Historical Events
- Nov 2 14th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 14-7 in South Bend
Sports History
Nov 2 Mark Messier plays his 1,616th NHL game, a 3-2 Rangers loss against the St. Blues, to move into 2nd place on the all-time games played list; passes Larry Murphy and ends career with 1,756 games, just 11 shy of Gordie Howe
Federation Cup
Nov 3 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Gran Canaria, Spain: Janette Husárová beats Spaniard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-0, 6-2 to give Slovakia their first title, 3-1
County Music Association Awards
Nov 6 36th Country Music Association Awards: Alan Jackson & Martina McBride win
- Nov 7 Iran bans advertising of products from the United States
Resolution 1441
Nov 8 Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council under Resolution 1441 unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences"
Clijsters Defeats Williams
Nov 11 Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters beats American Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 to win the season-ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
- Nov 13 Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441
- Nov 13 The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill
- Nov 14 Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nov 14 Film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is released, based on the 2nd book of the series by J. K. Rowling
9/11 Attack on NY's World Trade Towers
Nov 14 The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks
Ringo Starr
Nov 15 British drummer Ringo Starr inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame [1]
- Nov 16 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein says that he had to accept UN Resolution 1441 because the United States and Israel had shown their "claws and teeth" and declared unitlateral war on the Iraqi people
SARS Outbreak
Nov 16 The first case of SARS is recorded in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, though is not identified until much later. First patient is thought to be a farmer in the city.
- Nov 17 54th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins
Hewitt's Back-to-Back Titles
Nov 17 Australian Leyton Hewitt scores back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a classic 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 victory over Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in Shanghai, China
Brainwashed
Nov 18 Dark Horse/EMI posthumously releases "Brainwashed", George Harrison's 12th and final studio album
- Nov 18 Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
Up!
Nov 18 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Up!", the 4th studio album by Shania Twain (Billboard Album of the Year, 2003)
Travelogue
Nov 19 Nonesuch Records releases "Travelogue", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 18th studio album, a collection of re-worked versions her own songs, backed by an orchestra
Die Another Day
Nov 20 "Die Another Day", 20th James Bond film released, directed by Lee Tamahori, starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry: Brosnan's last turn in the role
- Nov 21 NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
- Nov 22 In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest
- Nov 23 67th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-7 in Tuscaloosa
- Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes beat Edmonton Eskimos, 25-16; Don Matthews' 5th Grey Cup title as a head coach
- Nov 29 "The Concert for George", a benefit memorial to George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, features Eric Clapton; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; Jeff Lynne; Tom Petty; Joe Brown; Anoushka Shankar; Billy Preston; and members of Monty Python
Barefoot Contessa
Nov 30 Ina Garten's cooking TV show "Barefoot Contessa" premieres on the Food Network
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 NLE Choppa [Bryson Lashun Potts], American rapper (Top Shotta), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Nov 3 Stephen Sanchez, American singer-songwriter (Until I Found You), born in El Dorado Hills, California
- Nov 5 Jawsh 685 [Joshua Nanai], Samoan-New Zealander dance mixer and music producer ("Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)", with Jason Derulo), born in Aukland, New Zealand
- Nov 13 Emma Raducanu, British tennis player (US Open 2021), born in Toronto, Canada
Famous Weddings
- Nov 9 Eighties pop princess Sheena Easton (43) weds Beverly Hills plastic surgeon John Minoli (44) at Las Vegas City Hall
Famous Divorces
Nicolas Cage & Lisa Marie Presley
