole's business; photos (M)
Britain's Office of Fair Trade says MasterCard is violating British competition laws by charging 'unduly high' fees on card transactions, which are borne by retailers and ultimately passed along to consumers; also is investigating Visa for similar violations (S)
New York Knicks put Shandon Anderson on waivers after trying to trade him since last season; buyout agreement gives Anderson $17 million to $20 million and forces Knicks to pay that much in dollar-for-dollar luxury tax (M)
Article on Dan Glickman, who replaced Jack Valenti as president and chief executive of Motion Picture Assn of America in September; Glickman, former Democratic congressman from Kansas and ex-secretary of agriculture, in interview, describes changes he is making; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 10, 2004, covering November 11, 2004.
R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Trick Daddy
Simple Plan
Rod Stewart
Nelly
2004Oakes Fegley, American actor[†]
Oakes Tonne Fegley is an American actor. He has starred in Pete's Dragon (2016), Wonderstruck (2017), The Goldfinch (2019), The War with Grandpa (2020), The Fabelmans (2022), Adam the First (2024), and Dark Matter (2024).
2004Dayton Allen, American comedian and voice actor (born 1919)[†]
Dayton Allen was an American comedian and voice actor. He was one of the "men in the street" on The Steve Allen Show. His catchphrase was "Why not, Bubbe?"
2004Yasser Arafat, Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)[†]
Yasser Arafat, also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of the State of Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004.
2004Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (born 1948)[†]
Richard Dembo was a French director and screenwriter.
2004New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.[†]
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is part of the New Zealand National War Memorial on Buckle Street, Wellington.
2004The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.[†]
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in both the occupied Palestinian territories and the diaspora. It is currently represented by the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh.
In 2004, the world population was approximately 6,503,377,772 people[†]