Historical Events
- Nov 1 Fire at Club Cinq-Sept Discotheque in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, kills 146, as all emergency exits were padlocked
- Nov 1 First NFL regular season New York Giants-Jets game; Giants win 22-10 at Shea Stadium
- Nov 1 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Nov 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson wins his second NL Cy Young Award (23-7 record, 274 strikeouts and 3.12 ERA)
Event of Interest
Nov 3 Marxist Salvador Allende inaugurated as President of Chile
- Nov 3 Murray Rumshinsky and Jacob Jacobs' musical "The President's Daughter" opens at Billy Rose Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances
Event of Interest
Nov 3 US President Richard Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam
- Nov 4 Genie, a 13-year-old feral child is found in Los Angeles, California, having been locked in her bedroom by her father for most of her life
Event of Interest
Nov 4 Russian nuclear physicist Andrei Sakharov forms Human Rights Committee
- Nov 6 Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award
Monzon vs. Benvenuti
Nov 7 Argentine boxer Carlos Monzon upsets defending champion Nino Benvenuti of Italy in 12th round KO in Rome to win WBC, WBA middleweight titles
- Nov 7 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious", closes at the Broadway Theater, NYC, after 689 performances
- Nov 7 Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida
- Nov 8 5th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 12-7
- Nov 8 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal
- Nov 9 Comedy troupe "The Goodies" make their television debut on the BBC
- Nov 9 The Irish School of Ecumenics is founded by Michael Hurley
- Nov 9 Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins
- Nov 9 William Grant Still's Symphony No. 5 ("Western Hemisphere"), premiere performance, by the Oberlin College Orchestra led by Robert Baustian
- Nov 10 Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched
Two by Two
Nov 10 Richard Rodgers and Martin Charnin's musical "Two by Two" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 343 performances
- Nov 11 Baltimore Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP
- Nov 12 Cleveland Cavaliers notch 1st NBA victory, in their 16th game, beating the Trail Blazers 105-103, in Portland, Oregon
- Nov 12 Cyclone Bhola makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) killing up to 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded
- Nov 12 Scientists perform 1st artificial synthesis of a live cell
- Nov 12 The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is formed; the NIHE gradually took over control of the building and allocation of public sector housing in Northern Ireland
"Imprudent Snobs"
Nov 13 US Vice President Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"
- Nov 14 Marshall U football team wiped out in DC-9 air crash at Kenova, West Virginia, killing 75
Paul Brown's Greatest Victory
Nov 15 Paul Brown, as head coach of the expansion Cincinnati Bengals, defeats his former team the Cleveland Browns, a moment he calls his "greatest victory"
- Nov 16 South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky defends operations in Cambodia because communist forces could overrun South Vietnam "within 24 hours" if troops operating there were withdrawn
- Nov 16 Two men are shot dead by the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
- Nov 17 British newspaper Sun puts 1st pinup girl on page 3 (Stephanie Rahn)
Computer Mouse
Nov 17 Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse
Elton John's Live Studio Concert
Nov 17 Elton John performs a live studio concert broadcast for WABC in New York City, later released as his 11-17-70 album
- Nov 17 Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon
Pauling on Vitamin C
Nov 18 American scientist Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds (never proven definitively)
Frazier vs. Foster
Nov 18 Future HOF boxer Joe Frazier KOs defending champion Bob Foster in 2nd round at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan for the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles
Bench NL MVP
Nov 18 Johnny Bench wins NL MVP
- Nov 18 Netherlands & Albania form diplomatic relations
- Nov 18 Russia lands self propelled rover on Moon
- Nov 19 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a Californian state historical landmark
- Nov 19 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Nov 20 Jennifer Hosten from Grenada is the first Black woman crowned Miss World. The event at the Royal Albert Hall in London is interrupted by women's liberation activists. [1]
