1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁( 5 , 4 8 6 ▁meters ), ▁killing ▁all ▁ 2 4 ▁people ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁w reck age ▁is ▁not ▁found ▁until ▁December ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁Born : B ru ce ▁Edwards , ▁American ▁golf ▁c addy ▁( d . ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁D ied : Al bert ▁Francis ▁Bla kes lee , ▁American ▁botan ist ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 7 4 ) ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁ ▁A ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁B - 4 7 ▁Str ato jet ▁is ▁forced ▁by ▁bad ▁weather ▁to ▁remain ▁al o ft ▁for ▁ 4 7 ▁hours ▁ 3 5 ▁minutes , ▁need ing ▁nine ▁aer ial ▁ref u ell ings . ▁D ied : ▁Y itz h ak ▁Lam dan , ▁ 5 5 , ▁Russian - born ▁Isra eli ▁poet ▁and ▁column ist ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁public ▁showing ▁of ▁Y ves ▁Klein ' s ▁work ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁ ▁The ▁Korean ▁Cold ▁War ▁between ▁the ▁commun ist ▁North ▁and ▁the ▁capital ist ▁South ▁begins ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁Born : ▁Ab del ▁F att ah ▁el - S isi ,