Historical Events
Rome-Berlin Axis
Nov 1 Benito Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "axis"
- Nov 1 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (then Cowboys' Turtle Association) is established after disagreement with rodeo promoter W.T. Johnson, who finally gives in to cowboys' pay demands
- Nov 2 At 3pm the BBC begins the world's first regular high-definition TV broadcast service from specially constructed studios at Alexandra Palace, North London
- Nov 2 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is established
FDR Wins Second Term
Nov 3 President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins a second term in office, defeating Republican candidate Alf Landon in the most lopsided election in American history in terms of electoral vote
Event of Interest
Nov 5 French writer Andre Gide criticizes the Soviet regime
- Nov 6 RCA displays TV for press
French Without Tears
Nov 6 Terence Rattigan's play "French Without Tears" premieres in London
Eugene O'Neill
Nov 12 Nobel Prize for literature awarded to American playwright Eugene O'Neill
- Nov 12 Oakland Bay Bridge opens
- Nov 12 St Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes & William O DeWitt
Bradman Scores 192
Nov 14 More than 21,000 watch Don Bradman score 192 for South Australia v Victoria in a drawn Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Franco Recognized
Nov 18 Germany & Italy recognize Spanish government of Francisco Franco
- Nov 18 Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined
Falange Leader Killed
Nov 20 Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange is killed by a republican execution squad
Denny Shute's 1st PGA
Nov 22 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Denny Shute wins first of his consecutive PGA titles, defeating Jimmy Thomson, 3 & 2
- Nov 23 1st issue of Life picture magazine created by Henry R. Luce published
Robert Johnson's Ist Recording Session
Nov 23 Legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson's first recording session with producer Don Law at the Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
- Nov 24 German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for uncovering German re-armament
Tonight at 8:30
Nov 24 Noël Coward's anthology "Tonight at 8:30" premieres in NYC, runs for 118 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Eddie Colman, English soccer winger (Manchester United 85 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Salford, England (d. 1958)
- Nov 1 [Zephire] Andre Williams, American R&B musician ("Shake a Tail Feather"; "Jailbait"), born in Bessemer, Alabama (d. 2019)
- Nov 2 Rose Elizabeth Bird, California Supreme Court Justice (1977-87), born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 1999)
- Nov 3 Judy Loman [Leatherman], American-Canadian Juno Award-winning classical harpist (Toronto Symphony, 1957-91), and educator (University of Toronto, 1966-91), born in Goshen, Indiana
Roy Emerson (87 years old)
Nov 3 Australian tennis player (12 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Blackbutt, Queensland
- Nov 4 Charles Kenneth "C K" Williams, American poet and translator (Pulitzer prize 2000), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2015)
- Nov 4 Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1975-93), born in Vatomandry, French Madagascar (d. 2021)
- Nov 5 Michael Dertouzos, Greek internet pioneer, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science (d. 2001)
- Nov 5 Uwe Seeler, German soccer striker (72 caps West Germany; Hamburger SV 476 games, 404 goals), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2022)
- Nov 5 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 2016)
- Nov 6 David Ward-Steinman, American composer, born in Alexandria, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- Nov 6 K. Schippers [Gerard Stigter], Dutch author (Een klok en profil), born in Amsterdam
- Nov 6 Mikhail Vladimirovich Sologub, Russian cosmonaut, born in Buguruslan, Orenburg Oblast (d. 1996)
- Nov 7 Al Attles, American NBA point guard and coach (SF/GS Warriors), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Nov 7 Jaap Stobbe, Dutch actor (Dageraad), born in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Nov 8 Claudio Bravo Camus, Chilean born painter, born in Valparaiso, Chile (d. 2011)
- Nov 8 Edward George Gibson, American astronaut (Skylab 4), born in Buffalo, New York
- Nov 8 Virna Lisi, Italian actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard), born in Ancona, Italy (d. 2014)
- Nov 9 Bob Graham, American politician (US Senator from Florida, 1987-2005; 38th Governor of Florida, 1979-87), born in Coral Gables, Florida (d. 2024) [1]
Mary Travers (1936-2009)
Nov 9 American folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary - "Puff" (The Magic Dragon)"; "Leaving On A Jet Plane"), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Nov 9 Teddy Infuhr, American former child actor (The Bishop's Wife, They Live By Night), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
- Nov 10 Izumi Tateno, Finnish-based Japanese concert pianist and educator (Sibelius Academy, 1968-81), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Nov 11 Jack Keller, American songwriter, and record producer ("Run To Him"; "Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart"; theme to Bewitched), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
- Nov 11 Juan Carlos Zorzi, Argentinian composer, and conductor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1999)
