Historical Events
- Nov 1 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Nov 1 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- Nov 1 Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan, world longest suspension bridge between anchorages opens
- Nov 1 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Nov 2 1st titanium mill opened at Toronto, Ohio
- Nov 2 The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity, remains one of the most impressive UFO cases in American history
Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death
Nov 3 Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly-Siberian husky, the 1st animal in space
- Nov 4 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
- Nov 5 Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2½ cent soccer pool ticket
- Nov 6 Ernest G. Schweikert and Frank Reardo's musical "Rumple", starring Eddie Foy, Jr opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
- Nov 6 Felix Gaillard becomes Prime Minister of France
- Nov 7 Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
- Nov 7 Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year
- Nov 7 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast
- Nov 8 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
- Nov 10 NFL Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh Steelers 24-0
- Nov 10 NFL record crowd (102,368), '49ers vs Rams in LA
- Nov 11 Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde, San Francisco
Great Balls of Fire
Nov 11 Sun Record's release single "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis; sells a million copies in first ten day
Aaron NLMVP
Nov 14 Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP
All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll
Nov 16 BBC’s 1st pop music show, the "Six-Five Special", is broadcast from the tiny 2i’s Coffee Bar in London
Russell's Rebounds
Nov 16 Boson Celtics' center Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds as Boston beats Philadelphia Warriors, 111-89 at Boston Gardens
- Nov 16 University of Oklahoma Football NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing 7-0 to Notre Dame at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Nov 17 WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, West Virginia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- Nov 18 Tunisia refuses Russian weapons
- Nov 19 Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia
Rope Dancers
Nov 20 Morton Wishengrad's dramatic play "Rope Dancers", starring Art Carney, Siobhán McKenna, and Theodore Bikel, premieres at Cort Theatre, NYC; runs for 189 performances
Mantle AL MVP
Nov 22 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 2nd time
Miles Davis Quintet
Nov 22 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC
- Nov 22 Simon & Garfunkel appear on "American Bandstand" as "Tom & Jerry"
Eisenhower's Stroke
Nov 25 US President Dwight Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech
- Nov 26 WCVB TV channel 5 in Boston, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Little Rock Crisis
Nov 27 US Army withdraws from Little Rock, Arkansas after Central High School integration
Look Homeward, Angel
Nov 28 "Look Homeward, Angel" play based on the book by Thomas Wolfe adapted by Ketti Frings and starring Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC
Warren Spahn
Nov 28 Milwaukee Braves' future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn wins Cy Young Award
President Sukarno
Nov 30 Assassination attempt on Indonesian President Sukarno, kills 8
- Nov 30 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tiger-Cats take out their 2nd title; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 32-7
Happy Hunting
Nov 30 Harold Karr and Matt Dubey's musical "Happy Hunting", starring Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 413 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 1988)
Lyle Lovett (66 years old)
Nov 1 American singer-songwriter (Joshua Judges Ruth; The Road To Ensenada), actor (The Player; The Bridge), and Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame member, born in Houston, Texas
- Nov 1 Murray Pierce, New Zealand rugby union lock (26 caps; Wellington RFU), born in Timaru, Canterbury
- Nov 2 Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
- Nov 3 (Hans) "Dolph" Lundgren, Swedish actor (Rocky IV; Masters of Universe: The Expendables), martial artist, and filmmaker, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Nov 3 Gary Olsen [Grant], British stage and screen actor (2point4 Children - "Ben"), born in London, England (d. 2000)
