Historical Events
- Nov 1 USSR performs nuclear test
- Nov 3 After acquiring MLB's Oakland A's for $12.7m, Walter Haas Jr. appoints himself CEO; leads team to 4 AL West Divisional titles and 1989 World Series Championship
- Nov 3 Ianford Wilson's "5th of July" premieres in NYC
- Nov 3 Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A's
- Nov 4 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
- Nov 4 Libyan invasion in Chad
Sports History
Nov 4 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Award
Election of Interest
Nov 4 Republican candidate Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent Democrat US President Jimmy Carter by a landslide
- Nov 4 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro-baseball's all-time HR run king with 868, retires
- Nov 8 Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn
Iraqi Declares War
Nov 9 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran
Rather's Wild Ride
Nov 10 Anchorman Dan Rather alleges cabbie tried to kidnap him, refuses to pay his fare in dispute with cab driver
- Nov 10 Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr
- Nov 10 Poland acknowledges Solidarity union
- Nov 11 Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37
Bossy Scores Four
Nov 11 NY Islanders' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Mike Bossy scores 4 goals in 6-6 tie against visiting Minnesota North Stars
- Nov 12 Baltimore's Steve Stone wins AL Cy Young Award
- Nov 12 US space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn
- Nov 13 Gabriella Brum, 18, of West Germany crowned 30th Miss World; she resigns the next day because she wants to marry her 52-year-old boyfriend
- Nov 13 US spacecraft Voyager 1 sends back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn during its fly-by
- Nov 14 Guinea-Bissau Vice President João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, overthrows President Luis Cabral in a military coup
- Nov 14 Kimberley Santos, 19 of Guam, crowned 30th Miss World
- Nov 14 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Nov 15 30th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
- Nov 15 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (a rollercoaster) opens at Disney World in Florida
Papal visit West Germany
Nov 15 Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany
- Nov 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB Doug Williams throws for 486 yards
Double Fantasy
Nov 17 Geffen Records releases John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Double Fantasy"
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
Nov 17 RCA-Victor Records releases "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs", the 23rd studio album by country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton
- Nov 17 WHHM Television in Washington, D.C., becomes the first African-American public-broadcasting television station
Heaven's Gate
Nov 18 "Heaven's Gate" film directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken premieres - one of the biggest box office bombs ever
Brett AL MVP
Nov 18 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP
Brooke Shields Ad Banned
Nov 19 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein jean ad featuring Brooke Shields
- Nov 20 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight
- Nov 20 United Artists withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for re-editing
Gulf War
Nov 20 United Nations Gulf War mediator Olof Palme makes first unsuccessful peace shuttle between Tehran and Baghdad
- Nov 21 "Hi Infidelity" 9th studio album by REO Speedwagon is released
- Nov 21 Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84
- Nov 21 Gene Michael named 25th New York Yankees manager, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns
- Nov 21 John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum
- Nov 21 TV show "Dallas" episode "Who Done It" reveals 'Who Shot J.R.?', gets a then record 53.3 rating (over 83 million viewers, 76% of television watchers) in the US
- Nov 22 Georgia tanker at Pilottown Louisiana, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain causes a ship to leak
- Nov 23 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy
- Nov 23 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos 3rd straight title; outclass Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10
- Nov 23 National Black Independent Party forms
- Nov 25 Coup in Burkina abolishes constitution
- Nov 25 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
Khan's First Century
Nov 25 Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 v WI Lahore
Leonard vs. Durán
Nov 25 Sugar Ray Leonard regains WBC welterweight boxing crown when Roberto Durán quits in the 8th round of infamous “no mas” fight at the Superdome, New Orleans
- Nov 25 Upper-Volta military coup under Col Saye Zerbo, President Lamizana flees
- Nov 26 Columbia mated to SRBs & external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building
Mike Schmidt
Nov 26 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
Perfectly Frank
