What Happened in November 2023

Historical Events

Now and Then

Nov 2 Apple Records release the last Beatles song "Now and Then" as a double A-sided single, backed with their first "From Me To You"; the new song was built from an unfinished 1978 John Lennon demo and 1995 attempt to complete it that had been abandoned due to technical issues, resolved by new technology [1]

Nov 2 Australian Erin Patterson charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder through mushroom poisoning in high profile case [1]

Bletchley Declaration

Nov 2 Bletchley Declaration to assess and manage risks of ‘frontier’ AI signed at AI Safety Summit hosted by Rishi Sunak at Bletchley Park, UK [1]

Nov 2 Former cryptocurrency star Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy involving his companies FTX and Alameda Research in a New York court [1]
Nov 2 Russia carries out its most extensive artillery attack of the year in Ukraine as Ukraine’s commander in chief admits the war has reached a deadlock [1]
Nov 2 Storm Ciarán batters Northern Europe and Southern England with hurricane force winds, leaving 1.2 million in France without power and at least four dead [1]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Nov 3 38th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Kate Bush; Sheryl Crow; Missy Elliott; George Michael; Willie Nelson; Rage Against the Machine; The Spinners; DJ Kool Herc; Link Wray; Chaka Khan; Al Kooper; Bernie Taupin; and Don Cornelius

Country Singer and Songwriter Willie Nelson

Nov 3 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered around Jajarkot, northwest Nepal, kills 157 people and leaves thousands homeless [1]

Albanese Meets Li Qiang

Nov 7 Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, re-establishing dialogue between the countries two leaders after a seven-year gap [1]

Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese

Nov 7 Australian cricket all-rounder Glenn Maxwell hits 201 not out to guide his team to a 3 wicket World Cup win over Afghanistan in Mumbai; first to score double-ton in a ODI run chase; first non-opener to 200
Nov 7 Cherelle Parker (51) is elected 100th Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - first woman and first Black woman mayor [1] [2]
Nov 7 Israeli forces cut off north Gaza, severing it from the southern part of the territory as Hamas Health Authority says Palestinian death toll is now over 10,000 [1]
Nov 7 Ohio votes in two referendums to protect abortion rights under its constitution, and legalize the use of marijuana [1]

Country Music Association Awards

Nov 8 57th Country Music Association Awards: Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs & Tracy Chapman win

Nov 8 European Space Telescope Euclid releases its first images - first telescope able to capture an entire galaxy in one single exposure, also built to explore dark matter and dark energy [1]
Nov 8 Landmark Australian High Court ruling says a stateless Rohingya man held in detention illegally, overturning 20-year precedent allowing some asylum seekers to be held indefinitely [1]

Agreement of Interest

Nov 9 SAG-AFTRA Union representing US actors ends its 118-day strike after an agreement with Hollywood studios that included AI guidelines and streaming compensations [1]

Invasive Hippos

Nov 10 Columbia begins a campaign to sterilize its invasive hippos, the escaped ex-pets of drug cartel head Pablo Escobar [1]

Nov 10 Record for the most expensive US stamp made when a 1918 "Inverted Jenny" sells for $2m (£1.63m) at auction in New York [1]
Nov 10 The Beatles single "Now and Then" hits #1 in the British singles chart, a record 54 years after their last #1 single [1]
Nov 11 Icelandic town of Grindavík on Reykjanes peninsula evacuated after thousands of earthquakes and rising magna point to an imminent eruption [1]
Nov 11 Kimba, an escaped circus lion, roams the streets of Italian seaside town of Ladispoli for five hours before being recaptured [1]

Pro-Palestine March

Nov 11 Over 300,000 attend pro-Palestinian march in London, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, with Mayor Sadiq Khan accusing Home Secretary Sue Braverman of stirring up violence by right-wing protesters [1]

Nov 12 Billie Jean King Cup Women's Tennis, Seville, Spain: Leylah Fernandez & Marina Stakusic score straight sets singles wins over Italy to guide Canada to first BJKC title
Nov 12 Unprecedented heatwave in Brazil affects more than 3,000 towns with Rio de Janeiro reaching 42.5C - very high humidity makes it feel like 58.5C [1]
Nov 12 WHO calls for attacks on and around hospitals in Gaza to stop, with newborn babies reportedly dying as a result of power, water and oxygen cuts [1]

