Historical Events
Sports History
Nov 1 Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda attempts an AFL record 68 passes (37 completions) in 24-10 loss v Buffalo Bills at War Memorial Stadium
- Nov 1 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson passes for 435 yards and 6 TDs in 49-39 win over Denver Broncos at Municipal Stadium
- Nov 1 Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon
- Nov 2 Columbia Broadcasting System buys 80% share in the New York Yankees Baseball Club for $11.2 million; later purchases club outright
- Nov 3 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington, D.C. permitted to vote
Election of Interest
Nov 3 Lyndon B. Johnson is elected President of the United States in a landslide, with Hubert Humphrey as his vice president, defeating Republican candidate Barry Goldwater
- Nov 3 Philadelphia voters narrowly approve $25 million to build a new multi-purpose stadium that would become Veterans Stadium, home to MLB Phillies and NFL Eagles
- Nov 5 US launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned
- Nov 6 WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Nov 7 NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
- Nov 8 IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion
- Nov 8 KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
Sato Prime Minister
Nov 9 Eisaku Satō becomes Prime Minister of Japan after Hayato Ikeda resigns due to ill health
Music History
Nov 9 Victor Borge's "Comedy in Music - Opus 2" opens at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 192 performances
- Nov 10 "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 15 performances
- Nov 10 Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium
- Nov 11 Murray Schisgal's stage comedy "Luv", directed by Miks Nichols and starring Alan Arkin and Eli Wallach, opens at the Booth Theatre, later transferring to the Broadhurst, and then the Helen Hayes, NYC; runs for 901 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
- Nov 12 Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- Nov 12 Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH
- Nov 13 Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points
- Nov 14 "Folies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances
Fade Out-Fade In
Nov 14 Betty Comden & Adolph Green and Jule Styne's musical "Fade Out-Fade In", goes into lay-off due to star Carol Burnett's illness
Gordie Howe
Nov 14 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
Oliver!
Nov 14 Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!", based on Charles Dickens' 1838 novel "Oliver Twist", and featuring Clive Revill, Danny Sewell, and Davy Jones, closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 774 performances and 3 Tony Award wins
- Nov 15 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV
- Nov 15 KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
Wright's 62
Nov 15 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas
Robinson AL MVP
Nov 18 Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson wins American League MVP
Hoover Describes King
Nov 18 J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King Jr. as a "most notorious liar"
Shostakovich's String Quartet
Nov 20 Dmitri Shostakovich's 9th/10th String Quartet premieres in Moscow
- Nov 21 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 performances
- Nov 21 "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
- Nov 21 Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
- Nov 21 Verrazano-Narrows suspension bridge opens in New York City, then the world's longest
- Nov 22 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Nov 23 "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances
- Nov 23 Beatles release single "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
- Nov 24 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB)
- Nov 24 British rock band "The Who" begins a 22-week Tuesday night residency at the influential Marquee Club in London, England
- Nov 24 Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP
- Nov 24 Rebellion ends in Zaire
- Nov 26 29th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
Star Trek Pilot "The Cage"
Nov 27 Filming starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage"; cast includes Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver, Leonard Nimoy, and Majel Barret; although it never airs, some footage re-used in "Menagerie" episode of the series
- Nov 28 1965 NFL Draft: Tucker Frederickson from Auburn University first pick by New York Giants
- Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: BC Lions defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24; BC's Bill Munsey scores 2 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one on offence and another on defence
- Nov 28 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
- Nov 28 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
- Nov 29 Roman Catholic Church in US replaces Latin with English
- Nov 30 USSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Daran Norris, American voice actor (The Fairly Odd Parents), born in Ferndale, Washington
- Nov 1 Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (2 Tests; best 5-44 1986), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Nov 1 Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer-songwriter ("Damn! I Wish I Was Your Lover"), born in New York, New York
- Nov 2 Britta Lejon, Swedish Social Democratic politician, born in Järfälla Municipality, Sweden
- Nov 2 Kevin Gogan, American NFL guard (Pro Bowl 1994, 97-98; Super Bowl 1992-93, Dallas Cowboys), born in Pacifica, California