Nov 30 Musical revue "Perfectly Frank", featuring songs by Frank Loesser, opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances
West Side Story
Nov 30 Revival of Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins' musical "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 341 performances
- Nov 30 Uruguay's new constitution rejected by referendum
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Bilgin Defterli, Turkish soccer forward and captain (52 caps; FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, FC Köln, Alemannia Aachen), born in Erzurum, Turkey
- Nov 2 Diego Lugarno, Uruguayan soccer defender (95 caps; São Paulo, Fenerbahçe), born in Canelones, Uruguay
- Nov 2 Karamo Brown, American psychotherapist and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Houston, Texas
- Nov 2 Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Nov 3 Hans Andersen, Danish speedway rider (captain Denmark Speedway World Cup gold 2006, 08), born in Odense, Denmark
- Nov 4 Emme Rylan, American actress (General Hospital), born in Providence, North Carolina
- Nov 4 Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union flanker, #8 (48 caps; Wellington Hurricanes, Toulon, Ospreys, Narbonne), born in Apia, Samoa (d. 2015)
- Nov 5 Christoph Metzelder, German footballer, born in Haltern, West Germany
- Nov 5 Eva González, Spanish model and beauty queen, born in Seville, Spain
- Nov 5 Ibrahim Maalouf, French-Lebanese jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Beirut, Lebanon
- Nov 5 Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver, born in Goiânia, Brazil
- Nov 7 Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast (Olympic gold 2000, 2004), born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona
- Nov 7 James Franklin, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 82 wickets; 110 ODIs; Wellington CA, Gloucestershire CCC, born in Wellington, New Zealand
- Nov 7 Luciana Salazar, Argentine model and actress (Cien días para enamorarse), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nov 8 Ana Vidovic, Croatian classical guitarist, born in Karlovac, Croatia
- Nov 8 Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 9 Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder, born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
Vanessa Lachey (43 years old)
Nov 9 Filipino-born American model, TV personality and actress (Entertainment Tonight; NCIS: Hawaiʻi), born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
- Nov 10 Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Nov 10 Donté Stallworth, American NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints), born in Sacramento, California
- Nov 11 Willie Parker, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; Super Bowl XL, XLIII; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Clinton, North Carolina
- Nov 12 Gustaf Skarsgård, Swedish actor (Vikings), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Ryan Gosling (43 years old)
Nov 12 Canadian actor (The Notebook, Barbie), born in London, Ontario
- Nov 12 Trent Acid [Michael Verdi], American professional wrestler, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- Nov 13 François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian short track speed skater (Olympic gold 5000m relay 2002, 10; World C'ship gold x 9), born in Alma, Quebec
- Nov 13 Monique Coleman, American actress (High School Musical), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Nov 14 Brock Pierce, American actor
- Nov 14 Margot Contois, American dance skater (with Robert Peal), born in Marquette, Michigan
- Nov 15 Brett "Ace" Young, American pop singer (American Idol), born in Denver, Colorado
- Nov 16 Carol Huynh, 2008 Canadian Gold Medalist (48 kg. wrestling), born in Hazelton, Canada
- Nov 16 Kayte Christensen, American basketball player, born in Lakeview, Oregon
- Nov 16 Nicole Gius, Italian alpine skier, born in Schlanders, Italy
- Nov 17 Brad Bradley, American professional wrestler
- Nov 17 Mercedes Martinez, professional wrestler
- Nov 17 [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, American pop singer and guitarist (Hanson - "MMMbop"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Nov 18 Denny Hamlin, American auto racer (Daytona 500 2016, 19, 20), born in Tampa, Florida
- Nov 18 Dustin Kensrue, American singer- songwriter (Thrice), born in Irvine, California
- Nov 18 François Duval, Belgian rally driver
- Nov 18 Junichi Okada, Japanese pop singer (V6), and actor, born in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
- Nov 18 Luke Chadwick, English footballer
- Nov 19 Adele Silva, English actress (Emmerdale), born in London, England
- Nov 20 James Chambers, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- Nov 21 Alec Brownstein, American author, director
- Nov 21 Danielle Hartsell, pairs skater (with partner Steve Hartsell), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Nov 21 Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress and presenter, born in Hong Kong
- Nov 21 Hank Blalock, American MLB third baseman, 2002-10 (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
