Historical Events
- Nov 1 Indian state of Mysore is renamed Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu
- Nov 1 Jerry Livingston and Mack David's musical "Molly", starring Kaye Ballard, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 68 performances
Streisand & Other Musical Instruments
Nov 2 "Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments" special premieres on CBS TV
Ringo
Nov 2 Apple Records releases "Ringo", Ringo Starr's third studio album, in the US; his biggest commercial and critical success, featuring the singles "Photograph", "You're Sixteen", and "Oh My My"
- Nov 2 OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms
- Nov 3 Atlantic Records releases "Abandoned Luncheonette", the second studio album by the American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Nov 3 BYU receiver Jay Miller sets an NCAA football single game record with 22 catches (for 263 yards) en route to a 56-21 victory over New Mexico at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
- Nov 3 Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury
Sports History
Nov 4 Chicago centre Stan Mikita registers his 1,000 NHL career point in the Black Hawks 5-3 loss to the Minnesota North Stars at the Met Centre, Bloomington, Minnesota
- Nov 4 Mark Medoff's "When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?" premieres in NYC
- Nov 4 New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs Buffalo Bills
- Nov 4 The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are solely used by cyclists and roller skaters.
- Nov 4 Thousands commemorate former Greek premier Georgios Papandreou
- Nov 5 Arab producers announce 25 percent cut in oil production
- Nov 5 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Nov 5 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's second album "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle"
- Nov 6 Abe Beame elected 1st Jewish mayor of NYC
- Nov 6 Coleman Young elected Mayor of Detroit
"Man With the Golden Gun" Films
Nov 6 James Bond film "Man With the Golden Gun" starring Roger Moore begins filming
- Nov 7 NJ becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league
- Nov 7 US & Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links
- Nov 8 Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai
- Nov 9 Apple Records releases "Ringo", Ringo Starr's third studio album, in the UK - a week after its US release; his biggest commercial and critical success, featuring the singles "Photograph", "You're Sixteen", and "Oh My My"
Piano Man
Nov 9 Columbia Records releases "Piano Man", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's second studio album
- Nov 9 Fire at Taiyo department store, kills 101 & injures 84 (Kumamoto Japan)
- Nov 9 Government De Uyl decides Palestijnse fugitives to support
- Nov 10 "Ship Ahoy" album by The O'Jays is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1974)
Shostakovich's 14th String Quartet
Nov 12 Dmitri Shostakovich's 14th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad, Soviet Union
- Nov 13 "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 103 performances
Jackson AL MVP
Nov 13 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously
- Nov 14 "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 438 performances
- Nov 14 Canada begins production of Olympic coins
Palmer AL Cy Young
Nov 14 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner
- Nov 15 Egypt & Israel exchange prisoners of war
Mind Games
Nov 16 Apple Records releases John Lennon's fourth studio album, "Mind Games" in UK
Bowie on Midnight Special
Nov 16 Singer David Bowie performs on TV's "Midnight Special", set includes duet with Marianne Faithfull covering Sonny & Cher's hit "I Got You, Babe"
- Nov 16 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit
Alaskan Pipeline
Nov 16 US President Richard Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline
- Nov 17 Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed
- Nov 17 Teri Garr plays new nurse, Lt Suzanne Marquetten, on "The Sniper" episode of TV series M*A*S*H
- Nov 17 US President Richard Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook"
- Nov 18 Arab oil ministers cancel the scheduled 5 percent cut in production for EEC
- Nov 18 Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests
- Nov 19 Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair
- Nov 19 New York stock market takes sharpest drop in 19 years
- Nov 21 US President Richard Nixon's attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18½ minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate
- Nov 22 Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo disbands
- Nov 23 Arab summit conference adopts open and secret resolutions on the use of the oil weapons; embargo extended to Portugal, Rhodesia, and South Africa
- Nov 25 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai
- Nov 25 Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos
- Nov 25 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders 8th Championship; defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18
- Nov 25 US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure
- Nov 26 Nixon's personal secretary Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18½ minute gap in a key Watergate tape
- Nov 27 Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year
Good Doctor
Nov 27 Neil Simon's play "Good Doctor" premieres in NYC
- Nov 27 US President Richard Nixon signs the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, authorizing petroleum price, production, allocation and marketing controls
VP Gerald Ford
Nov 27 US Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President
Famous Birthdays
Aishwarya Rai (50 years old)
Nov 1 Indian actress and beauty queen (Miss World 1994), born in Mangaluru, India
- Nov 2 Ben Graham, Australian Football League ruckman and executive (Geelong, Western Bulldogs) and NFL punter (Arizona Cardinals), born in Geelong, Victoria