David Cameron Returns

Nov 13 Former British PM David Cameron makes shock return to government as Foreign Secretary, after PM Rishi Sunak sacks Suella Braverman and appoints James Cleverly Home Secretary [1]

Nov 13 Kenya holds its first national tree planting holiday, aiming to plant 100 million trees. Part of a climate change initiative to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 [1]
Nov 14 Liberia General Election: Joseph Boakai defeats sitting President George Weah by just 1% in closest runoff in Liberia’s history [1]
Nov 14 Mali's army seizes Kidal, a key town in the country's north, held by Tuareg rebels for nearly ten years [1]
Nov 14 World's first protected area for endangered sperm whales set up off the coast of Caribbean island of Dominica [1]

Biden Meets Xi

Nov 15 Attempting to firm up their countries relations US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold bi-lateral talks at Filoli Historic House and Garden, Woodside, California [1]

46th US President, Vice President and Senator Joe Biden

Nov 15 U.N. Security Council approves resolution calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip" 12-0 with US, UK and Russia abstaining [1]
Nov 15 UK Supreme Court rules Conservative government policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful and open to human rights breaches [1]
Nov 16 Daryl Hall files a lawsuit and a request for a restraining order (later granted) against his music partner John Oates [1]
Nov 16 MLB owners unanimously approve Oakland A's proposed move from California to Las Vegas, Nevada; it will become the franchise's 4th home since being established in Philadelphia in 1901

Music Premiere

Nov 16 Revival of John Du Prez and Eric Idle's musical "Spamalot", based on the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," opens at the St. James Theatre, NYC

Nov 17 Earth's hottest day: global average surface temperature more than 2°C (2.06°C) above pre-industrial levels for the first time according to Copernicus Climate Change Service [1]
Nov 17 High profile AI boss Sam Altman sacked from the company he co-founded - OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT bot, after the company board "lost confidence" in him [1]
Nov 17 Zimbabwe declares a state of emergency in its capital Harare over a cholera outbreak, with 7,398 suspected cases, 50 confirmed deaths, and 109 people in hospital [1]
Nov 19 Brazil records its highest-ever temperature - 44.8C (112.6F) in Araçuaí, Minas Gerais state [1]
Nov 19 Far-right politician Javier Milei elected President of Argentina [1]
Nov 19 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India: Australia beats India by 6 wickets (with 42 balls remaining) for 6th ODI triumph; Player of the Match: Travis Head (AUS) 137 (120)

Sports History

Nov 19 Novak Đoković of Serbia wins a record seventh ATP World Tour Finals beating Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in Turin, Italy

Nov 20 Somalian authorities say 50 people have died in heavy rain and flooding, and 687,235 people displaced, amid large downpours across the Horn of Africa linked to El Nino [1]

Music History

Nov 21 Bradley Cooper's film "Maestro" about conductor Leonard Bernstein's marriage to actress Felicia Montealegre is released in US

Conductor and Composer Leonard Bernstein

Nov 21 Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleads guilty to allowing customers to launder money - will pay $4.3 billion in fines to US government [1]
Nov 22 Finland closes all but one border with Russia after an influx of migrants orchestrated, it said, by Russia [1]
Nov 22 Right-wing Dutch populist Geert Wilders' Freedom Party unexpectedly wins more seats than any other party in the country's general election [1]
Nov 23 Dallas Cowboys defensive back Ron Bland breaks NFL single-season record for interception returns for a touchdown with his fifth, in 45-10 win over visiting Washington Commanders; previous record of 4 set in 1971 and most recently tied in 1993
Nov 24 100 Nigerians abducted for ransom and one killed by armed bandits on motorcycles in northern Zamfara state, amid increasing kidnappings in the region [1]
Nov 24 A23a, world's biggest iceberg at 4,000 sq km (1,500 sq miles), on the move again after being grounded in the Wendell Sea for more than 30 years [1]
Nov 24 Four-day ceasefire begins in Gaza with Hamas releasing 24 hostages and Israel 39 Palestinian prisoners, allowing more urgently needed humanitarian aid into the territory [1]

