Historical Events
Country Music Association Awards
Nov 2 50th Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Eric Church & Carrie Underwood win
- Nov 2 Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians, 8-7 in Game 7 at Progressive Field, Cleveland; first Cubs' title in 108 years; MVP: Chicago utility Ben Zobrist
- Nov 4 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Oscar Performance, Tamarkuz, New Money Honey, Beholder
The Crown
Nov 4 British TV series "The Crown" premieres with Claire Foy playing Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith as Prince Philip
- Nov 4 Paris Agreement on climate change becomes effective
- Nov 5 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Champagne Room, Queen's Trust, Drefong, Obviously, Classic Empire, Highland Reel, Finest City, Tourist, Arrogate
- Nov 6 Indian government declares levels of air pollution in Delhi an emergency situation, closing schools and construction sites
- Nov 6 New York City Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea wins men's race in 2:07:51; defending women's champion Mary Keitany wins her 3rd NYC crown in 2:24:26
Demonetization
Nov 8 Indian PM Narendra Modi announces the demonetization of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes during an unscheduled live televised address, canceling 86% of the notes in circulation in a battle against corruption
Trump Defeats Clinton
Nov 8 Republican Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States of America, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton, with an Electoral College victory of 304- 227; Clinton received just under 2.9 million more popular votes [1]
Chan's Honorary Oscar
Nov 12 Jackie Chan awarded honorary Oscar for his film achievements at 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony
- Nov 13 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Strasbourg, France: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková & Barbora Strýcová beats Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 7-5 to wrap up 3-2 win and 3rd straight title
Moana
Nov 14 "Moana" animated Disney film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker with voices by Auli'i Cravalho and The Rock premieres in Los Angeles
- Nov 14 7.8 earthquake cuts off town of Kaikoura, New Zealand, raising sea bed by 4m, and killing 2 people
Film & TV History
Nov 14 Toshiro Mifune posthumously receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6912 Hollywood Boulevard
Tucker Carlson Tonight
Nov 14 US talk show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" hosted by Tucker Carlson premieres on Fox
Robinson Gershwin Prize
Nov 15 American singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 17 Smaller pyramid find within 2 known Kukulkan "nesting" pyramids announced at Chichen Itza in Yucatan, Mexico, dating to 550-80 AD
The Grand Tour
Nov 18 Motoring TV series "The Grand Tour" premieres on Amazon Prime Video, starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May
Beiber, Grande and Underwood Win
Nov 20 44th American Music Awards: Drake, Justin Beiber, Ariana Grande, & Carrie Underwood win
Johnson's NASCAR Record
Nov 20 Jimmie Johnson driving for Hendrick Motorsports, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim record equalling 7th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt, 7 titles
Murray Wins ATP
Nov 20 Scotsman Andy Murray breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 win in London over 5-time defending champion Novak Đoković
Choi Soon-sil
Nov 20 South Korean President Park Geun-hye's controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President
- Nov 21 Adam Ondra completes the second free ascent of The Dawn Wall at El Capitan, leading every pitch in 8 days
- Nov 21 India celebrates 50th anniversary of IR8, rice variety specially bred that saved much of Asia from famine
- Nov 22 'Vegas Golden Knights' is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion team's name
- Nov 22 Spirit Cave Mummy, North America's oldest at 10,600 years old, is returned to the Fallon Paiute Shoshone tribe for reburial after DNA sequencing proved he is an ancestor of contemporary tribes [1]
Grace Hopper Honored
Nov 22 US President Barack Obama posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to pioneering computer scientist and Navy Admiral Grace Hopper
Rosberg Wins F1 Championship
Nov 27 German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg clinches his only F1 World Driver's Championship with victory in season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; wins title by 5 points from teammate Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton
Nov 28 Musical "Hamilton" starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos sets new record for most money earned in a week on Broadway - $3.3 million
Famous Weddings
- Nov 6 TV personality and actress Audrina Patridge (31) weds professional BMX dirt bike rider Corey Bohan in Hawaii
Adrienne Bailon
Nov 11 Singer-songwriter Adrienne Bailon (33) weds musician Israel Houghton (45) at the Hotel Plaza Atheneel in Paris