- Nov 2 Lynn Nottage, American playwright (first woman playwright to win two Pulitzer Prizes - "Ruined" 2009, "Sweat" 2017), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 2 Michael D'Asaro II, American fencer-sabre, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 3 Bryan Young, New Zealand cricket batsman (35 Tests, top score 267; 74 ODIs), born in Whangarei, Northland
- Nov 6 Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 6 Erik Kramer [William Erik Kramer], American former NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears), born in Encino, California
- Nov 6 Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Nov 6 Kerry Conran, American filmmaker (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), born in Flint, Michigan
- Nov 7 Dana Plato, American actress (Kimberly-Diff'rent Strokes), born in Maywood, California (d. 1999)
- Nov 7 Gill Holland, Norwegian-American producer (Hurricane Streets), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Nov 7 Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish vocalist and pianist (Hothouse Flowers - "I'm Sorry"), born in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland
- Nov 8 Chuck Cecil, American NFL safety (Houston Oilers), born in Red Bluff, California
- Nov 9 John Joseph Thomas, American actor (Young Dan'l Boone), born in Arcadia, California
- Nov 9 Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Nov 10 Jushin Liger [Keiichi Yamada], Japanese professional wrestler (WCW/NJPW), born in Hiroshima, Japan
- Nov 10 Keith Lockhart, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Whittier, California
- Nov 10 Kenny Rogers, American MLB pitcher (perfect game 1994), born in Savannah, Georgia
- Nov 10 Magnús Scheving, Icelandic athlete, writer and producer (LazyTown), born in Borgarnes, Iceland
- Nov 11 Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barakaldo, Spain
Calista Flockhart (59 years old)
Nov 11 American actress (Ally McBeal), born in Freeport, Illinois
- Nov 11 Philip McKeon, American actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High), born in Westbury, New York
- Nov 11 Roberto Hernandez, Puerto Rican pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Santurce Puerto Rico
- Nov 12 Dave Ellefson, American heavy metal bassist (Megadeth, 1983–2002, 2010–21), born in Jackson, Minnesota
- Nov 12 Erik Howard, American NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Nov 12 Gerald Perry, American NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Nov 12 Jakob Hlasek, Swiss tennis player (French Open doubles 1992, Hopman Cup 1992), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- Nov 12 Michael Kremer, American economist (2019 Nobel Prize for Economics), born in New York City
- Nov 12 Vic Chesnutt, American folk and roots-rock singer-songwriter, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2009)
- Nov 13 Dan Sullivan, American politician (Senator-R-Alaska 2015-), born in Fairview Park, Ohio
- Nov 13 Ronald Agenor, Moroccan tennis player (1989 French quarters), born in Rabat, Morocco
- Nov 14 (Joseph) "Run" Simmons, American rapper and minister (Run-D.M.C. - "Walk This Way"), born in New York City
- Nov 14 Andrew Banfield, British pop and R&B singer (The Pasadenas - "Riding On A Train"; "I'm Doing Fine Now"), born in London, England
- Nov 14 Bill Hemmer, American television news reporter
Patrick Warburton (59 years old)
Nov 14 American actor (Seinfeld; The Civilization of Maxwell Bright; The Tick), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Nov 14 Silken Laumann, Canadian rower (Olympic bronze, silver-92, 96), born in Mississauga, Ontario
- Nov 16 Diana Krall, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and singer, born in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Dwight Gooden (59 years old)
Nov 16 American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All-Star; NL Cy Young Award, Triple Crown 1985 NY Mets; no-hitter 1996 NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
- Nov 16 Harry J. Lennix, American actor
- Nov 16 Maeve Quinlan, American actress
- Nov 16 Monica Bandini, Italian racing cyclist (World C'ship gold women's team time trial 1988), born in Faenza, Italy (d. 2021)
- Nov 17 Marina Tcherkasova, American pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1980)
- Nov 17 Ralph Garman, American actor (The Joe Schmo Show), and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 18 Seth Joyner, American football linebacker (Super Bowl 1998 Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 1991, 93; Pro Bowl 1991, 93, 94; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Spring Valley, New York
- Nov 19 Irina Laricheva, Russian trap shooter (World C'ships x 6 gold individual, team, double trap), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
- Nov 20 John Maclean, Canadian NHL right wing (NJ Devils), born in Oshawa, Ontario
- Nov 20 Ned Vaughn, American actor (The Rescuer), born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Nov 21 Liza Tarbuck, British actress (Watching), comedienne, and TVe and radio presenter, born in Liverpool, England
- Nov 21 Marjorie Judith Vincent, Miss America (1991), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- Nov 21 Olden Polynice, NBA forward/center (Sacramento Kings)
- Nov 21 Thomas Everett, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- Nov 22 Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)
- Nov 22 Benoit Benjamin, NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Nov 22 David Tate, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
- Nov 22 Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)