Film Premiere

Nov 25 Concert film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” premieres at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills [1]

Nov 25 Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina re-elected to a third term amid a disputed election, boycotted by some opposition candidates [1]
Nov 26 Booker literary Prize won by Irish writer Paul Lynch for his novel "Prophet Song" [1]
Nov 26 Davis Cup Tennis, Málaga, Spain: Jannik Sinner and Matteo Arnaldi win their singles matches to lead Italy to a 2-0 win over Australia and a second title

Sports History

Nov 26 Dutch driver Max Verstappen confirms his third consecutive world F1 drivers championship with his record 19th GP win of the season in Abu Dhabi; his Red Bull team retains constructors title

Event of Interest

Nov 26 Elon Musk visits Israel after Starlink satellite agreement, amid controversy after he liked an antisemitic post on X, prompting widespread criticism and loss of advertisers on X [1]

Nov 26 Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attempted coup when gunmen tried to break into country's largest military barracks in Freetown [1]
Nov 26 Two-day extension to Gaza ceasefire announced by mediating country Qatar, with a fourth set of hostages exchanged by both sides [1]
Nov 28 41 Indian construction workers successfully rescued after 41 days trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand [1]
Nov 29 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes national apology to people effected by the thalidomide morning sickness drug over 60 years ago [1]
Nov 29 Footage of rare giant rat (Uromys vika), one of world's largest rodents, the size of a newborn baby, captured for the first time on island of Vangunu, Solomon Islands [1]
Nov 29 Nepal registers its first same-sex marriage in its western Lumjung district, after becoming the second Asian country to legalize it five months earlier [1]

Music History

Nov 29 Taylor Swift is Spotify's most-streamed global artist of the year with 26.1 billion streams, with Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” the most-streamed song [1]

Nov 29 US says it has foiled assassination attempt by an Indian national on a US citizen who advocates for a Sikh separatist state [1]
Nov 30 Russia's Supreme Court labels LGBTQ+ 'movement' an extremist organization, effectively outlawing it [1]
Nov 30 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) opens in Dubai with nations pledging with draft resolution for $400 million fund to help countries most affected by climate change [1]

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

Nov 1 Bob Knight, American College Basketball HOF coach (Indiana University, 1971-2000 - NCAA Division I C'ship 1976, 81, 87; Olympic gold 1984; Army; Texas Tech), dies at 83
Nov 1 Erich Zakowski, German master mechanic-executive (founder, CEO Zakspeed racing team 1968-90), dies at 89
Nov 2 Jutta Müller, German figure skating coach (GDR 3 x Olympic gold, 10 x World C'ship gold), dies at 94
Nov 2 Walter Davis, American basketball shooting guard (6 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1978; Olympic gold 1976; Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), dies at 69
Nov 2 Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor (Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre, 1976-88; Baltimore Symphony, 2000-06), dies at 84 [1]
Nov 3 Gary Colson, American college basketball coach (Valdosta State Uni, Pepperdine Uni, Uni of New Mexico, Fresno State University), dies at 89
Nov 5 Ryland Davies, Welsh operatic tenor, dies at 80
Nov 6 Norman Munnoch, Scottish rugby union hooker (3 caps; Watsonians RFC, RAFRU, Edinburgh District), dies at 94
Nov 7 Alain Estève, French rugby union lock (20 Tests; French Rugby C'ship x 8 AS Béziers), dies at 77
Nov 7 Diethelm Ferner, German soccer midfielder (2 caps; SV Werder Bremen, Rot-Weiss Essen) and manager (Rot-Weiss Essen, Hannover 96, Schalke 04, Lebanon), dies at 82
Nov 7 Federico Sacchi, Argentine soccer central defender (15 caps; Newell's Old Boys, Racing Club, Boca Juniors), dies at 87

Frank Borman (1928-2023)

Nov 7 American USAF colonel, NASA astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8), and CEO of Eastern Air Lines (1975-86), dies after suffering a stroke at 95 [1]