- Nov 2 Jason Smith, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1,008 NHL games; NJ Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Nov 2 Lee O’Denat, American internet entrepreneur (WorldStarHipHop.com), born in Queens, New York (d. 2017)
- Nov 2 Marisol Nichols, American actress (Riverdale), born in Rogers Park, Illinois
- Nov 2 Tobias Ringborg, Swedish violinist and conductor, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Nov 3 Ben Fogle, British broadcaster and author (Channel 5, BBC), born in London, England
- Nov 3 Mick Thomson, American heavy metal guitarist (Slipknot), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- Nov 3 Sticky Fingaz [Kirk Jones], American hardcore rapper (Oynx), born in the Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
- Nov 5 Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey center (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, bronze 2002; Ottawa Senators; IIHF Hall of Fame), born in Sverdlovsk, Russia
- Nov 5 Daniella Westbrook, English actress (Sam Mitchell-EastEnders), born in Walthamstow, London
- Nov 5 Johnny Damon, American professional baseball outfielder (Kansas City Royals), born in Fort Riley, Kansas
- Nov 5 Rupert Grant, American NFL fullback (NE Patriots), born in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 6 Nell McAndrew, British model, born in Leeds, England
- Nov 6 Taje Allen, American football player (St Louis Rams), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Nov 7 Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer, born in La Plata, Argentina
- Nov 7 Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress (Sun-Lost), born in Seoul, South Korea
David Muir (50 years old)
Nov 8 American journalist (ABC news anchor, 20/20), born in Syracuse, New York
- Nov 8 Frantisek Kaberle, Czech ice hockey defenceman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Kladno, Czech Republic
- Nov 8 Nicole Teter, American 800m runner, born in Palo Alto, California
- Nov 8 Vanesa Littlecrow, Puerto Rican cartoonist, dancer, writer and model, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
- Nov 9 Gabrielle Miller, Canadian actress, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia
- Nov 9 Nick Lachey, American singer, born in Harlan, Kentucky
- Nov 9 Zisis Vryzas, Greek footballer, born in Kavala, Greece
- Nov 10 Cale Hulse, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1995-2006 (Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, and 3 other teams), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Nov 10 Darius Holland, American NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Petersburg, Virginia
- Nov 10 John Solomon, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
- Nov 10 Khiry Abdulsamad, American R&B singer (The Boys - "Dial My Heart"; "Lucky Charm"), born in Carson, California
- Nov 10 Patrik Berger, Czech footballer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Nov 10 Zahid Fazal, Pakistani cricket batsman (occasional Tests since 1992), born in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
- Nov 11 Jason Bowen, Canadian NHL defenceman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Port Alice, British Columbia
- Nov 11 Jason White, American punk rock guitarist (Green Day), born in North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Nov 12 Mayte Garcia, American dancer, born in Fort Rucker, Alabama
- Nov 12 Melanie Gaffin, American actress (Cheryl-Whiz Kids), born in Santa Monica, California
- Nov 12 Radha Mitchell, Australian actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Nov 12 Zahir Shah, Afghan cricketer (attention-grabbing Rawalpindi leg-spinner), born in Kunar Province, Afghanistan
- Nov 13 Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 13 Samantha Riley, Brisbane Australia, breastroker (Olympic 2 bronze-92, 96)
- Nov 14 Adina Howard, American R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter ("Freak Like Me"; "What's Love Got To Do With It"), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Nov 14 Dana Snyder, American stage and voice actor (Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Chowder), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Nov 14 Jason Wynyard, New Zealand woodchopper (9 x World C'ship; 14 x Stihl Timbersports Series), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- Nov 14 Lawyer Milloy, strong safety (New England Patriots)
- Nov 14 Moka Only [Daniel Denton], Canadian rapper, born in Langford, British Columbia
- Nov 15 Jason Dunn, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Nov 15 Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
- Nov 16 Brendan Laney, New Zealand rugby player, born in Invercargill, New Zealand
- Nov 16 Christian Horner, British Formula One team owner
- Nov 16 Howard Smothers, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Nov 16 Joe Hudepohl, American 800m freestyle relay (Olympic gold 1996)
- Nov 16 Sedrick Shaw, running back (New England Patriots)
- Nov 17 Bernd Schneider, German footballer
- Nov 17 Eli Marrero, Cuban-American MLB baseball player, 1997-2006 (St, Louis Cardinals and 5 other teams), born in Havana, Cuba
- Nov 17 Scott Rehberg, tackle (New England Patriots)
- Nov 18 Steve Christopher Petree, American pop singer (pc Quest- "After The Summer's Gone"), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
- Nov 19 Jamir Miller, American NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals), born in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
- Nov 19 Ryukishi07 [real name unknown), Japanese mystery writer (When They Cry series), born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Nov 19 Savion Glover, American dancer and choreographer (Bring in 'da Noise), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Nov 19 Takashi Matsumoto, Japanese photographer and businessperson
