Historical Events
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Nov 6 "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", the 4th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres in London. Goes on to become most successful film of the year, earning almost US$ 900 million.
- Nov 6 The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana.
- Nov 6 The military junta of Myanmar (Burma) begins moving its government ministries from Yangon to Pyinmana.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Nov 8 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country
- Nov 9 Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
- Nov 9 The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Mauresmo WTA Champion
Nov 13 French tennis star Amélie Mauresmo beats countrywoman Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 for the season ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
- Nov 15 39th Country Music Association Awards: Keith Urban & Gretchen Wilson win
- Nov 15 Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines
Some Hearts
Nov 15 Carrie Underwood releases her debut album "Some Hearts" (2006 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best New Artist 2007)
Music History
Nov 16 CBS television broadcasts ”I Walk the Line: A Night For Johnny Cash” featuring concert performances by Dwight Yoakam, Martina McBride, Alison Krauss, U2, Norah Jones, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, and others
Rent
Nov 17 Film adaptation of Joanthan Larson's musical "Rent", starring Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs, premieres at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC
- Nov 17 Italy's choice of national anthem, "Il Canto degli Italiani", becomes official in law for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the republic.
- Nov 18 20th Century Fox releases "Walk the Line", starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, and directed by James Mangold; Witherspoon wins an Academy Award
- Nov 19 70th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-18 in Auburn
- Nov 20 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins
Nalbandian Masters Cup
Nov 20 David Nalbandian of Argentina outlasts defending champion Roger Federer 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6 in Shanghai, China to win his only career season-ending Tennis Masters Cup title
- Nov 22 33rd American Music Awards: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith and Kelly Clarkson win
Chancellor Merkel
Nov 22 Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany
- Nov 22 Ted Koppel retires from late night television news program "Nightline with Ted Koppel", after 25 years with the show, 41 Emmy Awards, and 42 years with ABC
No Confidence Motion
Nov 24 Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament Stephen Harper, introduces a motion of no confidence. The motion is passed on November 28 leading to the dissolution of the 38th Canadian Parliament.
- Nov 25 Polish Minister of National Defence Radek Sikorski opens Warsaw Pact archives to historians showing maps of possible nuclear strikes against Western Europe, including the nuclear annihilation of 43 Polish cities by Soviet-controlled forces.
- Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes, 38-35; first time in 44 years Grey Cup goes into overtime
- Nov 27 First partial human face transplant is completed for Isabelle Dinoire in Amiens, France.
- Nov 27 President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, is re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term
Ballon d'Or
Nov 28 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho is named best football player in Europe ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard
Joe Thornton
Nov 30 The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks
2005 History
Famous Weddings
- Nov 2 Irish TV and radio presenter Sile Seoige (26) weds Glen Mulcahy at St. Brendan's Church in County Offaly
- Nov 5 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice (29) weds Michelle Noonan in Arizona
- Nov 11 Millionaire Nasir Khan weds "Footballers' Wives" actress Laila Rouass (34) in London
- Nov 12 Businessman Donald Trump Jr. (27) weds model Vanessa Haydon at the Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida
- Nov 15 Emperor Akihito's only daughter Princess Sayako (36) gives up her imperial title to wed Yoshiki Kuroda (40) at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan
- Nov 19 "Corner Gas" actor Brent Butt (39) weds actress Nancy Robertson (34) at Vancouver's Cin Cin Ristorante
- Nov 19 "KISS" lead singer Paul Stanley (53) weds Erin Sutton at The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, California
- Nov 19 Indianapolis 500 racer Danica Patrick (23) weds physical therapist Paul Hospenthal in Scottsdale, Arizona
Christina Aguilera
Nov 19 Singer and actress Christina Aguilera (28) weds music executive Jordan Bratman (32) under a mountainside tent at the Staglin Family Vineyards in Rutherford, California
Famous Deaths
- Nov 1 (Lyle) "Skitch" Henderson, British-American pianist and orchestra leader (NBC Radio; NBC Television; New York Pops), dies at 87
- Nov 1 Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, dies at 75
- Nov 1 Michael Piller, American screenwriter (b. 1948)
- Nov 2 Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian soccer midfielder and manager (Bologna; Atalanta, Italy 1974 World Cup), dies at 86
- Nov 4 Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer ("The Naked Dance"; Galapagos Duck), dies at 76
- Nov 4 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), dies at 88
