Historical Events
German Rocket Program
Nov 1 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program
- Nov 2 The "Great Emu War" begins: Australian soldiers armed with Lewis Guns seek to cull the Emu population over crop destruction in Campion district, Western Australia
Event of Interest
Nov 5 Benito Mussolini frees 16,000 convicts
Roosevelt Defeats Hoover
Nov 8 Amidst the Great Depression, Democrat candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover
Music in the Air
Nov 8 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Musical "Music in the Air" opens at the Alvin Theatre, later transferring to th 44th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 342 performances
- Nov 9 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500
- Nov 9 Riots between conservative and socialist supporters in Switzerland kill 12 and injure 60.
- Nov 12 24 killed at Lancashire mine explosion
- Nov 15 Walt Disney Art School created
- Nov 17 German government of von Papen resigns
- Nov 18 "Flowers & Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon
First Ever Tie
Nov 18 5th Academy Awards: Fredric March and Wallace Beery in 1st ever tie for Best Actor. "Grand Hotel" and Helen Hayes also win.
- Nov 19 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game
Demands Hitler Made Chancellor
Nov 19 Shaft & Thyssen demand Adolf Hitler become German chancellor
Event of Interest
Nov 24 Newark-Jersey City Viaduct, a 3.5 mile long highway bridge-causeway over the Passaic and Hackensack rivers, and the New Jersey Meadowlands opens; later named the General Casimir Pulaski Skyway, in honor of the Polish military leader who fought in the US Revolutionary War [1]
- Nov 27 Poland & USSR sign non-aggression treaty
Groucho Marx
Nov 28 Groucho Marx performs on radio for the first time
Gay Divorcee
Nov 29 Cole Porter's musical "Gay Divorcee" opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, later transferred to the Schubert Theater; runs for 248 performances
- Nov 29 France & USSR sign non-aggression pact
Famous Birthdays
Al Arbour (1932-2015)
Nov 1 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman, coach and executive (coach NY Islanders Stanley Cup 1980-83), born in Sudbury, Ontario
- Nov 1 Alexandru Penciu, Romanian rugby union fullback, centre (34 caps; Locomotiva PTT, CSA Steaua București, Rugby Rovigo), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2023)
- Nov 1 John Clark, British actor and director (The Two of Us, Saint Joan), born in London, England
- Nov 2 George Sholty, American harness driver (2,934 career wins; $20 million+ purse money), born in Logansport, Indiana (d. 2000)
- Nov 2 Henri Namphy, Haitian general and President of Haiti (1986-88), born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti (d. 2018)
- Nov 2 Melvin Schwartz, American Physicist and Nobel Laureate (neutrinos - subatomic particles with no electric charge and virtually no mass), born in New York City (d. 2006)
- Nov 2 Romano Mazzoli, American politician (Rep-D-KY, 1971-95), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2022)
- Nov 2 Ron Sproat, American TV writer and playwright (Dark Shadows), born in USA (d. 2009)
- Nov 3 Thomas J. Manton, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1985-99), born in New York City (d. 2006)
- Nov 4 David Shipman, English film historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1996)
- Nov 4 Noam Pitlik, American character actor (Hogan's Heroes; Sanford & Son; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mr. Gianelli") and Emmy Award-winning director (Barney Miller; Wings; Mr. Belvedere), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- Nov 4 Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (1992-2004), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2004)
- Nov 4 Tommy Makem, Irish folk singer, born in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
- Nov 5 Arthur L. Liman, American trial lawyer (Oliver North), born in New York City, New (d. 1997) [1]
- Nov 5 Salvatore Bonanno, American mafioso and son of crime boss Joseph Bonanno, born in New York City (d. 2008)
- Nov 6 Ron Saunders, English soccer striker (Portsmouth) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City), born in Birkenhead, England (d. 2019)
- Nov 6 Stonewall Jackson, American country music musician ("Waterloo"; "A Wound Time Can't Erase"), born in Tabor City, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- Nov 7 Yrrah [Harry Lammertink], Dutch cartoonist (Vrij Netherland), born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Nov 8 Ben Bova, American sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
- Nov 8 Richard E. Lawyer, American USAF officer, pilot, and astronaut, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
- Nov 8 Stephane Audran, French actress (Just Before Nightfall), born in Versailles, France (d. 2018)
- Nov 9 Marian Christy, American author (Invasions of Privacy), born in Ridgefield, Connecticut
- Nov 10 Roy Scheider, American actor (Jaws, The French Connection, Marathon Man, Paper Lion), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2008)
- Nov 11 Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, born in New York City (d. 1994)
- Nov 12 John Marshall, American filmmaker and activist (Ju/'hoan Bushman films), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2005) [1]