- Nov 21 Brook Kerr, American actress (Passions), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Nov 21 Danny Kanell, quarterback (NY Giants)
- Nov 21 Inés Sastre, Spanish model and actress
- Nov 22 Alexandra Fusai, St Cloud France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Szczecin)
- Nov 22 Cassie Campbell, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 2002, 06; IIHF World C'ship gold 1994, 97, 99, 2000, 01, 04), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Nov 22 Sharin Foo, Danish pop singer and bassist (The Raveonettes), born in Emmelev, Djursland, Denmark
- Nov 23 Joeli Vidiri, Fijian rugby union winger (7 Tests Fiji, 2 New Zealand; Auckland RU, Barbarian FC), born in Nausori, Fiji (d. 2022)
- Nov 23 Reggie Green, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Nov 24 Donny Brady, defensive back (Baltimore Ravens)
- Nov 25 Erick Strickland, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
- Nov 26 John Zimmerman, American pairs skater (with partner Steigler), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Nov 26 Peter Facinelli, American actor (Fastlane), born in Queens, New York
- Nov 27 Evan Karagias, American professional wrestler, born in Gastonia, North Carolina
- Nov 27 Jon Runyan, American politician (Rep-R-NJ 2011-15), NFL tackle (Tennessee Oilers), born in Flint, Michigan
- Nov 27 Samantha Harris, American model and host (Entertainment Tonight), born in Hopkins, Minnesota
- Nov 27 Tadanobu Asano, Japanese actor, born in Yokohama, Japan
- Nov 27 Twista [Carl Terrell Mitchell], American rapper, one-time fastest English language rapper (Guinness World Record, 1992), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 28 Jade Puget, American rock guitarist (AFI), born in Santa Rosa, California
- Nov 29 Craig Glassock, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper 1994-95), born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
- Nov 29 Dick van Burik, Dutch soccer player (Ajax/NAC), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Nov 29 Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer, born in St David's Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Nov 29 Sarah Jones, American playwright, born in Winter Springs, Florida
- Nov 30 Jason Reso (aka "Christian Cage"), Canadian professional wrestler
- Nov 30 Jay Hamilton, CFL running back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Nov 30 John Moyer, American heavy metal rock bassist (Disturbed), born in El Paso, Texas
- Nov 30 Ty Howard, cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
Famous Weddings
Vin Scully
Nov 10 American Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully (45) weds Sandra Hunt, until her death in 2021
Hank Aaron
Nov 12 MLB baseball player Hank Aaron (39) weds Billye Aaron
Famous Divorces
Isaac Asimov
Nov 16 Russian-American cci-fi author Isaac Asimov (53) divorces Gertrude Blugerman (56) after 31 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Earl Neale, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Virginia; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles) and MLB outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), dies at 81
- Nov 3 Arturo de Córdova [Arturo García Rodríguez], Mexican actor (Medal for Benny), dies from a stroke at 66
- Nov 3 Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- Nov 4 Karl H. Waggerl, Austria author (Green Friends), dies at 75
- Nov 10 Stringbean [David Akeman], American country singer, comedian, and banjo player (Hee Haw), murdered by burglars at his home at 58
- Nov 11 Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish Chemist and Nobel laureate, dies at 78
- Nov 13 Bruno Maderna, Italian conductor, and avant garde composer (Quadrivium; Satyricon), dies of lung cancer at 53
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973)
Nov 13 Italian fashion designer, dies at 77
- Nov 13 Lila Lee, American actress (Midnight Girl, Blood & Sand), dies of stroke at 68
- Nov 16 Alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif
- Nov 17 Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (Sri Aurobindo), known as "The Mother", dies at 95
- Nov 19 Cyril Allcott, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 113 runs @ 22.6, 6 wickets; Auckland), dies at 77
- Nov 20 Allan Sherman, American parody singer and songwriter ("Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah"), dies from emphysema at 48
- Nov 21 Thomas Pelly, American politician, dies at 71
- Nov 23 Claire Dodd, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy), dies after illness at 64
- Nov 23 Constance Talmadge, US comedienne (Her Primitive Lover), dies at 75
- Nov 23 Jennie Tourel [Davidovich], Russian-American mezzo-soprano (Paris Opera, 1931-38; Metropolitan Opera,1937-47), dies at 73
- Nov 23 Paul Newlan, actor (Capt Grey-M Squad), dies
- Nov 23 Robert Ellis, actor (Curse of King Tut's Tomb), dies at 40
- Nov 23 Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Tokyo Joe), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 83
- Nov 24 John Neihardt, American writer (b. 1881)
- Nov 25 Albert DeSalvo, American criminal (The Boston Strangler), stabbed to death in prison at 42
- Nov 25 Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine], Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet), dies of cancer at 45
- Nov 26 Charles Evans Whittaker, American Supreme Court justice (1957-62), dies at 72
- Nov 26 John Rostill, British rock bassist (The Shadows, 1963-70 - "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt"), and songwriter ("If You Love Me, Let Me Know"), dies of barbiturate poisioning at 31
- Nov 27 Frank Christian, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 86
- Nov 28 Marthe Bibesco, Romanian writer (b. 1886)
- Nov 30 Bruce Yarnell, American actor (Outlaws) and singer, dies when single‐engine plane he was piloting crashes into northern Los Angeles county (California) mountain slope at 37 [1]