- Nov 22 Robbie Slater, Australian soccer midfielder (44 caps; Blackburn Rovers, West Ham, Southampton, Northern Spirit) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Ormskirk, England
- Nov 22 Stephen Geoffreys, actor (Faternity Vacation), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Nov 23 Boyd Kestner, American actor (The Outsiders (TV series); Knot's Landing), born in Virginia
- Nov 23 Dan Snyder, American NFL team owner (Washington Football Team), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
- Nov 23 Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
- Nov 23 Jose Gonzales, baseball MLB player, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Nov 23 Kapila Wijegunewardene, Sri Lankan cricketer (fast-medium bowler), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Nov 24 Brad Sherwood, American comedian
- Nov 24 Garret Dillahunt, American actor
- Nov 24 Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack), born in Norwood, Massachusetts
- Nov 25 Dan Saleaumua, Samoan-American NFL defensive tackle, 1988-97 (Detroit Lions; Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks), born in San Diego, California
- Nov 25 Mark Lanegan, American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age), born in Ellensburg, Washington (d. 2022)
- Nov 25 Wendy Wyland, American platform diver (Olympic bronze, 1984), born in Jackson, Michigan
- Nov 26 Al Smith, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1991, 92; All-Pro 1992; Houston Oilers), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 26 Jeff Jaeger, American NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears), born in Tacoma, Washington
- Nov 26 Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988, 94), born in Elm, Switzerland
Robin Givens (59 years old)
Nov 27 American model and actress (Darlene-Head of the Class) who married and divorced Mike Tyson, born in New York City
- Nov 28 Cornelia Guest, debutante (Debutante's Guide to Life)
- Nov 28 Jesse Cook, French Canadian jazz-flamenco guitarist (Free Fall), born in Paris, France
- Nov 28 John Burkett, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, NL wins leader 1993 SF Giants; All Star 2001 Atlanta Braves), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
- Nov 28 Michael Bennet, American politician (Senator-D-Colorado 2009-), born in New Delhi, India
- Nov 29 Cork Graham [Frederick Graham], American journalist, actor and author, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Nov 29 Don Cheadle, American actor (Boogie Nights, Ocean's Trilogy), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Nov 29 Kris Kamm, American actor (Stuart Rosebrock-Coach), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Nov 30 David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
- Nov 30 Michael Cudlitz, American actor
Famous Weddings
Ellen Burstyn
Nov 12 Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn weds actor Neil Nephew
Roberto Clemente
Nov 14 MLB right fielder Roberto Clemente (30) weds Vera Zabala at San Fernando Church in Carolina
José Ferrer
Nov 22 American actress and singer Rosemary Clooney (36) weds Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (51) for the second time in Los Angeles, California; divorce a second time in 1967
Famous Deaths
- Nov 1 Henry "Doc" Carlson, American Basketball Hall of Fame collegiate coach (University of Pittsburgh, 1922-53: 367–248 [.597]), originated figure 8 play, dies at 70
- Nov 3 John Henry Barbee, American blues guitarist and singer, dies of a heart attack at 58
- Nov 5 (Edwin) "Buddy" Cole, American jazz and session pianist, Hammond organist, orchestra leader, and composer ("Truth Or Consequences"), dies at 47
- Nov 5 Alexander Uriah Boskovich, Israeli composer, dies at 57
- Nov 5 Lansdale Sasscer, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (b. 1893)
- Nov 5 Mabel Lucie Attwell, English children's author and illustrator, dies at 85
- Nov 6 Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born Swedish biochemist who investigated the fermentation of sugar and enzymes (Nobel 1929), dies at 91
- Nov 6 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (1951 Tour de France, dies at 39
- Nov 10 Jimmie Dodd, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; Thundering Trails; Riders of the Rio Grande), and singer-songwriter, dies of cancer at 54
- Nov 11 Edward Steuermann, Austrian American composer, dies at 72
- Nov 11 H[enry] Beam Piper, American sci-fi author (4 Day Planet), dies at 60
- Nov 14 Heinrich von Brentano, German politician (Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs), dies at 60
- Nov 14 Hendrik Gerrit Cannegieter, meteorology/director KNMI, dies at 85
- Nov 16 Albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69
- Nov 16 John Emery, American actor (Ship Ahoy, Kronos, Mademoiselle Fifi), dies at 59
Piet Moeskops (1893-1964)
Nov 16 Dutch track cyclist (world sprint champion 1921-24, 26), dies at 71
- Nov 20 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, dies at 73
- Nov 23 Jan Fabricius, Dutch-English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93
- Nov 24 (Edwin) "Buster" Pickens. American blues pianist (Texas Alexander; Lightnin' Hopkins), shot dead by his cousin during a barroom argument at 48
- Nov 25 Clarence Kolb, American actor (My Little Margie - "Mr. Honeywell"), dies at 90
- Nov 28 Charles Meredith, American actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
- Nov 29 Anne de Vries, Dutch teacher and author (Bartje), dies at 60
- Nov 30 Don Redman, American jazz musician and orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64
