Historical Events
Sports History
Nov 2 MLB All-Star team led by Connie Mack and including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig starts 18-game tour against Japanese Big-Six University League
Lou Gehrig wins AL Triple Crown
Nov 3 NY Yankees 1st baseman Lou Gehrig wins American League Triple Crown after hitting .363 with 49 HRs and 165 RBI; but Detroit Tigers catcher-manager Mickey Cochrane (.320, 2 HRs, 76 RBI) is named AL MVP
- Nov 4 After posting 7 straight shutouts to start the NFL season, Detroit Lions beat Pittsburgh, 40-7 at University of Detroit Stadium; scored upon for the first time of the season; rush for NFL single game record 426 yards
- Nov 6 NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0
- Nov 7 Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
- Nov 8 Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president
First NHL Penalty
Nov 10 First NHL penalty shot is awarded to Montreal Canadiens forward Armand Mondou; stopped by Toronto goaltender George Hainsworth in Maple Leafs' 2-1 win
- Nov 11 WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC & becomes KICK-AM
- Nov 15 Nobel for chemistry awarded to Harold C Urey (deuterium)
- Nov 20 17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up just 1 hit, a Lou Gehrig HR, as US All Stars beat Japan, 1-0
Children's Hour
Nov 20 Lillian Hellman's "Children's Hour" premieres in NYC
- Nov 20 New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui & Gutt (3 bankers)
- Nov 20 Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Busher Jackson becomes first NHL player to score 4 goals in a period in 5-2 win over St. Louis Eagles at St. Louis Arena
- Nov 21 "Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
Anything Goes
Nov 21 Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" opens at the Alvin Theatre, NYC, later transferred to 46th Street Theatre; runs for 420 performances
Joe DeMaggio
Nov 21 NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League)
- Nov 22 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show
- Nov 23 An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lay well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
- Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders
- Nov 24 SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven" premieres in NYC
- Nov 26 Turkish parliament bestows President Mustafa Kemal with the surname Atatürk, meaning 'Father of the Turks' as part of the country's modernization effort
Baby Face Nelson
Nov 27 Bank robber Baby Face Nelson and two FBI agents die in a shoot-out in Barrington, Illinois
Winston Churchill
Nov 28 Winston Churchill tells British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin not to under estimate German air power
- Nov 29 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 (Arie) "Aat" Veldhoen, Dutch visual artist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
- Nov 1 Hugh Bidwell, 662nd Lord Mayor of London (1989-90), (d. 2013)
- Nov 1 Umberto Agnelli, Italian automotive executive (Fiat, 1965-2004), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2004)
- Nov 1 William Mathias, Welsh composer, born in Whitland, Wales (d. 1992)
- Nov 2 Bill Gothard, American Christian minister, speaker and Founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), born in Illinois
Ken Rosewall (89 years old)
Nov 2 Australian tennis player (8 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Nov 3 Bob Hopkins, American basketball forward and coach (Syracuse Nationals; Seattle SuperSonics), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- Nov 3 Derek Richardson, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Worcestershire 383 first class games), born in Hereford, Herefordshire
- Nov 3 Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician and party leader (CP, CD), born in Nes aan de Amstel, Netherlands (d. 2002)
- Nov 3 Michael Doyle, Irish-American priest (Pastor of Sacred Heart - Camden, 1974-2020), poet. and anti-war activist (Camden 28), born in Longford, Ireland (d. 2022) [1]
- Nov 3 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Indian singer, actress, and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir, born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2019)
- Nov 4 Judith Herzberg, Dutch poet and author (Charlotte Life or Theater), born in Amsterdam
- Nov 5 Nick Smith, American politician (Rep-R-Michigan, 1993-2005), born in Addison, Michigan
- Nov 5 Victor Argo, American actor, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2004)
- Nov 7 Stephen L. Neal, American politician (Rep-D-NC, 1975-95), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Nov 8 Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters - "Under the Boardwalk"; "Up on the Roof"), born in New York City (d. 1989)
- Nov 8 Roberta Hazard, American retired Rear Admiral (US Navy), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
Nov 9 American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 9 Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-91, 94-96), born in Borås, Älvsborg County, Sweden
- Nov 9 Ronald Harwood, South African playwright and screenwriter (The Dresser), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
- Nov 10 Houston Person, American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer, born in Florence, South Carolina
- Nov 10 Joanna Moore [Dorothy Cook] American actress (Bronk; The Hindenburg), born in Parrott, Georgia (d. 1997)
- Nov 10 Lucien Bianchi, Italian-Belgian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1968), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1969)
- Nov 10 Norm Cash, American baseball 1st baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1968; AL batting champion 1961; Detroit Tigers), born in Eldorado, Texas (d. 1986)
- Nov 10 Sherlie Matthews, American songwriter, session singer and producer (Motown Records), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 11 Elzbieta Krzesinska, Polish long jumper (Olympic gold 1956), born in Warsaw (d. 2015)
- Nov 11 Paula Myers-Pope, American platform diver, 2 silver, 1 bronze (Olympics 1952-60), born in Lackawanna, New York (d. 1995)
- Nov 12 Ann Flood, American actress (Edge of Night), born in Queens, New York