Nov 25 Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage (38) files for divorce from the "Princess of Rock and Roll" Lisa Marie Presley (34) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 months of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Charles Sheffield, American author and physicist (b. 1935)
- Nov 2 Tonio Selwart [Antonio Selmair-Selwart], German actor (Barefoot Contessa, Naked Maja), dies from natural causes at 106
- Nov 3 (Anthony) "Lonnie" Donegan, British-Scottish singer-songwriter ( as "the King of Skiffle" ("Rock Island Line"; "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)"), known as the "King of Skiffle", dies after a heart attack at 71
- Nov 3 John Habakkuk [Hrothgar Habakkuk], Welsh economic historian (Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1973–77), dies at 87
- Nov 3 Jonathan Harris [Charasuchin], American stage and screen character actor (The Bill Dana Show - "Mr. Phillips"; Lost In Space - "Dr Zachary Smith"), dies at 87
- Nov 4 Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (Yor, the Hunter from the Future), dies at 72
- Nov 5 Billy Guy [Frank Phillips], American baritone pop singer (The Coasters, 1955-73 - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), and record producer, dies of cardiovascular disease at 66
- Nov 5 Stan Burns, American television screenwriter (The Tonight Show, 1954-57; Get Smart; The Carol Burnet Show; The Flip Wilson Show; Dean Martin Roasts), dies of heart failure at 79
Vinnette Carroll (1922-2002)
Nov 5 American actress and 1st African-American woman to direct on Broadway (1972: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope), dies of heart disease and diabetes at 80
- Nov 6 Sid Sackson, American board game designer (Asquire), dies at 82
- Nov 7 Charles Hambro, English banker, multi-millionaire and CEO (Hambros), dies at 72
- Nov 7 Margaret "Peg" Phillips, American actress (Northern Exposure -"Ruth-Anne"; ER; 7th Heaven), dies of lung disease at 84
- Nov 7 Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b. 1923)
- Nov 8 Jaun Elia, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher, dies at 70
- Nov 9 Merlin Santana, American actor (b. 1976)
- Nov 9 William Schutz, American psychologist (b. 1925)
- Nov 10 Michel Boisrond, French film director and screenwriter, dies at 81
- Nov 13 Michael “Mike” Stewart, American music producer and guitarist (We Five - Let's Get Together), commits suicide at 57
- Nov 13 Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese politician and writer (b. 1925)
- Nov 14 Eddie Bracken, American actor (Summer Stock, Young & Willing), dies at 87
- Nov 14 Graham Watson, British literary agent (Curtis Brown, including authors Daphne du Maurier and John Steinbeck), dies at 89
- Nov 15 Myra Hindley, English murderess (murdered 5 small children with Ian Brady), dies at 60
- Nov 15 Sohn Kee-chung, Korean athlete and long-distance runner, dies at 90
- Nov 17 Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (b. 1915)
- Nov 17 Leo P. Kelley, American sci-fi author (Dead Moon, Vacation in Space), dies at 74
- Nov 18 James Coburn, American actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven), dies at 74
- Nov 18 Kim Gallagher, American athlete (Olympic silver 800m 1984; bronze 1988), dies of colon cancer at 38
- Nov 19 George Fullerton, South African cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51), dies at 79
- Nov 21 Hadda Brooks, American jazz singer, pianist, and composer (b. 1916)
- Nov 22 Adele Jergens, American actress (Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man), dies at 84
- Nov 22 Arne Mellnäs, Swedish contemporary classical composer (Aura; Capricorn Flakes; Rolando furioso), and educator (Royal College of Music, 1963-83), dies at 69
- Nov 22 C. S. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), dies at 88
- Nov 22 Parley Baer, American radio, film and television character actor (Gunsmoke; The Andy Griffith Show - "Mayor Stoner"), dies at 88
- Nov 23 Roberto Matta, Chilean painter (b. 1911)
- Nov 24 John Rawls, political philosopher (b. 1921)
- Nov 25 Karel Reisz, Czech theater director (b. 1926)
- Nov 26 Polo Montañez, Cuban son cubano singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from injuries suffered in a car crash at 47
- Nov 26 Verne Winchell, American doughnut entrepreneur, and horse breeder, dies of a heart attack at 87
- Nov 28 Dave "Snaker" Ray, American country blues musician, dies of lung cancer at 59
- Nov 29 Daniel Gélin, French actor (Obsession; Napoléon; The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)), dies of kidney failure at 81
- Nov 29 George "Two Ton" Harris, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 75
- Nov 30 Tim Woods, American professional wrestler (b. 1934)
