Historical Events
- Nov 1 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Four Wheel Drive, Structor, British Idiom, Sharing, Storm the Court
- Nov 1 Former Texan congressman Beto O'Rourke ends his presidential campaign
- Nov 2 9th Rugby World Cup, Yokohama: South African fly-half Handré Pollard lands 6 penalties and 2 conversions as Springboks beat favourites England, 32-12 for their 3rd title
- Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Covfefe, Belvoir Bay, Spun to Run, Iridessa, Mitole, Uni, Blue Prize, Bricks and Mortar, Vino Rosso
- Nov 3 Australian world #1 Ashleigh Barty beats Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6–4, 6–3 to win the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, receives US$4.42m the biggest winner's prize in tennis history
Sports History
Nov 3 British Mercedes driver and defending champion Lewis Hamilton finishes second in the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to clinch his 6th F1 Drivers World Championship
- Nov 3 Delhi reaches worst pollution levels of the year, over 900 AQI, with authorities declaring public health emergency
Music History
Nov 3 Olivia Newton-John's black leather outfit from the film "Grease" sells for $405,700 at auction in Beverly Hills, California
- Nov 3 Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil producer Saudi Aramco, the world's most profitable company, announces its plans to go public
- Nov 4 Largest mass commutation in US history when 462 non-violent inmates freed from Oklahoma prisons as part of state prison reforms
- Nov 4 Major investigation finds unsafe lead levels in 11 Canadian cities between 2014 and 2018 mostly due to antiquated pipes
- Nov 4 Nine members of a US Mexican Mormon family, including six children, shot and killed in attack by criminal gang in Northern Mexico
Film & TV History
Nov 5 Actress Emma Watson interviewed in Vogue magazine says she is happy to be single "I call it being self-partnered" launching worldwide discussion on the term
- Nov 5 Chinese government set new rules for gaming for young people to try to curb gaming addiction, including maximum 90 mins a day
- Nov 6 17 people die in attack on a checkpoint by Islamic State militants on Tajikistan's border with Uzbekistan
- Nov 7 Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, the "Terminator" is the to be convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court and is sentenced to 30 years in prison on 18 charges
- Nov 7 Humans 1st walked upright 12 million years ago (not 6 million as previously thought), according to study a new species of ape found in Bavaria, Germany, published in "Nature"
Donald Trump
Nov 7 Queen Elizabeth II confirms she is no longer buying clothes made with real fur
- Nov 7 Song lyrics have gotten sadder says researchers who studied 50 years of lyrics at University of Exeter, published in journal "Evolutionary Human Sciences"
- Nov 9 India’s Supreme Court rules in favor of Hindus over Muslims in dispute over who has right to holy site in city of Ayodhya
- Nov 9 Kartarpur corridor opens allowing Sikh worshippers from India to access holy site of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan without a visa
Coach's Corner Ends
Nov 9 Last segment of "Coach's Corner with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean airs after 37 years in Canada
- Nov 9 Prominent Russian history professor Oleg Sokolov discovered with severed arms of his murder victim in his backpack when rescued from Moika River, St Petersburg
- Nov 9 Unprecedented 70 bush fires in New South Wales, Australia, destroys 100 homes killing three people with seven missing
KSI vs Logan Paul
Nov 9 YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision
Bolivian President Resigns
Nov 10 Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated
- Nov 10 Death toll in demonstrations in Iraq reaches 319, with 15,000 injured since Oct 1 according to Iraqi human rights organization
- Nov 10 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Perth: French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia beat Ash Barty and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-3 to clinch a 3-2 victory
Iran Finds New Oil Field
Nov 10 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province
- Nov 11 Arctic blast brings record low temperatures for November to the US Midwest including Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois
- Nov 11 More than 120 bush fires in Australia cause the country to declare state of emergency in two states with a catastrophic threat issued for Sydney region
