Historical Events
- Nov 1 Last of Kuwait oil well fires extinguished by Canadian well control team "SafetyBOSS"
- Nov 1 New Dutch Regulations Traffic rules & Traffic signs enforced
- Nov 1 Three faculty, and one staff member of the department of physics and astronomy, were killed, along with one administrator, when physics graduate student Gang Lu went on a shooting rampage at the University of Iowa.
Rugby World Cup
Nov 2 2nd Rugby World Cup Final, Twickenham: Australia beats England, 12-6 with Wallabies fly-half Michael Lynagh landing 2 penalties and a conversion
- Nov 2 Bartholomew I becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople, head of 300 million followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; winners: Arazi, Black Tie Affair, Dance Smartly (leading female thoroughbred money-earner, with $3,083,456), Miss Alleged, Opening Verse, Pleasant Stage, Sheikh Albadou
- Nov 2 Jermaine Jackson releases "Word to the Badd!!" anti Michael song
- Nov 2 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35 point 3rd quarter deficit to rally and beat Weber State, 55-49
F1 World Champion
Nov 3 Ayrton Senna wins Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; shortest F1 race ever run (14 laps) because of wet conditions; Senna retains his 3rd World Drivers Championship by 24 points from Nigel Mansell
- Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Salvador Garcia of Mexico men's champion in 2:09:28; Liz McColgan of Scotland wins women's title, 2:27.0
Event of Interest
Nov 4 Imelda Marcos returns from exile to the Philippines and was arrested the next day for tax fraud and corruption. She was then released on $6,400 bail.
- Nov 4 Mid East peace conference ends in Madrid Spain
- Nov 5 Kiichi Miyazawa elected premier of Japan
- Nov 5 Richard J Kerr ends term as acting director of CIA
- Nov 6 "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin NYC for 32 performances
- Nov 6 Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St Petersburg
- Nov 6 Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii
- Nov 6 Maximus 2.0 BBS released
- Nov 6 Robert M Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA
Communist Party Outlawed
Nov 6 Russian President Boris Yeltsin outlaws the Communist Party
Kuwaiti Oil Fires
Nov 6 The last oil fire in Kuwait set by retreating Iraqi troops is extinguished
- Nov 7 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box NYC
- Nov 7 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95
Magic Johnson
Nov 7 Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus & retires from LA Lakers
- Nov 7 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" opens at New York State Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
Paul Coffey
Nov 8 Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring mark with 311th goal
- Nov 9 Houston's Roman Anderson is 1st NCAA to kick 400 pts
- Nov 9 Joint European Torus (JET) scientists in Culham England successfully harness nuclear fusion to produce the first large amount of controlled fusion power
- Nov 10 Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception
- Nov 10 Browns set club record for largest lead blown (led 23-0), Philadelphia 32-30
Navratilova Equals Evert's Record
Nov 10 Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert with 157 pro tennis tournament wins
- Nov 10 Marty Glickman broadcasts his 1,000th football game
- Nov 10 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India
Tom Glavine
Nov 12 Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award
- Nov 12 Dili Massacre, Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of protesters in Dili, East Timor, killing at least 250
Full House
Nov 12 US TV series "Full House" 100th episode, the twins are born
- Nov 13 Bomb destroys Dutch Labour party politician Aad Kosto's house in a failed assassination attempt, he survives and in a famous image finds and cuddles his cat
Clemens AL Cy Young
Nov 13 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award
Lockerbie Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Nov 14 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials for the downing of Pan Am Flight 103
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Nov 14 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile
Black or White
Nov 14 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video with groundbreaking morphing effects premieres simultaneously in 27 countries on MTV, Fox TV and BBC's Top of the Pops
Earnhardt Wins NASCAR
Nov 17 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
- Nov 17 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs LA Rams
Sampras' First ATP