- Nov 21 Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
- Nov 22 Shawn Fanning, American Internet entrepreneur (Napster)
- Nov 22 Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete
- Nov 23 David Britz, American nano-technologist
- Nov 23 Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Nov 24 Beth Phoenix [Copeland (née Kociański)], American professional wrestler, born in Elmira, New York
- Nov 25 Aaron Mokoena, South African soccer player
- Nov 25 Josh Lomberger, American professional wrestling backstage interviewer
- Nov 25 Kushan Liyanarachchi, Sri Lankan, prominent Live Buddhism Practitioner
- Nov 26 Delilah Cotto, Puerto Rican actress, dancer and model, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 26 Jessica Bowman, American actress (Colleen Cooper-Dr Quinn), born in Walnut Creek, California
- Nov 26 Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor, born in Mitaka, Tokyo
- Nov 27 Michael Yardy, English cricketer
- Nov 28 Kim André Arnesen, Norwegian composer, chiefly of choral music (Tuvayhun - Beatitudes for a Wounded World), born in Trondheim, Norway
- Nov 28 Lisa Middelhauve [Elisabeth Rodermund], German rock singer (Xandria), born in Bielefeld, West Germany
- Nov 29 Hayk Melikyan, Armenian concert pianist and contemporary classical composer, born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR (now Armenia)
- Nov 30 Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
Famous Weddings
Norman Mailer
Nov 11 Novelist Norman Mailer (57) weds Norris Church (31) in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 24 American ballet dancer and political commentator Ronald Reagan Jr (22) weds American clinical psychologist Doria Palmieri (27), until her death in 2014
Harold Pinter
Nov 27 British playwright Harold Pinter (50) marries 2nd wife British writer and historian Antonia Frazer (48)
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Edith Bunker, character in TV sitcom "All in the Family", dies of a stroke
Willie Sutton (1901-1980)
Nov 2 American bank robber, dies at 79
- Nov 3 Hans Ruin, Finnish Swedish-language historian and philosopher, dies at 89
- Nov 3 Ludwig Hohl, writer, dies
- Nov 4 Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer, 1st female in Canada to get bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, dies at 75
- Nov 6 Mary Michael, American actress (Biridie-Wonderful John Acton), dies at 77
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
Nov 7 American actor called "The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), dies of a heart attack after surgery at 50
- Nov 7 Wolfgang Weyrauch, German writer, dies at 73
- Nov 9 Carmel Myers, American stage and silent and sound screen actress (Ben-Hur; Svengali), dies of a heart attack at 81
- Nov 9 Victor Sen Yung [Cheung Young], American actor (Across the Pacific, Charlie Chan in Honolulu), dies from accidental asphyxiation at 65
- Nov 11 Benode Behari Mukherjee, Indian blind artist (Lives of Medieval Saints fresco), dies at 76 [1]
- Nov 12 Alexander Voormolen, Dutch composer and music librarian, dies at 85
- Nov 12 Andrei Amalrik, Russian writer and dissident (Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984), dies in a car accident at 42
- Nov 12 Haya Victoria van Someren-Downer [Gerarda Victoria Downer], Dutch politician, dies at 54
- Nov 16 Imogen Hassall, English actress (Countess of Cleavage-Carry on Loving), suicide at 37
- Nov 16 O. V. [Overton Vertis] Wright, American blues singer, dies at 41
- Nov 18 Conn Smythe, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame team owner (Toronto Maple Leafs 1927-61; Stanley Cup x 8), dies of heart failure at 85
- Nov 19 Andreas Nezertis, Greek composer, dies at 82
- Nov 20 John McEwen, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (1967-68), dies at 80
- Nov 21 Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies
- Nov 22 Herbert Wade, cricketer (South African batsman and captain 1935-36), dies
- Nov 22 Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77
Mae West (1893-1980)
Nov 22 American stage and screen actress, writer (She Done Him Wrong; I'm No Angel), and singer (Way Out West), dies in Hollywood at 87
- Nov 22 Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter (b. 1901)
- Nov 23 Herby Wade, South African cricket batsman and captain (10 Tests, 327 runs; Natal), dies at 75
- Nov 23 Thien-an Thich, Zen teacher/Vietnamese Rinzai line, dies in LA at 54
- Nov 24 George Raft, American actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 79
- Nov 24 Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (Pulitzer Prize, 1934 - The People's Choice), dies at 83
- Nov 26 Pete DePaolo, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1925; first driver to average > 100mph at Indy, recording 101.13mph), dies at 82
- Nov 26 Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Foul Play, Doctor's Wife), commits suicide at 53
- Nov 27 F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect (b. 1882)
Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
Nov 29 American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert, dies of a heart attack at 83