- Nov 4 Nadia Anjuman, Afghan poet and journalist, dies after being beaten by her husband at 24
- Nov 4 Sheree North, American actress and singer, dies at 73
- Nov 5 (Fred Lincoln) "Link" Wray, Native American rock guitarist ("Rumble"), dies of heart failure at 76 [1]
- Nov 5 John Fowles, British novelist (Collector, French Lieutenant's Woman), dies at 79
- Nov 5 Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957)
- Nov 5 Virginia MacWatters, American soprano, dies at 93
- Nov 6 Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer, dies at 90
- Nov 6 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, dies of leukemia at 38
- Nov 6 Rod Donald, New Zealand Politician, Green Party Co-leader, dies from the effects of food poisoning at 48
- Nov 7 Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b. 1921)
- Nov 7 Harry Thompson, English-born comedian and novelist (b. 1960)
- Nov 8 Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (Oi Kyries tis avlis), dies of lung cancer at 76
- Nov 8 David Westheimer, American novelist (Von Ryan's Express), dies at 88
- Nov 9 Avril Angers, British stand-up comedian and actress (Coronation Street, The Family Way), dies at 87
- Nov 9 K. R. Narayanan, 10th President of India (1997-2002), dies at 85
- Nov 10 Gardner Read, American composer (Quiet Music for Strings; Dance of the Locomotives), and pedagogue (Boston University, 1948-78), dies at 92
- Nov 11 Keith Andes, American actor (Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats), commits suicide at 85
- Nov 11 Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director (Lion of the Dessert), dies at 75
- Nov 11 Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer, dies at 66
- Nov 11 Peter Drucker, Austrian-American management theorist, dies at 95
- Nov 12 Richard E. Lawyer, American USAF officer, pilot, and astronaut, dies at 73
- Nov 12 William G. Adams, former mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (b. 1923)
- Nov 13 Eddie Guerrero, Mexican pro wrestler (WWE Championship 2004; WWE Tag Team C'ship x 4), dies of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at 38
- Nov 13 Vine Deloria, Jr., Native American author, theologian, historian, and activist (b. 1933)
- Nov 14 Jeno Takacs, Austrian composer, dies at 103
- Nov 15 Arto Salminen, Finnish writer (b. 1959)
- Nov 15 Dr. Adrian Rogers, American Southern Baptist Minister and leader (b. 1931)
- Nov 15 Preston Robert Tisch, American businessman (co-founder of Loews Corp), and NFL co-owner (NY Giants, 1991-2002), dies from brain cancer at 79
- Nov 16 Bob van Toll, Dutch actor and director (Pastorale 1943), dies at 62
- Nov 16 Donald Watson, English founder of the Vegan Society (b. 1910)
- Nov 16 Henry Taube, Canadian-born American chemist, (1983 Nobel Prize - mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions), dies at 89
- Nov 16 Ralph Edwards, American TV host (This is Your Life), dies at 92
- Nov 17 Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (Janosik), dies at 63
- Nov 18 Harold J Stone, American actor (Spartacus, The Wrong Man), dies at 92
- Nov 19 Erik Balling, Danish TV and film director (b. 1924)
- Nov 20 Chris Whitley, American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, dies of lung cancer at 45
- Nov 20 James King, American tenor, dies at 80
- Nov 20 Manouchehr Atashi, Persian poet, dies at 74
- Nov 20 Sheldon Gardner, American psychologist (b. 1934)
- Nov 21 Alfred Anderson, last Scottish World War I (and Christmas Truce) veteran (b. 1896)
- Nov 21 Bill D'Angelo, American heavy metal guitarist (Femme Fatale, 1987-90), dies of a drug overdose at 43
- Nov 21 Hugh Sidey, American journalist (Life; Time), and author (Hugh Sidey's Portraits of the Presidents), dies of an apparent heart attack at 78
- Nov 22 Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (youngest to ride winner of English Grand National on Battleship 1938), dies at 84
- Nov 23 (John) "Fritz" Richmond, American folk musician (washtub bass and jug), and recording engineer, dies of lung cancer at 66 [1]
- Nov 23 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), dies at 78
- Nov 23 Constance Cummings, American-British Tony Award-winning stage (Wings; Long Day's Journey Into Night), and screen (Blithe Spirit; Glamour) actress, dies at 95
- Nov 23 Frank Gatski, American football player (b. 1919)
- Nov 24 Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid), dies of kidney failure at 73
- Nov 25 George Best, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), dies at age 59 after suffering multiple organ failures
- Nov 25 Richard Burns, English WRC champion, dies of a brain tumor at 34
- Nov 26 Stan Berenstain, American children's author (The Berenstain Bears), dies at 82
- Nov 27 Jocelyn Brando, American actress (The Big Heat, Ugly American, China Venture), dies at 86
- Nov 27 Joe Jones, American R&B singer (b. 1926)
- Nov 28 (Daniel) Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), dies from head injury after a fall at his home, at 62
- Nov 28 Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), dies of natural causes at 95
- Nov 29 David di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
- Nov 29 Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (6 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; Cleveland, Minnesota), dies from cancer at 78
- Nov 29 Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (Wanna Hold Your Hand, Bossom Buddies, Back to the Future), dies of breast cancer at 47
- Nov 30 Jean Parker [Luise-Stephanie Zelinska], American actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women), dies of complications from a stroke at 90
