What Happened in November 2013

Historical Events

Nov 1 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: London Bridge, Outstrip, Goldencents, Chriselliam, Beholder

Sports History

Nov 2 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina claims ASP World Junior Title by beating Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco in a high-scoring final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil

Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year's Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan, Mucho Macho Man
Nov 2 Masahiro Tanaka's record streak of 30 consecutive starts without a loss ends when the Rakuten Golden Eagles' ace is beaten, 4-2, by the Yomiuri Giants in Game 6 of the Japan Baseball Series
Nov 3 6 people are killed after an overcrowded ferry sinks in Pattaya, Thailand
Nov 3 8 people are killed and 10 are injured after a turboprop plane crashes in northern Bolivia

Sports History

Nov 3 Bobby Orr's autobiography "Orr: My Story" debuts at the #8 position on The New York Times best seller list for nonfiction

Nov 3 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Cagliari, Italy: Sara Errani of Italy outclasses Russia's Alisa Kleybanova 6-1, 6-1 for an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0) and 4th title for the home country
Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Geoffrey Mutai becomes first repeat winner in 15 years in slow 2:08:24; fellow Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo wins women's race in 2:25:07

Sports History

Nov 3 Nick Foles connects with Riley Cooper 3 times to become 7th passer in NFL history with 7 TD tosses in a game during Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 win over the Raiders at Oakland; Foles completes 22 of 28 for 406 yards

Nov 5 4 people are killed after a 4-story building under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria
Nov 5 Bill de Blasio is elected New York City Mayor
Nov 6 15 people are killed after a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq
Nov 6 8 people are killed and 50 are injured by a suicide bombing in Damascus, Syria
Nov 8 11 people are killed in a car park bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia
Nov 8 27th Soul Train Music Awards: Miguel, Tamar Braxton win
Nov 8 At least 6,000 people are killed after Typhoon Haiyan, tied with Typhoon Meranti as being the strongest storm ever recorded at landfall, hits the Philippines
Nov 9 8 people are killed by a gunman in Cali, Columbia
Nov 9 María Gabriela Isler, a 25yo Venezuelan, is crowned Miss Universe 2013
Nov 10 Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Nov 11 "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London

Nov 11 100 people are killed in a tropical cyclone in the Puntland region, Somalia
Nov 11 4 people are killed and 8 are injured after a building catches fire in Mumbai, India

Đoković Wins Back-To-Back

Nov 11 Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England

Bulger Sentenced

Nov 14 Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes

Nov 15 5 people are killed and 10 are injured after a train derails in Nashik, India
Nov 15 Sony launches the Playstation Four, selling one million units on the first day

Tendulkar's Last Match

Nov 16 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies

Nov 17 102nd Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Serbia in Belgrade (3-2)
Nov 17 50 people are killed after a Boeing 737 aircraft crashes in Kazan, Russia
Nov 17 Abdulla Yameen becomes the President of the Maldives

Vettel Wins 8 in a Row

Nov 17 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas

Nov 17 Giorgi Margvelashvili becomes the President of Georgia
Nov 17 Jimmie Johnson wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the sixth time
Nov 18 20 people are killed after a train collides with a minibus in Cairo, Egypt
Nov 19 23 people are killed by a suicide bombing attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Nov 19 David Blaine performs in the TV special "David Blaine: Real or Magic" on ABC

Ben Bradlee

Nov 20 Ben Bradlee is presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony

Bayard Rustin

Nov 20 US President Barack Obama posthumously awards civil rights activist Bayard Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Happy

Nov 21 "Happy" single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)

Nov 21 31 people are killed by a truck bomb in northeaster Iraq
Nov 21 54 people are killed after the roof of a supermarket collapses in Riga, Latvia
Nov 21 The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys

Carlsen World Chess Champion

Nov 22 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship

Nov 23 "The Day of the Doctor" 50th anniversary episode of "Doctor Who" screens on BBC One, 1st episode to feature 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi

Pacquiao vs. Rios

Nov 23 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Macau, China

Nov 24 41st American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake win
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 4th title; defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45-23; Roughriders running back Kory Sheets MVP, sets Grey Cup record rushing for 197 yards with 2 TDs
Nov 24 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix; his record 9th straight GP victory; record equalling 13th consecutive GP win; 4th straight World Drivers Championship
Nov 25 17 people are killed and 37 are wounded in a cafe bombing in Baghdad, Iraq

Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Nov 25 Disney releases “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year)

Up Late with Alec Baldwin

Nov 26 Due to a street tirade captured on video, Alec Baldwin's show "Up Late with Alec Baldwin" is cancelled after only five episodes

Frozen

Nov 27 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released

Nov 27 Greece becomes the first developed market to be demoted into an emerging market by the MSCI index

Woods Player of the Year

Nov 27 Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the 11th time

Nov 30 14th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 34-2
Nov 30 78th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 34-28 in Auburn

Events in 2013

Famous Weddings

Nov 2 "Smash" actress Megan Hilty (32) weds Brian Gallagher at a chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 2 'N Sync founding member Chris Kirkpatrick (42) weds his girlfriend Karly Skladany in Orlando, Florida
Nov 9 "Mad Men" actor Jared Harris (52) weds lighting designer and TV host Allegra Riggio on a yacht in Miami

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Nov 21 Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt (34) weds actor Brian Hallisay (34)