- Nov 20 UN General Assembly accepts membership of People's Republic of China
- Nov 21 17th National Film Awards (India): "Bhuvan Shome" wins the Golden Lotus
Syrian Coup
Nov 21 General Hafez al-Assad becomes Prime Minister of Syria following a military coup
- Nov 21 NY Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden
- Nov 22 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Isaac wins
Tea for the Tillerman
Nov 23 A&M and Island Records release British folk-rock singer-songwriter Cat Stevens' fourth studio album "Tea for the Tillerman"; featuring singles "Wild World and "Father and Son"
- Nov 23 Arthur Young resigns as Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)
My Sweet Lord
Nov 23 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single in the US
- Nov 23 KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Nov 24 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)
- Nov 25 In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and two compatriots commit ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt
- Nov 25 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
- Nov 26 In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rain falls in a single minute, the heaviest recorded rainfall in history
- Nov 27 Apple Records releases George Harrison's triple album set "All Things Must Pass" - it becomes the best selling solo release of any of the Beatles, going 6X Platinum
- Nov 27 Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year
- Nov 27 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh v England, Brisbane
- Nov 28 35th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 33-28 in Birmingham
- Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 23-10; game marred by woeful field conditions
Test Cricket's Leading Run Scorer
Nov 29 England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket's leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond's world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs
Yale-Princeton Football Game
Nov 29 Modernist composer Charles Ives' "Yale-Princeton Football Game", a two-minute piece written in 1897 premieres
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Alla Korot, American actress (Jenna Norris-Another World), born in Odessa, Ukraine
- Nov 1 Erik Spoelstra, American basketball head coach (Miami Heat 2008-19; NBA champion 2012-13), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Nov 1 Sherwin Campbell, West Indian cricket batsman (52 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 208; 90 ODIs; Barbados, Durham CCC), born in Belleplaine, Barbados
- Nov 2 Sharmell Sullivan, American professional wrestling valet, born in Gary, Indiana
- Nov 4 Corey Schwab, Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils), born in North Battleford, Canada
- Nov 4 Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer, born in Uppsala, Sweden
- Nov 4 Tim DeBoom, American triathlete, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Nov 5 Javy López, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1997, 98, 2003; World Series 1995; NLCS MVP 1996; Silver Slugger Award 2003 Atlanta Braves), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Nov 5 Ryan Wetnight, American NFL tight end (Chicago Bears), born in Fresno, California
- Nov 5 Tamzin Outhwaite, English actress (Mel-EastEnders), born in Ilford, London
- Nov 6 Eric Mueller, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Nov 6 Ethan Hawke, American actor and author (Dead Poets Society, Before trilogy), born in Austin, Texas
- Nov 6 Rich Braham, American NFL center (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Morgantown, West Virginia
- Nov 7 Andre Hastings, American NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Nov 7 Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver, born in Hickory, North Carolina
- Nov 7 Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis star (1992 French Doubles), born in Geneva, Switzerland
- Nov 7 Morgan Spurlock, American director and documentary producer (Super Size Me), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Nov 7 Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (The Divine Comedy), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
- Nov 8 Diana King, Jamaican singer and songwriter ("Shy Guy", "I Say a Little Prayer" remake), born in St. Catherine, Jamaica
- Nov 8 José Francisco Porras, Costa Rican footballer, born in Grecia, Costa Rica
- Nov 8 Tom Anderson, American co-founder of MySpace, born in San Diego, California