Nov 17 In an all-American final Pete Sampras wins his first of 5 ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Jim Courier in Frankfurt, Germany
- Nov 17 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at New York State Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
- Nov 18 Auburn men's basketball team placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and not eligible for post-season play 1991-92
- Nov 18 France deports Marlon's daughter Cheyenne Brando to Tahiti
- Nov 18 Muslim Shi'ites release hostages Terry Waite & Thomas Sutherland
Siege of Vukovar Ends
Nov 18 The Croatian city of Vukovar surrenders to Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces after an 87-day siege
Ripken 2nd MVP
Nov 19 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP
Phool Aur Kaante
Nov 22 "Phool Aur Kaante", the film debut of famous Indian actor Ajay Devgan, is released
The Addams Family
Nov 22 Film "The Addams Family" starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci is released
Ewing's $18.8 Million
Nov 22 NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension
- Nov 23 Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career
Holyfield vs. Cooper
Nov 23 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
Mercury Confirms AIDs
Nov 23 Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS the day before he dies
- Nov 23 Martín López-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
- Nov 23 Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
- Nov 24 1st international flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
- Nov 24 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
Toronto Argonauts Win
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy
Seles' Prize Money Record
Nov 24 Monica Seles sets female tennis record, winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year
- Nov 24 Rachmon Nabijev elected president of Tajikistan
- Nov 24 US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched
- Nov 24 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 to win her 2nd straight WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- Nov 26 Condoms are handed out to thousands of NY High School students
- Nov 27 Poetess Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba)
- Nov 27 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances
Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan
Nov 27 Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ
- Nov 29 Dust storm in California's San Joaquin Valley, results in massive vehicle accident on Interstate I-5 involving 93 cars and 11 truck. near Coalinga; 17 die and 150 injured
- Nov 29 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
- Nov 29 TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man
- Nov 30 56th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 13-6 in Birmingham, Alabama
- Nov 30 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
- Nov 30 Rob Pilatus, 27, of disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli attempts suicide
- Nov 30 San Diego State's Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing and scoring titles
Famous Birthdays
Anthony Ramos (32 years old)
Nov 1 American actor and singer-songwriter (Hamilton), born in New York City
- Nov 1 Jiang Yuyuan, Chinese gymnast (Olympic teams gold 2008), born in Liuzhou, Guangxi
- Nov 2 Jimmy Garoppolo, American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Nov 8 DanTDM [Daniel Middleton], British professional gamer and YouTube personality (The Diamond Minecraft), born in Aldershot, England
- Nov 10 Zo In-sung, South Korean actor (Something Happened in Bali; That Winter, the Wind Blows), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Nov 11 Christa B. Allen, American actress (Revenge), born in Wildomar, California
- Nov 12 Kathleen Herles, American child voice actress (Dora the Explorer, and Go, Diego, Go! - "Dora"), born in Queens, New York
- Nov 13 Matt Bennett, American actor (Victorious), born in Massapequa Park, New York
Shailene Woodley (32 years old)
Nov 15 American actress (The Fault in Our Stars), born in San Bernardino County, California
Famous Weddings
Douglas Adams
Nov 25 Author Douglas Adams (39) weds Jane Belson
Milton Berle
Nov 26 Entertainer Milton Berle (83) marries for the fourth time Lorna Adams
Famous Deaths
- Nov 2 Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72
- Nov 2 Irwin Allen, American film and television producer (Land of the Giants; The Poseidon Adventure), dies at 75
- Nov 2 Mort Shuman, American singer, and songwriter, with Doc Pomus ("Viva Las Vegas"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), dies of cancer at 54