- Nov 11 Transit of Mercury across the sun, closer than any other transit this century
- Nov 11 Violent day in Hong Kong as protests continue with person set alight and another shot amid general strike
Guru Nanak
Nov 12 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism celebrated in India and Pakistan
- Nov 12 Disney launches its film and television streaming service Disney+
- Nov 12 Former Bolivian President Evo Morales takes asylum in Mexico
- Nov 12 Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike Fiers reveals team secretly “stole signs” via camera from visiting teams 2015-17; comms between opposing pitchers & catchers intercepted and relayed to Astros batters
- Nov 12 Israeli forces kill senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip with Palestinian militants setting off retaliatory rockets at Israel
The Mandalorian
Nov 12 Space western TV series set in the Star Wars franchise "The Mandalorian" by Jon Favreau is released on Disney+
Country Music Association Awards
Nov 13 53rd Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Maren Morris & Luke Combs win
- Nov 13 Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez assumes interim presidency of Bolivia after Evo Morales' resignation
Trump Impeachment
Nov 13 First day of public testimony in Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry held in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 13 Rediscovered painting "Lucretia" by female baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi sells for $4.1 million to the Getty Museum at auction in Paris
- Nov 13 Venice hit by worse floods for 50 years, due to a very high tide with waves in St Mark's square, killing one resident
Sports History
Nov 14 Thierry Henry becomes manager of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact
Joker $1 Billion
Nov 15 "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix is the 1st R-rated film to earn $1 billion worldwide
- Nov 15 Iran shuts down its internet for five days to suppress news of national protests against higher gas prices - beginning of the worst unrest for 40 years in the country
- Nov 15 Pakistan becomes the 1st country to introduce a vaccine against typhoid, targeting 10 million children
- Nov 16 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba
- Nov 16 Britain's Prince Andrew refutes claims he had sex with 17 year-old connected to sex offender and friend Jeffery Epstein in BBC interview
- Nov 16 Samoa declares state of emergency over measles epidemic closing all schools after six deaths
- Nov 16 Sri Lankan Presidential election, won by former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Youngest ATP Winner
Nov 17 21-year-old Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in London to become the youngest winner of the ATP Finals in 18 years
Oil Unrest In Tehran
Nov 17 Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labels protesters "thugs" after unrest over higher gasoline prices brought Tehran to a standstill day before
Charlotte Bronte
Nov 18 Book written by Charlotte Bronte aged 14 for her toy soldiers bought by the Bronte Society for €600,000 at auction in Paris
- Nov 18 Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest worst since 2008, has lost 9,762 sq km (3,769 sq miles) of vegetation in 12 months according to country's Space Agency
West Bank Settlements
Nov 18 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reverses US policy regarding Israeli West Bank settlements as illegal after 24 years
- Nov 18 World wind speeds have risen, 3x faster since 2010 than previous decades of decline, according to Princeton study published in "Nature Climate Change"
- Nov 19 As many as 106 have died over five days in protests across 21 Iranian cities according to Amnesty International, just 12 deaths reported by the government
- Nov 19 EPL club Tottenham sacks high profile manager Mauricio Pochettino after disappointing start to season; replacement is higher profile ex-Chelsea and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho
LeBron's Triple-Double
Nov 19 LeBron James hits 25 points, 11 rebounds & 10 assists as LA Lakers' beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-107 to become first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises
- Nov 19 More than 1,000 protesters detained by police after 3-day battle at Hong King Polytechnic University
Blinding Lights
Nov 19 The Weeknd releases his single "Blinding Lights" - goes on to become the longest charting song on Billboards Top 100 at 90 weeks
- Nov 20 Britain's Prince Andrew announces he is stepping back from public duties after outcry from disastrous interview on his friendship with Jeffry Epstein