- Nov 3 Steve Johnson, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1988; Portland Trail Blazers), born in Akron, Ohio
- Nov 4 Aleksandr Tkachev, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team, parallel bars 1980), born in Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast
- Nov 4 Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan)
- Nov 4 Najee [Jerome Najee Rasheed], American smooth jazz saxophonist and flute player, born in New York City
- Nov 4 Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister (2013-15), born in London, England
- Nov 5 David Moyse, Australian rock vocalist (Air Supply - "All Out Of Love"), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Nov 5 Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (Voyagers!, Cover-up), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1984)
- Nov 5 Michael "Mike" Score, British rock guitarist (A Flock Of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"), born in Beverly, Yorkshire, England
- Nov 6 Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist, born in Bremen, Germany
- Nov 6 Lori Singer, American actress (Fame; V; Footloose), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Nov 6 Siobhán McCarthy, Irish stage and screen actress (Bad Girls - "Roisin Connor"), and singer (Mamma Mia!), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Nov 7 Christopher Knight, American actor (Peter-Brady Bunch), born in New York City
- Nov 7 John "Jellybean" Benitez, American musician, songwriter, club DJ, remixer and music producer (The Mexican), born in South Bronx, New York
- Nov 7 Jonathan Palmer, British businessman and Formula One racer, born in Lewisham, London
- Nov 7 Kathy McMillan, American long jumper (Olympic silver 1976; Boycott Games gold 1980), born in Raeford, North Carolina
- Nov 7 King Kong Bundy [Christopher Pallies], American pro wrestler (WWF), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- Nov 8 Alan Curbishley, English football manager (Charlton Athletic), born in Forest Gate, Essex, England
- Nov 8 Pearl Thompson, British rock guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Surrey, England
- Nov 8 Yohan Gunasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Nov 10 Chris Joyce, British drummer (Simply Red), born in Chorlton, Manchester
- Nov 12 Gail Castro, American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1991, Olympics 1996), born in Glendale, California
- Nov 12 Tim Samaras, American tornado chaser (Storm Chasers), born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 2013)
- Nov 13 David Frank, American electronic dance musician (The System), songwriter, and record producer, born in Weston, Massachusetts
- Nov 13 Greg Abbott, American politician, Governor of Texas (2015-), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
- Nov 13 Ronald Shusett, author (Project Mankind), born in Hamburg, Germany
- Nov 14 Frank Affolter, Dutch pianist, songwriter and singer ("If Nobody Does"), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Nov 14 Michael J. Fitzgerald, American technical writer and novelist (Song of Falling Leaves), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
- Nov 14 Sean Slade, American sound engineer, record producer (Radiohead; Hole), and music educator, born in Lansing, Michigan
- Nov 15 Kevin Eubanks, American jazz bandleader and composer (The Tonight Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 15 Ray McKinnon, American film actor/director
- Nov 16 Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, VP (Microsoft Desktop)
- Nov 16 Ingemar Erlandsson, Swedish soccer defender (69 caps; Malmö FF 258 games), born in Glimåkra, Sweden (d. 2022)
- Nov 16 Jacques Gamblin, French actor
- Nov 17 Debbie Thrower, British journalist and BBC News presenter, born in Nairobi, Kenya
- Nov 17 Jim Babjak, American guitarist and songwriter (The Smithereens - "Only A Memory"), born in Salzburg, Austria
- Nov 18 J. C. Watts, American politician. member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Oklahoma: 1995-2003) and Chair of the House Republican Conference (1999-2003), born in Eufaula, Oklahoma
- Nov 18 Jenny Burton, American R&B singer ("Nobody Loves Me Like You Do": "Bad Habits"), born in New York City
- Nov 18 Seán Mac Falls, Irish-born poet
- Nov 19 George Leary, Canadian trap shooter (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Newmarket, Ontario
- Nov 19 Ofra Haza, Yemeni-Israeli singer, born in Tel Aviv, Israel (d. 2000)
- Nov 19 Phil Spalding, English new wave and progressive rock bass player (Tovah; GTR; Mike Oldfield), and hepatitis patient support group founder, born in London, England