- Nov 9 Bill Guerin, American NHL right wing, 1991-2010 (NJ Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and 5 other teams), and general manager (Minnesota Wild, 2019-), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
- Nov 9 Chad Ogea, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Nov 9 Chris Jericho [Irvine], American-Canadian professional wrestler and heavy metal rock singer (Fozzy), born in Manhasset, New York
- Nov 9 Domino [Damian Siguenza], American Hip Hop Producer, born in San Francisco, California
- Nov 9 Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Bankstown, New South Wales
- Nov 9 Scarface [Brad Terrence Jordan], American rapper (Geto Boys), born in Houston, Texas
- Nov 9 Susan Tedeschi, American musician, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 10 Freddy Loix, Belgian rally driver, born in Tongeren, Belgium
- Nov 10 Trent Dimas, American gymnast (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Nov 10 Warren G [Griffen], American rapper (Regulate), born in Long Beach, California
- Nov 11 Derry Brownson, British rock keyboardist (EMF - "Unbelievable"), born in Gloucester, England
- Nov 11 Lee Battersby, Australian sci-fi and horror author, born in Nottingham, England
- Nov 11 Lee Parkin Starkey, British fashion designer, and daughter of Ringo Starr and his first wife Maureen, born in London, England
- Nov 12 Donna Adamo, American female professional wrestler, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 12 Harvey Stephens, British child actor, born in Putney, London
Tonya Harding (53 years old)
Nov 12 American figure skater (Olympic 8th-1994/US Champ 1994), born in Portland, Oregon
- Nov 14 Brendan Benson, American rock singer-songwriter, and musician (The Raconteurs), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Nov 14 Dana Stubblefield, NFL defensive tackle (SF 49ers)
- Nov 14 Dexter Nottage, American NFL player (Washington Redskins, KC Chiefs), born in Nassau, Bahamas
- Nov 15 Jack Ingram, American country music singer-songwriter ("Wherever You Are"; "Barefoot and Crazy"), born in Houston, Texas
- Nov 15 Lesley Reddon, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Canada, Olympics, 1998), born in North York, Ontario
- Nov 15 Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
- Nov 15 Susie Ibarra, American jazz and world music percussionist, composer, and indigenous Filipino music preservationist, born in Anaheim, California
- Nov 16 Kōshi Rikudō, Japanese manga cartoon artist (Excel Saga), born in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Nov 16 Martha Plimpton, American actress (Goonies, Mosquito Coast), born in New York City
- Nov 17 Chris Tamer, Dearborn, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
- Nov 17 Paul Allender, British heavy metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth), born in Colchester, England
- Nov 18 Allen Watson, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 18 Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress
- Nov 18 Johan Liiva, Sweden heavy metal vocalist (Arch Enemy; Hearse), born in Helsingborg, Sweden
- Nov 18 Megyn Kelly, American television news anchor and journalist (Fox News, NBC), born in Champaign, Illinois
- Nov 18 Mike Epps, American actor
- Nov 18 Peter Dutton, Australian politician, Minister for Home Affairs (2017-18), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Nov 18 Phil Buckman, American actor (Slash-Drexell's Class), born in Queens, New York
- Nov 18 Toby Wright, American NFL safety (St Louis Rams)
- Nov 19 Jenni Meno, American pairs skaters (Olympics 1994), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
- Nov 19 Justin Chancellor, English bassist (Tool), born in London, England
- Nov 19 Larry Tharpe, American NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions), born in Macon, Georgia
- Nov 19 Rickey Brady, American NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Nov 20 Delia Gonzalez, American-Mexican boxer, born in Anthony, New Mexico
- Nov 20 Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Nov 20 Joe Zaso, American actor, born in Queens, New York
- Nov 20 Matt Blunt, American politician, Governor of Missouri (2005-2009), born in Greene County, Missouri
- Nov 20 Phife Dawg [Malik Taylor], American rapper (A Tribe Called Quest - "Check the Rhime"; "I Legft My Wallet In El Segundo"), born in Queens, New York (d. 2016)
- Nov 20 Sabrina Lloyd, American actress (Sliders), born in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Nov 21 Andrew Sean Greer, American writer (Less - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2018), born in Washington D. C.
