Historical Events
- Nov 1 10th day of battle at El Alamein
- Nov 1 John H. Johnson publishes 1st issue of Negro Digest
- Nov 2 11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir
- Nov 3 12th day of battle at El Alamein: Scottish assault
Baseball Record
Nov 3 Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams wins American League Triple Crown (.356 average, 36 HRs, 137 RBI); but NY Yankees pitcher Joe Gordon is AL MVP
- Nov 3 William L. Dawson elected to the US Congress from Chicago
- Nov 4 13th day of battle at El Alamein: Afrika Korps draws back
- Nov 5 Nazi raid on Greek Jews in Paris
- Nov 5 Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez's final transmission
- Nov 6 Indonesian independence movement Empat Serangkai founded by Sukarno, Mohammed Hatta, Ki Hajar Dewantara and Mas Mansur
- Nov 6 Nazis kill 12,000 Jews in the Minsk ghetto
Fausto Coppi
Nov 7 Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
- Nov 8 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa on the Gold Coast
Fall of Stalingrad
Nov 8 Adolf Hitler proclaims fall of Stalingrad from Munich beer hall
Operation Torch
Nov 8 Operation Torch; began as US and British forces under Eisenhower land in French North Africa
- Nov 8 Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US
- Nov 9 German occupiers install Erik Scavenius as Danish premier
- Nov 9 Transport number 44 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
- Nov 10 Philip Barry's play "Without Love" premieres in NYC
- Nov 10 US troops occupy airport of Port-Lyautey, Morocco
- Nov 10 US-British troops occupies Oran, Algeria
- Nov 11 -12] last German offensive in Stalingrad
- Nov 11 Germany completes its WWII occupation of France
- Nov 11 Jews in the Free Zone of France ordered to wear a yellow star of David
- Nov 11 Lt-general Kumakashi Harada becomes Japanese commander on Java
- Nov 11 Transport #45 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany
Second Battle of El-Alamein
Nov 11 WWII: British led Allied forces defeat Erwin Rommel's German and Italian Army Panzers in Second Battle of El-Alamein, North Africa, helping to secure the Suez Canal
Event of Interest
Nov 12 The SS Robert E. Peary, a Liberty ship built in 4 days and 15.5 hours at Henry J. Kaiser's Richmond Shipyard #2, is launched, setting a new record
- Nov 12 WWII Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins between Allied and Japanese forces in Solomon Islands
- Nov 13 Chaotic "sea battle of Friday the 13th" at Guadalcanal
- Nov 13 Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 in the US
- Nov 14 -Nov 15th) Japanese vs US sea battle at Savo-Island in Guadalcanal
- Nov 14 Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender
- Nov 15 World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219.
- Nov 16 Assault of US B-17 Flying Fortresses on airport at Sidi Ahmed
Skin of our Teeth
Nov 18 Thornton Wilder's play "Skin of our Teeth" premieres in NYC (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1943)
Goebbels Visits Netherlands
Nov 19 Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Netherlands"
- Nov 19 Operation Uranus: Soviet offensive begins during Battle of Stalingrad, 1 million Soviet soldiers encircle the German Sixth Army
- Nov 19 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front
- Nov 20 26th Soviet Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski
- Nov 20 British 8th Army recaptures Benghazi, Libya
- Nov 20 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
- Nov 20 The Alaska Highway 2,451km long from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, first opens to military traffic [1]
- Nov 21 Adolf Hitler names field marshal Erich von Manstein commander of the newly-created Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don)
- Nov 22 Adolf Hitler orders Rommel's Africa Korps to fight to the last man
- Nov 22 General-major Rodins 26th Pantser corp recaptures Ostrov
- Nov 23 3rd & 5th Romanian army corps surrenders
Poon Lim's 133 Day South Atlantic Odyssey
Nov 23 Chinese steward Poon Lim begins 133 days adrift after British ship SS Benlomond is torpedoed by a German U-boat, leaving him as the sole survivor
- Nov 23 German 4th & 6th Army surrounded at Stalingrad
- Nov 23 Japanese bombing of Port Darwin, Australia
- Nov 23 Soviet 21st Army recaptures Kalatsj at Don
- Nov 23 US Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary (SPARS) authorized
- Nov 24 French collaborator Marquis de Brinon establishes "African Falanx"
- Nov 24 German Fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein arrives in Starobelsk, Ukraine
- Nov 25 National Organization for Aid to Underground, LO, forms
Casablanca
Nov 26 "Casablanca" directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943)
- Nov 26 Anti-fascist Council for National Liberation (AVNOJ) forms
- Nov 27 French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis cannot seize them
Bill Terry
Nov 30 Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of NY Giants minor league system