Famous Divorces

Rupert Murdoch

Nov 20 Business magnate Rupert Murdoch (82) divorces Wendi Deng (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 13 years of marriage

Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore

Nov 27 American "That '70s Show" actor Ashton Kutcher (35) divorces actress Demi Moore (51) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Nov 2 Walt Bellamy, American Basketball HOF center (NBA All-Star 1962, 63, 64, 65; NBA Rookie of Year 1962; Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets; New York Knicks; Olympic gold 1960), dies at 74
Nov 3 Gerard Cieślik, Polish soccer striker (45 caps, 27 goals; Ruch Chorzów 237 games) and manager (Ruch Chorzów), dies at 86
Nov 4 Hakon Barfod, Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion, dies at 87
Nov 5 Lee Crystal [Sackett], American drummer (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), dies at 57
Nov 6 Clarence "Ace" Parker, American NFL quarterback (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks), dies at 101
Nov 9 Steve Prescott, English rugby league fullback (2 Tests England, 4 Ireland; St. Helens RLFC, Hull RLFC, Wakefield Trinity RLFC), dies of cancer at 39
Nov 10 Herbert Worthington lll, American photographer and album cover artist (Stevie Nix; Fleetwood Mac), dies of heart disease at 69 (exact date uncertain, last seen on the 6th, body discovered on 10th)
Nov 11 Billy Adamson, Scottish drummer (The Searchers, 1969-98), dies at 69
Nov 11 Eddie McGrady, Northern Irish politician (SDLP) unseated Enoch Powell, dies at 78
Nov 11 George Reinholt, American actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live), dies at 73
Nov 12 Aleksandr Serebrov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-8, TM-8, TM-17), dies at 69
Nov 12 Allan Blank, American composer, dies at 87
Nov 12 John Tavener, British composer (The Whale; The Protecting Veil), dies from complications of Marfan syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder, at 69
Nov 13 Barbara Lawrence, American model, actress, and real estate agent (Oklahoma!, A Letter to Three Wives), dies of kidney failure at 83
Nov 13 Carlena Williams, American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; Humble Pie; Pink Floyd; The Carpenters; Donna Summer), dies at 71
Nov 13 Hans-Jürgen Heise, German writer, dies at 83

Nov 13 Todd Christensen, American football tight end (Super Bowl XV, XVIII; First-team All-Pro 1983, 85, 86; 5 × Pro Bowl; Oakland/LA Raiders) and sportscaster (NBC Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports Network), dies from complications during liver transplant surgery at 57
Nov 15 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), dies at 83
Nov 15 Raimondo d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian, 1st athlete to compete in 8 Olympic games (Olympic gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76), dies at 88
Nov 16 Arne Pedersen, Norwegian soccer inside forward (40 caps; Fredrikstad), dies at 82
Nov 16 Chris Argyris, American business theorist and educator, dies at 90
Nov 17 Doris Lessing, Iranian novelist and Nobel laureate (Adore, Memoirs of a Survivor, Golden Notebook), dies at 94
Nov 17 Omprakash Valmiki, Indian Dalit writer and poet (Joothan), dies of stomach cancer at 63
Nov 19 Charlotte Zolotow, American author and publisher of children's books (When the Wind Stops), dies at 98
Nov 19 Frederick Sanger, British biochemist (worked out structure of insulin, developed Sanger sequencing to sequence complete genome, Nobel Prize 1958, 1980), dies at 95
Nov 20 Peter Griffiths, British politician (C), controversially won his seat (1964), dies at 85
Nov 20 Sylvia Browne, American author and self-proclaimed medium dubbed "America's most controversial psychic," dies at 77
Nov 21 Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (L'Oeil écoute - The Eye Listens), dies at 86
Nov 21 Maurice Vachon, Canadian professional wrestler, dies at 84
Nov 21 Vern Mikkelsen, American HOF basketball player, dies at 85
Nov 22 Reg Simpson, English cricket batsman (27 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 156no; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 93

Nov 25 (Foreststorn) "Chico" Hamilton, American jazz drummer (Lester Young; Gerry Mulligan; Count Basie), and bandleader (Chico Hamilton Quintet), dies at 92
Nov 25 Bill Foulkes, English footballer (Manchester United), dies at 81
Nov 25 Oralia Domínguez, Mexican mezzo-soprano, dies at 88
Nov 25 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, dies of pneumonia at 77
Nov 26 Araucaria [John Galbraith Graham], British crossword compiler (The Guardian) and priest, dies at 92
Nov 26 Tony Musante, American actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide), dies from complications following surgery at 77
Nov 27 Lewis Collins, British actor, dies from cancer at 67
Nov 27 Nilton Santos, Brazilian footballer, dies from a lung infection at 88
Nov 28 Mitja Ribičič, Yugoslavian Prime Minister, dies at 94
Nov 30 Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), dies from complications from a fall at 92
Nov 30 John Zochonis, British industrialist (PZ Cussons) and philanthropist, dies at 84
Nov 30 Paul Crouch, American televangelist (Trinity Broadcasting Network), dies at 79

Paul Walker (1973-2013)

Nov 30 American actor (The Fast and the Furious), dies in a car accident at 40

Nov 30 Tabu Ley Rochereau [Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu], African musician (Orchestre Afrisa International), dies at 76