- Nov 19 Sharon Farrah, American WBL guard (NY Stars)
- Nov 20 Jimmy Brown, British rock-reggae drummer (UB40 - "Red Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England
- Nov 22 Sharon Bailey, British ska-pop rocker (Amazulu - "Excitable"; "Too Good to Be Forgotten"), born in England
- Nov 23 Mark Radice, American session and touring musician (Donovan; Aerosmith; Cheap Trick), singer, songwriter, and producer (The Muppets; Sesame Street), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Nov 24 Chris Hayes, American rock guitarist (Huey Lewis & The News, 1980-2001 - “I Want A New Drug”), born in Sacramento, California
- Nov 24 Denise Crosby, actress (Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen), born in Hollywood, California
- Nov 25 Bob Ehrlich, Jr., former Maryland governor
- Nov 25 Terry Stotts, American basketball head coach (Portland Trail Blazers 2012-19; Atlanta Hawks 2002-04; Milwaukee Bucks 2005-07), born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Nov 27 Caroline Kennedy. American attorney and diplomat, daughter of JFK & Jackie Kennedy, born in New York City
- Nov 27 Edda Heiðrún Backman, Icelandic stage and screen actress, singer, theater director, and painter, born in Akranes, Iceland (d. 2016)
- Nov 27 Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish racecar driver
- Nov 27 Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer (Hacksaw Ridge), born in Long Island, New York
- Nov 27 Terri R Adams, educator (teacher in space)
- Nov 29 Charles Grant, American actor (Evan Frame-Another World, Bold & Beautiful), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Nov 29 Jennifer Batten, American session and touring rock and jazz guitarist (Michael Jackson; Jeff Beck), born in New York City
- Nov 30 Andrew Calhoun, American folk singer-songwriter, born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Nov 30 Colin Mochrie, Scottish-born Canadian comedian
- Nov 30 Joël Champetier, French Canadian author
- Nov 30 John Ashton, English-American rock guitarist (Psychedelic Furs, 1977-2008), and record producer, born in London, England
- Nov 30 Richard Barbieri, English progressive rock keyboardist, and composer (Porcupine Tree; Japan), born in London, England
Famous Weddings
Yuri Gagarin
Nov 7 Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (23) weds Valentina Ivanovna Goryacheva
June Carter Cash
Nov 11 Country singer June Carter (28) weds former football player Edwin Nix
Famous Divorces
Ingrid Bergman & Roberto Rossellini
Nov 7 Actress Ingrid Bergman (42) divorces Roberto Rossellini after 7 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Nov 1 Charlie Caldwell, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Williams, Princeton), dies at 56
- Nov 2 Ted Meredith, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m in world record 1:51.9s 1912), dies at 64
- Nov 3 Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychoanalyst (coined term "sexual revolution", worked with Freud), dies at 60
- Nov 4 Joseph Canteloube, French composer and musicologist (collected French folksongs), dies at 78
- Nov 4 Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1897)
- Nov 7 Roy Worters, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1929; Vezina Trophy 1931; NY Americans), dies at 57
- Nov 9 Ettore Pozzoli, Italian classical pianist and composer, dies at 84
- Nov 9 Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record 1901), dies at 85
- Nov 12 Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78
- Nov 13 Antonin Zapotocky, Czech communist politician (President of Czechoslovakia 1953-57), dies in office at 72
- Nov 14 Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, South African painter, dies at 71
- Nov 17 Cora Witherspoon, American actress (Quality Street; The Bank Dick), dies at 67
- Nov 20 Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian artist, dies at 82
- Nov 20 Weldon Hart, American composer, commits suicide at 46
- Nov 21 Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (b. 1873)
Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Nov 24 Mexican painter (En el Arsenal) and husband of Frida Kahlo, dies at 70
- Nov 26 Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies at 80
- Nov 26 Billy Bevan, Australian actor (Terror by Night, White Sin), dies at 70
- Nov 27 Margo Scharten-Antink, Dutch writer (Catherina, Sprotje), dies at 88
- Nov 29 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 60
- Nov 30 Beniamino Gigli, Italian lyric tenor (La Gioconde - "Enzo"; Metropolitan Opera, 1920-32),dies of pneumonia at 67
- Nov 30 Dick McPartland, American jazz guitarist, dies at 52