- Nov 12 Weldon Olsen, American ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1960, silver 1956; Michigan State University), born in Marquette, Michigan (d. 2023)
- Nov 13 Olga Connolly-Fikotova, Czech-American discus thrower (Olympic gold, 1956), born in Libiš, Czech Republic
- Nov 13 Richard Mulligan, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Soap - "Burt"; Empty Nest; The Big Bus), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2000)
- Nov 14 (Hendricus) "Henk" Mochel, Dutch TV host (Rondom Tien), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 2016)
- Nov 14 Ramon Zupko, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (Fluxus), and educator (Western Michigan University, 1971-96), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
- Nov 15 Clyde McPhatter, American R&B and doo-wop tenor vocalist, arranger and songwriter (The Dominos, 1950-53 - "Sixty Minute Man"; The Drifters, 1953-55 -"Honey Love"; solo - "Treasure My Love"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 1972)
- Nov 15 Petula Clark, British pop singer-songwriter (Downtown; My Love; Don't Sleep in the Subway, and actress, born in Epsom, England
- Nov 16 Barbara Romack, American golfer (US Curtis Cup team 1954, 56, 58), born in Sacramento, CA (d. 2016)
- Nov 20 James Hardy, Australian winemaker (Thomas Hardy & Sons Wines) and yachtsman (Australian skipper America's Cup 1970, 74, 80; 4 x Admiral's Cup Ocean C'ships), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2023)
- Nov 20 John Barnes Chance, American composer, born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 1972)
- Nov 20 Richard Dawson, British-American actor, comedian, and game show host (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud), born in Gosport, Hampshire (d. 2012)
- Nov 21 Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (Symphony and Antiphony), born in Copenhagen; (d. 2016)
- Nov 22 Günter Sawitzki, German soccer goalkeeper (10 caps West Germany; VfB Stuttgart), born in Herne, Germany (d. 2020)
- Nov 22 Keith Wickenden, British politician (d. 1983)
- Nov 22 Robert Vaughn, American actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - "Napoleon Solo"; The Young Philadelphians; S.O.B.), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- Nov 23 Michel David-Weill, French investment banker (Lazard Frère), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
- Nov 24 Bill Squires, American track & field coach (Greater Boston Track Club: Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, Greg Meyer; Boston State College 1965-78), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
- Nov 24 Fred Titmus, English cricket all-rounder (53 Tests, 153 wickets, 10 x 50s; Middlesex), born in London, England (d. 2011)
- Nov 26 Alan Stout, American composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2018)
- Nov 26 Marten Beinema, Dutch politician (CDA)
- Nov 27 Benigno Aquino Jr, Philippine opposition leader who was assassinated, born in Concepcion, Philippines (d. 1983)
- Nov 27 Ken Schinkel, Canadian ice hockey right wing (NY Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins 636 NHL games) and coach (Pittsburgh Penguins 1972-77), born in Jansen, Saskatchewan (d. 2020)
- Nov 28 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
- Nov 28 Gato Barbieri, Latin jazz musician (Last Tango in Paris), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2016)
- Nov 28 Terence Frisby, English actor and playwright (There's a Girl in My Soup), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- Nov 29 Antoine Tisné, French composer, born in Lourdes, France (d. 1998)
Jacques Chirac (1932-2019)
Nov 29 President of France (1995-2007) and Prime Minister of France (1974-76, 1986-88), born in Paris, France
- Nov 29 John Anthony Kaiser, American Roman Catholic priest, born in Perham, Minnesota (d. 2000)
- Nov 29 John Gary [Strader], American singer (Cold), born in Watertown, New York (d. 1998)
- Nov 29 Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- Nov 30 Bob Moore, American session double bassist (Patsy Cline; Elvis Presley; Roger Miller), and orchestra leader ("Mexico"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2021)
- Nov 30 Cho Namchul, South Korean professional Go player (d. 2006)
- Nov 30 David Lightbown, British politician and government whip
Famous Weddings
Muddy Waters
Nov 20 American blues musician Muddy Waters (19 or 21) weds American Mabel Berry; divorce in 1935
Famous Deaths
- Nov 4 Belle Bennett, American actress (Stella Dallas, Iron Mask), dies of cancer at 41
- Nov 9 Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Russian woman who was the 2nd wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, commits suicide at 31
- Nov 12 Dugald Clerk, Scottish engineer and inventor (1st 2-stroke motorcycle engine), dies at 78
- Nov 16 Carry van Bruggen [de Haan], Dutch author (Eva), dies at 51
- Nov 21 Pietro Bonfante, Italian lawyer (Roman law) and historian, dies at 68
- Nov 21 Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies at 60
- Nov 22 William Walker Atkinson, American author (b. 1862)
- Nov 23 Percy Pitt, English composer (BBC), dies at 63
- Nov 27 Evelyn Preer, African-American actress (Homesteader, Spider's Webs), dies at 36