- Nov 21 Justin Langer, Australian cricket batsman (105 Tests, 23 x 100, HS 250; WACA, Middlesex CCC, Somerset CCC) and coach (Australia 2018-22), born in Perth, Australia
- Nov 21 Karen Davila, Filipina broadcast journalist, born in Manila, Philippines
- Nov 22 Alison Korn, Canadian rower (World C'ship gold W2- 1997, 98; Olympic silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Nov 22 Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lankan cricketeer
- Nov 22 Stel Pavlou, British novelist
- Nov 23 Oded Fehr, Israeli actor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Nov 23 Zoë Ball, British television and radio presenter, born in Blackpool, United Kingdom
- Nov 24 Brett Wallerstedt, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals)
- Nov 24 Chad Taylor, American rock guitarist (Live - "Lightning Crashes"), born in York, Pennsylvania
- Nov 24 Doug Brien, kicker (New Orleans Saints)
- Nov 24 Jason Jacome, pitcher (KC Royals), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Nov 24 Julieta Venegas, Mexican-American pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, born in Long Beach, California
- Nov 24 Lemanski Hall, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- Nov 24 Marlon James, Jamaican writer (A Brief History of Seven Killings), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Nov 25 Saskia Sibilo, Miss Suriname (1990)
- Nov 25 Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
- Nov 26 Dave Hughes, Australian comedian (Hughesy, We Have a Problem), born in Warrnambool, Victoria
- Nov 26 Greg Graham, American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Nov 26 John Amaechi, English psychologist and NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 26 Lorissa McComas, American actress (Lap Dancing, Vamp), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2009)
- Nov 26 Mark Dixon, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- Nov 27 Calvin Jones, American NFL running back (Oakland Raiders), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Nov 27 Patricia Zentilli, Canadian actress (Lexx), born in Kingston, Ontario
- Nov 28 Richard Osman, English TV presenter (Pointless), comedian and writer (Thursday Murder Club), born in Billericay, England
- Nov 29 Lamar Smith, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Nov 29 Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer, born in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
- Nov 30 Natalie Williams, American Women's Basketball HOF forward (Olympic gold 2000; 4×WNBA All-Star; 3×All-WNBA First Team; Portland Power, Utah Starzz, Indiana Fever) and executive (GM WNBA LV Aces), born in Long Beach, California
- Nov 30 Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety (Minnesota Vikings)
- Nov 30 Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis player and politician, born in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Famous Divorces
Dennis Hopper
Nov 8 American "The Mamas & the Papas" singer Michelle Phillips (26) divorces American "Easy Rider" director and actor Dennis Hopper (34) after only 8 days of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Johannes Urzidil, German-Bohemian poet and historian, dies at 74
- Nov 2 Richard Cushing, American cardinal to Boston, dies at 75
- Nov 3 Peter II Karadjordjevic, last King of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57
- Nov 6 Agustín Lara, Mexican composer and singer-songwriter of popular ballads and boleros (Granada; Solamente Una Vez), dies at 73
- Nov 8 Huw T. Edwards, Welsh trade unionist and politician, dies at 77
- Nov 8 Napoleon Hill, American writer and philosopher (Think and Grow Rich), dies at 87
Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
Nov 9 French army general and President of France (1958-69), dies at 79
- Nov 9 William L. Dawson, American politician (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 84
- Nov 12 Gene Gifford American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and arranger (Jean Goldkette; Casa Loma Orchestra), dies at 62
- Nov 17 Naunton Wayne, Welsh actor (Quartet, Hidden Room, Double Confession), dies at 69
- Nov 18 Hal Dickinson, American singer (Modernaires), dies at 56
C.V. Raman (1888-1970)
Nov 21 Indian physicist (Nobel Prize 1930 for light scattering), dies at 82
- Nov 21 Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player, dies at 83
- Nov 23 Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60
- Nov 24 Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer, dies at 76
- Nov 25 Yukio Mishima, Japanese author/nationalist (Harakiri), dies at 45
- Nov 26 B O Davis Sr, 1st African American general, dies at 93 in Chicago
- Nov 28 Fritz von Unruh, German writer, dies at 85
- Nov 28 Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani), dies at 55
- Nov 28 Nina Ricci, French fashion couturiere (Nina Ricci), dies at 87
- Nov 29 Karl Ottó Runólfsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 70
- Nov 29 Robert Ruthenfranz, German composer, dies at 65