Charles Manson (1934-2017)
Nov 12 American criminal, murderer and cult leader (Manson Family), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Garry Marshall (1934-2016)
Nov 13 American TV writer (The Dick Van Dyke Show), TV producer (The Odd Couple; Happy Days; Laverne & Shirley), and film director (Pretty Woman; Runaway Bride; The Princess Diaries), born in New York City
- Nov 13 Peter Arnett, New Zealand-born American journalist, born in Riverton, New Zealand
- Nov 14 Ellis Marsalis Jr., American jazz pianist and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020) [1] [2]
- Nov 14 Hans Eder, German soccer defender (Hertha BSC) and manager (Hertha BSC 1974, 79, 85), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- Nov 14 Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer winger (31 caps; AIK, AC Milan, Fiorentina 289 games), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2024)
- Nov 15 (Charles) Felton Jarvis, American record producer (Elvis Presley, 1966-77; Charley Pride; Willie Nelson), and singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1981)
- Nov 15 Joanna Barnes, actress (Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 15 Peter Dickinson, English composer, born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
- Nov 17 Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, born in Mason, Michigan (d. 2015)
- Nov 17 Jim Inhofe, (Senator-R-Oklahoma 1995-, Rep-R-Oklahoma 1987-94), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- Nov 17 Marion Montgomery [Marian Runnells], American-British jazz singer ("Maybe the Morning"), born in Natchez, Mississippi, (d. 2002)
- Nov 18 Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer (Z) and diplomat, born in Kavala, Greece
- Nov 19 Dave Guard, singer-songwriter (The Kingston Trio), born in San Francisco, California (1991)
- Nov 19 Milan Dvořák, Czech soccer utility (13 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 261 games), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 2022)
- Nov 20 Jimmy Millar, Scottish soccer centre forward (2 caps; Rangers 197 games) and manager (Raith Rovers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2022)
- Nov 20 Valentine J. Peter, American priest (Boy's Town), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Nov 21 Dietrich Weise, German soccer forward (Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Mainz) and manager (FC Kaiserslautern, E Frankfurt, F Düsseldorf, Egypt, Liechtenstein), born in Gröben, Germany (d. 2020)
- Nov 21 Laurence Luckinbill, actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Nov 21 Peter Philpott, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 26 wickets, best 5/90; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
Lew Hoad (1934-1994)
Nov 23 Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C'ships 1956, French C'ships 1956)), born in Sydney, NSW
- Nov 23 Michael Wayne, American film producer (Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock), son of John Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
- Nov 23 Rita Rossi Colwell, American oceanographer, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
- Nov 23 Robert Towne, American producer and screenwriter (Chinatown), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 24 Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (St Florian; Life With An Idiot), born in Engels, Volga-German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (d. 1998)
- Nov 24 Claudio Prieto, Spanish composer (Solo a Solo; Cantata manriqueña), born in Muñeca de la Peña, Spain (d. 2015)
- Nov 24 Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), born in New York City (d. 2019)
- Nov 26 Lyudmila Shevtsova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 800m 1960), born in Taman, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Nov 27 Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian footballer and coach, born in Baghdad, Iraq (d. 2009)
- Nov 27 Lawrence Jenco, American Roman Catholic priest held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 1996)
- Nov 28 Carlos Fariñas, Cuban avant-garde composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2002)
- Nov 30 Lansana Conté, Guinean politician, born in Dubreka, Guinea (d. 2008)
- Nov 30 Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
Famous Weddings
Ginger Rogers
Nov 13 American actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (23) weds "All Quiet on the Western Front" actor Lew Ayres (25); divorce in 1940
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nov 17 Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor
- Nov 29 Prince George, Duke of Kent, weds princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Famous Divorces
Gloria Swanson
Nov 7 Actress Gloria Swanson (35) divorces Michael Farmer after 3 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Nov 4 Alfred Gilbert, English sculptor and goldsmith (Eros statue in Piccadilly), dies at 80
- Nov 5 Karen Hulda Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen), dies at 72
- Nov 8 Carlos Chagas, Brazilian sanitary physician, dies at 55
- Nov 8 James Mark Baldwin, American Philosopher and Psychologist, dies at 73
- Nov 15 Anton Dreesmann, German-Dutch manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman), dies at 80
- Nov 16 Alice Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland, dies at 82
- Nov 16 Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, dies at 92
- Nov 16 Joachim Ringelantz, writer, dies
- Nov 17 Joachim Ringelnatz [Hans Bötticher], German writer and artist, dies at 51
- Nov 20 Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist and cosmologist (developed theoretical models of the universe based on Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity), dies at 62
- Nov 23 E. A. Wallis Budge, English orientalist and museum curator (British Museum), dies at 77
- Nov 23 Giovanni Brunero, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia General classification 1921, 22, 26), dies at 39
- Nov 26 Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman, dies at 68
Baby Face Nelson (1908-1934)
Nov 27 American bank robber and gangster who killed more FBI agents than any other criminal, shot by the FBI in a shoot out at 25
