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The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

External territory of Australia

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of…
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November 23

Day of the year

November 23 is the 327th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 38 days remain until the end of the year.
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