- Nov 20 Oxford Dictionaries word of the year is "climate emergency"
- Nov 20 Snakes lived with hind legs for 70 million years (Najash rionegrina), according to research from La Buitrera Palaeontological Area, Argentina, published in "Science Advances"
- Nov 20 US Ambassador Gordon Sondland testifies in impeachment inquiry that “We followed the president’s orders.” and that “everyone was in the loop” over Ukraine dealings
- Nov 21 22 killed in displacement camp in attack by Syrian government in Idlib province, Syria
- Nov 21 44% of Americans work in low-wage jobs with medium annual wage of just $18,000, with most aged 25 - 54 according to analysis by Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program
- Nov 21 First of a series of national strikes in Colombia against the government of President Iván Duque and proposed cuts to pensions
- Nov 21 WHO says Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019, in world's largest and fastest-moving epidemic
Cohen on Facebook and Hitler
Nov 22 Sacha Baron Cohen says if Facebook existed in the 1930s it would have run Hitler's ads on his "solution to the Jewish problem", in speech to Anti-Defamation League summit
- Nov 23 Sumatran rhino officially declared extinct in Malaysia after last known specimen, 25-year-old Iman, dies of cancer in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Swift Wins Six
Nov 24 47th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift wins six awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade
- Nov 24 Data leaked from Chinese high-security Muslim Uighur security camps, housing 1 million people, show systematic brainwashing in western Xinjiang region
Spanish Victory
Nov 24 Davis Cup Tennis, Madrid: Rafael Nadal beats Denis Shapovalov of Russia 6-3, 7-6 to give Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead and a 6th Cup title; first competition under new week-long format at one venue
Michael Bloomberg
Nov 24 Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a late-bid to be the US Democratic presidential candidate
- Nov 24 Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates overwhelmingly win district council elections in strong rebuke to Hong Kong leaders
- Nov 24 New Zealand cricket batsman BJ Watling scores a marathon 205 off 473 balls to lead the home side to an innings and 65 run 1st Test victory over England at Mount Maunganui
Lamar Jackson
Nov 25 Baltimore's 2nd-year quarterback Lamar Jackson becomes first QB in NFL history to throw for 3,000 passing yards and rush for 1,500 yards in his first 2 NFL seasons as the Ravens beat LA Rams, 45-6
- Nov 25 Chilean performance collective Lastesis first perform feminist anthem “Un violador en tu camino” (“A Rapist in Your Path”) outside the Supreme Court in Santiago, Chile
- Nov 25 First defamation case in Australia by a sitting MP won by Sarah Hanson-Green over Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm, after he made sexist slurs against her
- Nov 25 Louis Vuitton (LVMH) buys jeweler Tiffany & Co. for over $16 billion
- Nov 25 Priceless royal jewelry stolen from Dresden Green Vault, in Germany, from one of Europe's greatest treasure collections
- Nov 26 6.4 magnitude earthquake centered on Durres strikes Albania, with at least 51 killed and hundreds injured
- Nov 27 Ghana celebrates the "year of return" marking 300 years since 1st African slave sold in America, by granting 125 people citizenship in special ceremony
- Nov 27 US President Donald Trump signs two bills backing Hong Kong protesters, which check the territories autonomy and ban the sale of munitions to Hong Kong police, angering China
- Nov 28 European parliament declares a climate emergency
- Nov 28 Iraqi security forces open fire on protesters killing at least 25 in Nasiriya a day after the Iranian embassy in Najais is burnt down
- Nov 28 Mosconi Cup nine-ball pool, Las Vegas, Nevada: US retains trophy with an 11-8 win over Europe; MVP: Skyler Woodward (USA)
- Nov 28 Zimbabwe on the brink of man-made starvation according to the UN
- Nov 29 K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon sentenced to prison for gang-raping unconscious fans and distributing footage of it (Jung)
- Nov 29 Terrorist knife attack at Fishmongers Hall by London Bridge, kills two and injures three, attacker who was previously imprisoned for 2012 terror offence is shot dead
Jesus Manger Fragment
Nov 29 Wood fragment believed to be from Jesus' manger returned to Bethlehem after 1400 years by Pope Francis
- Nov 30 83rd Iron Bowl: #16 Auburn beats #5 Alabama, 48-45