- Nov 30 German supply vessel Uckermark (formerly called the Altmark) explodes & sinks off Yokohama
- Nov 30 U-boats sink and damage 142 allied ships this month (877,774 tons)
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 John Spratt, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1983-2011), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Larry Flynt (1942-2021)
Nov 1 American magazine publisher (Hustler), born in Lakeville, Kentucky
- Nov 1 Marcia Wallace, American actress (The Bob Newhart Show - "Carol"), born in Creston, Iowa (d. 2013)
- Nov 2 (Roberta) "Bobbi" Gibb, American runner (unsanctioned era female winner of Boston Marathon, 1966-68), lawyer, writer, and sculptor, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Nov 2 Ron Reed, American basketball forward (Detroit Pistons) and baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1968 Atlanta Braves; World Series 1980 Philadelphia Phillies), born in LaPorte, Indiana
- Nov 2 Shere Hite [Shirley Diana Gregory], American-German sex therapist (Hite Report), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 2020)
Stefanie Powers (81 years old)
Nov 2 American actress (Girl From U.N.C.L.E.; Hart to Hart), born in Hollywood, California
- Nov 4 Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist (invented laser cataract surgery), born in New York City (d. 2019)
Jean Shrimpton (81 years old)
Nov 7 British model and actress (Privilege; Beaton by Bailey; Something Nice to Eat), and the world's first supermodel, born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
- Nov 7 Johnny Rivers [Ramistella], American singer ("Secret Agent Man"), and record producer, born in New York City
Ángel Cordero Jr. (81 years old)
Nov 8 Puerto Rican jockey (Kentucky Derby 1974, 76, 85; US Racing Hall of Fame), born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Nov 8 Gerald Alston, American singer (Manhattans-Crazy), born in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
- Nov 9 Richard Greene, American violinist, and bluegrass fiddler (Seatrain), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 9 Stuart Lipton, English real estate developer and multi-millionaire
- Nov 9 Tom Weiskopf, American golfer (British Open 1973; US Senior Open 1995), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 2022)
- Nov 10 Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss politician (President of Switzerland 2009) and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2004-10), born in Herisau, Switzerland
- Nov 10 Michel Tabachnik, Swiss composer and conductor, born in Geneva, Switzerland
Robert F. Engle (81 years old)
Nov 10 American economist (Nobel 2003 - for methods of analyzing economic time series with time-varying volatility (ARCH)), born in Syracuse, New York
- Nov 11 Roy Fredericks, West Indian cricket batsman (59 Tests @ 42.49, 8 x 100s; British Guyana, Glamorgan CCC), born in East Bank, Guyana (d. 2000)
- Nov 13 Beth Brickell, actress (Gentle Ben), born in Camden, Arkansas
- Nov 13 John P Hammond, American blues singer ("So Many Roads"), born in New York City
- Nov 14 Jackie Du Preez, Zimbabwe cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, South Africa; Zimbabwe Test selector), born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 2020)
- Nov 15 Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli-Palestinian-Spanish concert pianist and conductor (Orchestre de Paris, 1975-89; Chicago Symphony, 1991-2006; Staatskapelle and Berlin Opera, 1992-present), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nov 16 Donna McKechnie, American Tony Award-winning actress and dancer (Company), born in Pontiac, Michigan
- Nov 16 Joanna Pettet, British actress (Knots Landing, Cry of the Innocent), born in London
- Nov 16 Willie Carson, Scottish jockey (5 x British Champion Jockey; 17 x British Classic Races; 100+ winners in a season x 23 times for total 3,828 wins), born in Stirling, Scotland
- Nov 17 Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)
- Nov 17 Bob Gaudio, American pop-rock musician and songwriter (Four Seasons - "Sherry"; "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"), born in The Bronx, New York
- Nov 17 Khang Khek Leu 'Comrade Dutch', Cambodian Khmer Rouge figure convicted of crimes against humanity, born in Choyaot village, Cambodia (d. 2020)
Martin Scorsese (81 years old)
Nov 17 American film director (Raging Bull; Taxi Driver; The Last Waltz; Goodfellas; The Departed), born in Queens, New York
- Nov 18 Jeffrey Siegel, American pianist (Chicago Symphony), born in Chicago, Illinois
Linda Evans (81 years old)
Nov 18 American actress (Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Nov 18 Susan Sullivan, American actress (Dharma & Greg, Falcon Crest), born in New York City
Calvin Klein (81 years old)
Nov 19 American fashion designer (Calvin Klein Jeans, CK), born in The Bronx, New York
- Nov 19 Gary Ackerman, American politician(Rep-D-NY, 1983-2013), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 19 Larry Gilbert, American golfer (Senior Players Championship 1997), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky (d. 1998)