- Nov 11 Susan Kohner, American actress (Imitation of Life, Gene Krupa Story), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 12 Ruth Jessen, American golfer (11 LPGA Tour wins, 3-time major runner-up), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2007)
- Nov 14 Cornell Gunter, American R&B singer (The Coasters - "Poison Ivy"; "Yakety-Yak"), born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 1990)
- Nov 14 Robert H. Willson, American engineer, pastor and co-inventor of the plasma screen [1]
- Nov 15 Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and East German dissident, born in Hamburg, Germany
- Nov 16 Isaac Berger, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 60kg 1956, silver 1960, 64; World C'ship gold 1958, 61), born in Jerusalem, Palestine (d. 2022)
- Nov 16 John Moore, Australian politician (Minister of Defence 1998-2001), born in Rockhampton, Queensland
- Nov 16 Shirvani Chalayev, Daghestanian composer, born in Khosrekh, Daghestan, Russia
- Nov 17 Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet (d. 2005)
- Nov 17 John Wells, English actor (Casino Royale; The Bobo), screenwriter, screenwriter, and satirist (That Was the Week That Was), born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1998)
- Nov 17 Leni van Rijn-Vellekoop, Dutch politician (PvdA)
- Nov 18 Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (Ornette Coleman), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
- Nov 19 Dick Cavett, American talk show host (Dick Cavett Show), born in Kearney, Nebraska
- Nov 19 Emin Aristakesian, Armenian composer, born in Yerevan, Armenia, USSR (d. 1996)
- Nov 19 Michel Decoust, French contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer and conductor (Symétrie; Interphone), born in Paris, France
- Nov 19 Robert White, American session guitarist (Temptations - "My Girl"), born in Billmeyer, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
Yuan T. Lee (87 years old)
Nov 19 Taiwanese-American chemist (1986 Nobel Prize for Chemistry), born in Hsin-chu, Taiwan
- Nov 21 James DePreist, American conductor (Mitropoulos Prize, 1964, Oregon Symphony, 1980-2003), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- Nov 21 Victor Chang, Australian physician (d. 1986)
- Nov 22 Hans Zender, German composer and conductor (Stephen Climax; Chief Joseph), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2019)
- Nov 22 Joachim Bißmeier, German actor
- Nov 22 John Bird actor, British satirist, actor, writer, and director (That Was the Week That Was; Bremner, Bird and Fortune), born in Bulwell, Nottingham. England (d. 2022)
- Nov 23 Celin Romero, Spanish classical guitarist (The Romeros), born in Málaga, Spain
- Nov 23 Robert Barnard, British mystery writer, born in Burnham-on-Crouch, England (d. 2013)
- Nov 23 Steve Landesberg, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller - "Dietrich"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
- Nov 24 Ken Kragen, American television producer (The Smothers Brothers), music artist manager (Lionel Richie; Kenny Rogers), and charity organizer (USA for Africa - "We Are The World"), born in Alameda County, California (d. 2021)
- Nov 25 Matt Clark, actor and director (Return to Oz, Horror Show), born in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 25 Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer, born in Aberdeen, Washington (d. 2017)
- Nov 26 Jan Liberda, Polish soccer forward (35 caps; Polonia Bytom), born in Bytom, Poland (d. 2020)
- Nov 26 Margaret Boden, English philosopher (Research Professor of Cognitive Science in the Department of Informatics at the University of Sussex), born in London
- Nov 27 Henri Belolo, French disco music producer and songwriter (The Village People; The Ritchie Family), born in Casablanca, Morocco (d. 2019)
- Nov 28 Gary Hart, American politician (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86), born in Ottawa, Kansas
- Nov 28 Roy McCurdy, American jazz drummer (Sonny Rollins; Cannonball Adderly; Chuck Mangione), born in Rochester, New York
- Nov 28 Trisutji Kamal, Indonesian classical pianist and composer (Prayer of Redemption), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)
- Nov 29 Davide Anzaghi, Italian contemporary classical composer (Aurore; Ritografia), educator, and arts promoter, born in Milan, Italy
- Nov 29 Gerti Tetzner, German writer, born in Thuringia
- Nov 30 Abbie Hoffman, aka Free, Yippie/activist/author (Steal this Book)
- Nov 30 Michael Jinks, child care pioneer
Famous Weddings
John Barrymore
Nov 9 Actor John Barrymore (54) marries fourth wife Elaine Barrie (21) (divorced 1940)
Raymond Dart
Nov 28 Australian paleo-anthropologist Raymond Dart (43) weds South African librarian Marjorie Gordon Frew
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Martin Lowry, English chemist (Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory), dies at 62
- Nov 3 Filip Lazar, Romanian composer, dies at 42
- Nov 6 Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (b. 1864)
- Nov 10 Louis Gustave Binger, French officer and explorer (b. 1856)
- Nov 11 Edward German, English Welsh composer (Merrie England), dies at 74
- Nov 17 Ernestine Schumann-Heink (née Rössler), Austrian-American contralto (Bayreuth Festival, 1896-1914; Metropolitan Opera, 1899-1932), dies of leukemia at 75
- Nov 19 Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchists army leader, dies in battle
José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903-1936)
Nov 20 Spanish fascist politician and founder of Falange Española, executed for conspiracy and military rebellion at 33