- Nov 30 Australian cricket batsman David Warner smashes 335 not out in the 2nd Test against Pakistan; second-highest Test score by an Australian (Matt Hayden 380); highest Test score at Adelaide Oval
- Nov 30 Gun battle between suspected cartel and security forces at Villa Unión city hall, northern Mexico, kills 21
- Nov 30 On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126)
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor, dies at about 87
- Nov 3 Yvette Lundy, French resistance fighter during WWII, dies at 103
- Nov 5 Ernest J. Gaines, African-American author (A Lesson Before Dying; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), dies at 86
- Nov 6 Pat O'Sullivan, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1951), dies at 93
- Nov 6 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
- Nov 7 Gabriel Charpentier, Canadian composer, dies at 94
- Nov 11 Dotty Mack, American TV personality known as the "Queen of Pantomime" (The Paul Dixon Show; The Dotty Mack Show), dies at 90
- Nov 11 Zeke Bratkowski, American football quarterback (Super Bowl I, II; NFL C'ship 1965–67; Green Bay Packers HOF), dies from a heart attack at 88
- Nov 15 Bobby Neame, British brewer (Shepherd Neame), dies at 85
- Nov 15 Harrison Dillard, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4×100m relay 1948; 110m hurdles, 4×100m relay 1952), dies at 96
- Nov 16 Terry O'Neill, British fashion and celebrity photographer, dies of prostate cancer at 81
- Nov 17 Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi and Emirati politician and diplomat (Iraq Minister of Foreign Affairs during Six-Day War), dies at 96
- Nov 20 Doug Lubahn, American session psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion bassist (The Doors; Pierce Arrow; Billy Squier), dies at 71
- Nov 20 Fred Cox, American football kicker (NFL C'ship 1969; Pro Bowl 1970; Minnesota Vikings all-time leading scorer), dies at 80
- Nov 20 Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards; one of the inventors of modern day snowboard), dies of cancer at 65
- Nov 20 Michael J Pollard [Pollack], American character actor (Bonnie & Clyde; Roxanne), dies from cardiac arrest at 80
- Nov 20 Wataru Misaka, American basketball point guard (first non-white player, first player of Asian descent in BAA [later known NBA]; NY Knicks), dies at 95
- Nov 21 Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian stage and screen actress (The Last Escape), dies via assisted suicide while suffering from cancer at 88
- Nov 21 Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist known as the "Michelangelo of the Macabre", dies at 89 [1]
- Nov 22 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, dies at 111
- Nov 22 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), dies at 94
- Nov 22 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King's College - Cambridge, 1982-2019), dies of cancer at 70
- Nov 23 Barbara Hillary, American adventurer, 1st black woman to reach the North Pole, dies at 88
- Nov 23 Cathy Small Long, American politician (Rep-D-LA, 1985-8, dies at 95
- Nov 23 Walter Spink, American professor and world expert on South Asian art and architecture (Ajanta caves), dies at 91
- Nov 24 Clive James, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, dies at 80
- Nov 24 John Simon, American author, literary and theater critic (NY Times), dies at 94
- Nov 24 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, dies at 100
- Nov 25 George Clements, American priest and the first Roman Catholic priest in America to adopt a child, dies of a heart attack at 87 [1]
- Nov 25 Iain Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - "Arms of Mary"; "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway"), dies at 71
- Nov 26 Gary Rhodes, British restaurateur and television chef, dies at 59
- Nov 26 Ken Kavanagh, Australian motorcycle road racer (5 x GP wins; first Australian to win a Grand Prix race), dies at 95
- Nov 27 Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher, dies at 85
- Nov 28 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the "Father of the Caribbean" ("Aruba Dushi Tera" - Aruba's national anthem), dies at 99
- Nov 29 Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), American Caribbean music composer and musician (Day-O), dies at 95
- Nov 29 Ruth Anderson, American flutist, classical and electronic music composer (I Come Out of Your Sleep), dies at 91 [1] [2]
- Nov 29 Seymour Siwoff, American sports statistician (president and CEO Elias Sports Bureau 1952-2019), dies at 99
- Nov 29 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1982-87), dies at 101
