On This Day
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Daily posts with historic events on this day.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1993 (32 years ago):
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1993 (32 years ago):
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1988 (37 years ago):
World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1988 (37 years ago):
World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1991 (34 years ago):
Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1991 (34 years ago):
Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1954 (71 years ago):
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1954 (71 years ago):
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 2017 (8 years ago):
World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 2017 (8 years ago):
World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1961 (64 years ago):
The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1961 (64 years ago):
The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1982 (43 years ago):
Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1982 (43 years ago):
Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1964 (61 years ago):
Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1964 (61 years ago):
Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1989 (36 years ago):
The Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar planted a bomb on an Avianca flight to assassinate presidential candidate César Gaviria. The plane exploded midair, killing 107 people. Gaviria was not on board and was later elected president.
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The Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar planted a bomb on an Avianca flight to assassinate presidential candidate César Gaviria. The plane exploded midair, killing 107 people. Gaviria was not on board and was later elected president.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1989 (36 years ago):
The Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar planted a bomb on an Avianca flight to assassinate presidential candidate César Gaviria. The plane exploded midair, killing 107 people. Gaviria was not on board and was later elected president.
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The Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar planted a bomb on an Avianca flight to assassinate presidential candidate César Gaviria. The plane exploded midair, killing 107 people. Gaviria was not on board and was later elected president.
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📷 Picture of the Day: November 26, 2025
The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II, the duke of Savoy and future king of Sicily, to a design by Filippo Juvarra.
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The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II, the duke of Savoy and future king of Sicily, to a design by Filippo Juvarra.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📷 Picture of the Day: November 26, 2025
The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II, the duke of Savoy and future king of Sicily, to a design by Filippo Juvarra.
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The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II, the duke of Savoy and future king of Sicily, to a design by Filippo Juvarra.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1922 (103 years ago):
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.
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Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1922 (103 years ago):
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.
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Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 2011 (14 years ago):
NASA launches Mars rover Curiosity from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
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NASA launches Mars rover Curiosity from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 2011 (14 years ago):
NASA launches Mars rover Curiosity from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
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NASA launches Mars rover Curiosity from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 2003 (22 years ago):
Concorde made its last-ever flight, departing London's Heathrow Airport and landing in Bristol, England.
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Concorde made its last-ever flight, departing London's Heathrow Airport and landing in Bristol, England.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 2003 (22 years ago):
Concorde made its last-ever flight, departing London's Heathrow Airport and landing in Bristol, England.
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Concorde made its last-ever flight, departing London's Heathrow Airport and landing in Bristol, England.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1984 (41 years ago):
Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
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Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1984 (41 years ago):
Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
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Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1905 (120 years ago):
Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
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Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1905 (120 years ago):
Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
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Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1963 (62 years ago):
State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1963 (62 years ago):
State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1969 (56 years ago):
The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
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The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1969 (56 years ago):
The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
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The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
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📷 Picture of the Day: November 24, 2025
Renate Reinsve (born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in Joachim Trier's film Oslo, August 31st (2011).
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Renate Reinsve (born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in Joachim Trier's film Oslo, August 31st (2011).
📸 Harald Krichel
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📷 Picture of the Day: November 24, 2025
Renate Reinsve (born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in Joachim Trier's film Oslo, August 31st (2011).
📸 Harald Krichel
Renate Reinsve (born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in Joachim Trier's film Oslo, August 31st (2011).
📸 Harald Krichel