- Nov 5 Fred MacMurray, American actor (Double Indemnity, The Apartment, My Three Sons), dies of pneumonia at 83
- Nov 5 Robert Maxwell, Czech-British billionaire publisher, politician and fraudster (Mirror Group, NY Daily News), drowns at sea at 68
- Nov 6 André Vandernoot, Flemish flautist and conductor (Royal Flemish Opera, 1959-73), dies at 64
Gene Tierney (1920-1991)
Nov 6 American actress (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, The Razor's Edge), dies of emphysema at 70
- Nov 7 Tom of Finland [Touko Laaksonen], Finnish fetish artist, dies at 71
- Nov 8 Frances Faye, American cabernet singer and actress (Pretty Baby), dies after a stroke ay 79
- Nov 8 John Kirkpatrick, American pianist (Concord Sonata) and musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), dies at 86
- Nov 9 Guido Claus, Belgian actor (Sacrament), dies
- Nov 9 Yves Montand [Ivo Livi], Italian-French actor (Z; Napoleon; Grand Prix), and singer, dies of a heart attack at 70
- Nov 10 Alessandro Lessona, Minister of Italian Colonies (1931-38), dies
- Nov 10 Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, dies at 62
- Nov 10 Franco Malfatti, president of Commission of Europe (1970-1972), dies
- Nov 10 Tutte Lemkow, dancer and director (Capt Paradise; I Am A Camera), dies at 73
- Nov 12 Diane Brewster, American actress (Courage of Black Beauty), dies at 60
- Nov 12 Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop (Montreal), dies at 87
- Nov 13 Cyril Poitier, actor (Uptown Saturday Night), dies of cancer at 80
- Nov 13 Hanson Baldwin, US military historian, dies at 88
- Nov 14 Tony Richardson, British film director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDS at 63
- Nov 16 Ralph Marrero, American actor (Dawn of the Dead; The Babe; Johnny Suede), dies in car accident at 33
- Nov 16 Wallace Berry, American-Canadian composer, educator, and music theorist, dies at 63
Adrian Quist (1913-1991)
Nov 17 Australian tennis player, analyst (Australian C'ship 1936, 40, 48), dies at 78
- Nov 17 John Blatnik, (Rep-Minn, 1947-75), dies at 80
- Nov 17 Kelly Jean Van Dyke-Nance, American actress, adult film performer and Jerry Van Dyke's daughter, commits suicide at 33
- Nov 17 Paul Reid Roman, actor (Aviator, Blue Knight), dies of cancer at 55
- Nov 17 Rudolf Petzold, German educator and composer, dies at 83
- Nov 18 Gustav Husak, president of Czechoslovakia (1975-89), dies at 78
- Nov 19 Reggie Nalder, Austrian actor (Mark of Devil), dies of bone cancer at 80
- Nov 20 Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies at 82
- Nov 21 Daniel Mann [Chugerman], American stage and screen director (The Rose Tattoo; The Teahouse Of The August Moon; Butterfield 8), dies of heart failure at 79
- Nov 21 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (NY Jets), dies at 81
- Nov 21 Prior Jones, West Indian cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 25 wickets; Trinidad), dies at 74
- Nov 21 Sonny Werblin, NY sports impresario, dies at 81
- Nov 22 Jac de Jong [Jacobus Hendrik de Jong], Dutch entrepreneur and politician (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
- Nov 23 Ken Uehara, actor (Honolulu-Tokyo), dies of heart failure at 82
- Nov 23 Klaus Kinski [Naksynski], German-Polish actor (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Little Drummer Girl), dies at 65
- Nov 24 Anton Furst, American production designer (Batman), dies at 47
- Nov 24 Eric Carr [Paul Charles Caravello], American drummer (Kiss, 1980-91), dies of heart cancer at 41
Freddie Mercury (1946-1991)
Nov 24 British singer-songwriter (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), dies of AIDS at 45
- Nov 25 Eleanor Audley, American voice actress (Cinderella - "Wicked Stepmother"), dies at 86
- Nov 26 Bob Johnson, collegiate and NHL ice hockey coach (University of Wisconsin Badgers, 1966-82; US Olympic team, 1976; Calgary Flames, 1982-87; Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990-91), dies of brain cancer at 60
- Nov 26 Dehl Berti, Chiricahua Apache actor (Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Guns of Paradise), dies of a heart attack at 70
- Nov 26 Ed Heinemann, American aircraft designer (Douglas Aircraft), dies at 83
- Nov 26 François Billetdoux, French author (Word Awake), dies at 64
- Nov 29 Frank Yerby, American novelist (The Foxes of Harrow), dies at 75
- Nov 29 Louis Finkelstein, American historian and theologist (Pharizees), dies at 96
- Nov 29 Ralph Bellamy, American actor (Rosemary's Baby, His Girl Friday, Trading Places), dies at 87
- Nov 30 Zin Harris, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101; Canterbury), dies at 64