- Nov 13 The Office actress Angela Kinsey (45) weds Days of Our Lives actor Joshua Snyder in Topanga, California
Famous Deaths
- Nov 1 (Martin) "Bap" Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter ("Moonlight Kiss"; "Sailor's Revenge"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 54
- Nov 2 Bob Cranshaw, American jazz bassist (Blue Note Records; Sonny Rollins; Stanley Turrentine; Duke Pearson), dies of cancer at 83
- Nov 3 Kay Starr [Katherine Starks], American pop singer ("Wheel of Fortune"), dies at 94
- Nov 4 Eddie Harsch [Hawrysch], Canadian keyboardist (Bulldog; The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), dies at 59
- Nov 4 Hubert van Herreweghen, Belgian poet, dies at 96
- Nov 6 Zoltan Kocsis, Hungarian pianist and conductor, dies of cancer at 64
- Nov 7 Janet Reno, first female US Attorney General (1993-2001), dies at 78
Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)
Nov 7 Canadian writer and singer-songwriter ("Hallelujah"; "Death of Ladies Man"; "Suzanne"), dies at 82
- Nov 9 Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), dies at 96
- Nov 9 Zoltán Kocsis, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer, dies of cancer at 64
- Nov 11 Ilse Aichinger, Austrian writer (Die größere Hoffnung), dies at 95
- Nov 11 Raynoma Singleton [Gordy], music producer and singer-songwriter (Motown), dies at 79
- Nov 11 Robert Vaughn, American actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - "Napoleon Solo"; The Young Philadelphians; S.O.B.), dies of leukemia at 83
- Nov 12 Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (3 LPGA wins), dies of cancer at 56
- Nov 12 Lupita Tovar, Mexican-born actress (Dracula), dies at 106
Enzo Maiorca (1931-2016)
Nov 13 Italian free diver who set 17 world records, dies at 85
- Nov 13 Leon Russell, American musician and singer-songwriter (Carny), dies at 74
- Nov 14 Gardnar Mulloy, American tennis player (5 x Grand Slam doubles champion; Davis Cup 1946, 48, 49), dies of a stroke at 102
- Nov 14 Gwen Ifill, journalist and writer, 1st African American woman to host US public affairs program, dies of cancer at 61
- Nov 14 Holly Dunn, American country singer (Daddy's Hands), dies of cancer at 59
- Nov 15 Jules Eskin, American cellist (Boston Symphony, 1964-2016), dies of cancer at 85 [1]
- Nov 15 Milt Okun, American music producer, conductor, and arranger (Peter, Paul and Mary; John Denver), dies at 92
- Nov 15 Mose Allison, American jazz and blues piano player, singer, and composer ("Everybody's Cryin Mercy"; "Your Mind Is on Vacation"), dies at 89
- Nov 15 Sixto Durán Ballén, Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador (1992-96), dies at 95
- Nov 16 Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98
- Nov 16 Melvin Laird, American politician (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73), dies at 94
- Nov 18 Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon (1st artificial heart transplant), dies at 96
- Nov 18 Sharon Jones, American soul singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings), dies of cancer at 60
- Nov 20 Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90
- Nov 20 William Trevor, Irish writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune), dies at 88
- Nov 23 Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (Manuel In Fawlty Towers), dies at 86
- Nov 23 Joe Esposito, American author and friend of Elvis, dies at 78
- Nov 23 Larry Hosford, American folk singer-songwriter (The King Takes The Queen), dies at 73
- Nov 23 Peggy Kirk, American golfer, (Titleholders Championship 1949), dies at 95
- Nov 23 Ralph Branca, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1947–49; pitched “Shot Heard Round the World”), dies at 90
- Nov 24 Florence Henderson, American actress (The Brady Bunch - "Carol"), and singer,dies at 82
- Nov 24 Pauline Oliveros, American composer (Sound Patterns), dies at 84
- Nov 25 Alexander Yossifov, Bulgarian conductor and composer (Back To The Beginning), dies at 76
Fidel Castro (1926-2016)
Nov 25 Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008), dies at 90
- Nov 25 Ron Glass, American actor (Barney Miller, Frank's Place), dies at 71
- Nov 25 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), dies at 88 [1]
- Nov 25 Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer (South African opening batsman and opening bowler), dies at 85
- Nov 26 Fritz Weaver, American actor (Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin), dies at 90
- Nov 28 Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, dies of brain cancer at 71
- Nov 28 Grant Tinker, American TV executive (Chairman of NBC), dies at 90
- Nov 28 Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, dies at 90
- Nov 28 Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), dies at 82
- Nov 28 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
- Nov 30 Aleksei Maslennikov, Russian tenor (Bolshoi Theater, 1953-88), dies at 87
- Nov 30 Alice Drummond, American actress (Awakenings), dies at 88
- Nov 30 Kamilló Lendvay, Hungarian composer (Pezzo Concertanto), conductor, and educator, dies at 78