- Nov 19 Sharon Olds, American poet ("Stag's Leap" - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2013), born in San Francisco, California [1]
- Nov 20 Bob Einstein, American comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
Joe Biden (81 years old)
Nov 20 American democratic politician, 46th US President (2021-), Vice President (2009-17) and Senator (1973-2009), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Nov 20 Meredith Monk, American choreographer, composer (Atlas) and performing artist, born in New York City
- Nov 20 Norman Greenbaum, American folk singer (Spirit in the Sky), born in Malden, Massachusetts
- Nov 20 Paulos Faraj Rahho, Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop, born in Mosul, Iraq (d. 2008)
- Nov 21 Afa Anoa'i, Samoan-American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team C'ship x 3 with Sika), born in Western Samoa
- Nov 21 Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German politician
- Nov 21 Tweety [Pie], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Bob Clampett and Friz Freleng (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "A Tale of Two Kitties"
- Nov 22 Floyd Sneed, Canadian rock drummer (Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"; Ohio Players), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2023)
- Nov 22 Guion Bluford, Col USAF, NASA astronaut (STS 8, 61A, 39, 53) 1st African American in space, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 22 Steve Caldwell, American pop singer (Orlons - "South Street"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 23 Steve Gillette, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Darcy Farrow";"Bed of Roses"), born in Pensacola, Florida
- Nov 23 Susan Anspach, American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Hair, Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again Sam), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- Nov 24 Bayani Mendoza de Leon, Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay), born in Manilla, Philippines (d. 2013)
- Nov 24 Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money), born in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
- Nov 24 Chinary Ung, Cambodian-American composer and music educator, born in Krong Doun Kaev, Cambodia
- Nov 24 Marlin Fitzwater, American journalist and press secretary to US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, born in Salina, Kansas
- Nov 25 Rosa Von Praunheim [Holger Mischwitzky], Riga Latvia, dir (Affengeil)
- Nov 26 Olivia Cole, American actress (Roots, Backstairs at the White House), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2018)
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
Nov 27 American rock guitarist ("Purple Haze"; "Voodoo Chile"; "The Wind Cries Mary"), born in Seattle, Washington
- Nov 27 Michael Devlin, American bass-baritone, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 28 Manolo Blahnik, Santa Cruz de La Palma Spain, shoe designer
- Nov 28 Paul Warfield, American NFL/WFL wide receiver, 1964-77, 8X Pro-Bowl (Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Memphis Southmen), born in Warren, Ohio
- Nov 29 Felix Cavaliere, American rock singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Rascals - "Lonely Too Long", "People Got to Be Free"), born in Pelham. New York
- Nov 29 Maggie Thompson, American librarian and magazine editor (Comics Buyer's Guide)
- Nov 29 Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone opera singer, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Famous Deaths
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Nov 5 American father of musical comedy (Phantom President; Give My Regards to Broadway), dies of cancer at 64
- Nov 9 Edna May Oliver [Nutter], American stage, silent and sound screen character actress (Little Women; Drums Along the Mohawk), dies on her 59th birthday
- Nov 11 Anton Hendrik Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of the Lichtes), dies at 60
- Nov 11 Hector Abbas, Flemish actor and director (Rosa Lynd Company), dies at 58
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien (1878-1942)
Nov 12 American boxer (World light heavyweight champion 1905), dies at 64
- Nov 13 Daniel J. Callaghan, US Admiral (Medal of Honor), dies during the Battle of Guadalcanal at 52
- Nov 13 Douglas H Fox, US captain of destroyer Barton, dies in battle
- Nov 13 Norman Scott, US admiral (at Guadalcanal), dies
- Nov 16 Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor (Der Liebesexpreß, A Star Fell from Heaven), dies from a heart attack at 38
- Nov 17 Ben Reitman, American anarchist, physician (b. 1879)
- Nov 19 Bruno Schulz, Polish writer (The Street of Crocodiles), shot and killed by German Nazi at 50
- Nov 19 Édouard Combe, Swiss composer, dies at 76
J. B. M. Hertzog (1866-1942)
Nov 21 South African General and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1924-39), dies at 76