Nov 7 Mário Moinhos, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; Benfica, Boavista, Espinho), dies at 74
Nov 7 Nikos Gioutsos, Greek soccer striker (15 caps; Olympiacos 276 games, 100 goals), dies at 81
Nov 8 Dale Reid, Scottish golfer (21 x Ladies European Tour wins; Ladies European Tour Order of Merit 1984, 87), dies from cancer at 64
Nov 10 Miah Dennehy, Irish soccer winger (11 caps; Cork Hibernians FC, Nottingham Forest, Walsall FC, Bristol Rovers), dies at 73
Nov 11 Kyle LeDuc, American auto racer (COR Pro 4 2020; LOORRS Pro 4 2012, 14–17, 19), dies of head and neck cancer at 42
Nov 12 Aldo Bet, Italian soccer defender (2 caps; Roma, Verona, AC Milan), dies at 74
Nov 12 Mustafa Hasanagić, Serbian soccer striker (5 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan, Servette FC, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds) and manager (MKE Ankaragücü), dies at 82
Nov 12 Patrick Smith, Australian sports journalist (The Age, The Australian, SEN; Walkley Award 1997, 2002, 04), dies at 71
Nov 12 Roman Čechmánek, Czech ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 1996, 99, 2000; Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), dies at 52
Nov 13 Joel Spiegelman, American pianist, harpsichord player, composer, music educator (Sarah Lawrence), and poet, dies at 90
Nov 14 Peter Seidler, American businessman and MLB executive (chairman San Diego Padres 2020-23), dies of cancer at 63
Nov 15 Daisaku Ikeda, Japanese Buddhist leader (Soka Gakkai), dies at 95 [1]
Nov 15 George Chigova, Zimbabwean soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Polokwane City FC, SuperSport United FC), dies from heart disease at 32
Nov 15 Ken Squier, American sportscaster (NASCAR on CBS, TBS 1983–99; first lap-by-lap commentary of Daytona 500 1979), dies of an intestinal blockage at 88
Nov 16 A. S. Byatt [Antonia Susan Byatt], English novelist (Possession), dies at 87 [1]
Nov 16 Bobby Ussery, American thoroughbred horse racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1960; Kentucky Derby 1967), dies of heart failure at 88
Nov 16 George Brown, American R&B and funk drummer (Kool & the Gang - "Celebration"), dies of lung cancer at 74 [1]
Nov 16 Johnny Green, American basketball power forward (NBA All-Star 1962, 63, 65, 71; NY Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, SD Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Cincinnati Royals/KC-Omaha Kings), dies at 89
Nov 17 Abe Stoklasa, American country music songwriter and musician, dies at 36
Nov 17 Henning Munk Jensen, Danish soccer defender (62 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Aalborg BK 392 games; Danish Player of the Year 1968, 75), dies at 76
Nov 17 Seóirse Bodley, Irish composer and professor of music (University College Dublin), dies at 90 [1]
Nov 18 David Del Tredici, American pianist, Neo-Romantic composer, and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner (In Memory of a Summer Day), dies of Parkinson's disease at 86 [1]
Nov 18 Ruud Geels, Dutch soccer striker (20 caps; Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, Club Brugge, Ajax, Anderlecht, Sparta, PSV, NAC), diess at 75
Nov 19 Hannes Strydom, South African rugby union lock (21 Tests; Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Super Rugby Cats), dies in a car accident at 58
Nov 19 Joss Ackland, British actor (To Kill a Priest, White Mischief), dies at 95 [1]
Nov 19 Rosalynn Carter (née Smith), American activist and First Lady (1977-81), dies at 96 [1]
Nov 20 Mars Williams, American jazz and rock saxophonist (The Waitresses; Psychedelic Furs), dies of cancer at 68
Nov 20 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), dies at 69
Nov 21 Chad Allan [Allan Kowbel], Canadian pop-rock singer and musician (The Expressions/The Guess Who, 1962-65; Brave Belt), and television personality, dies at 80 [1]
Nov 21 Georges Perroud, Swiss soccer forward (18 caps; FC Sion, Servette FC), dies at 82
Nov 21 Lothar Buchmann, German soccer manager (VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SC), dies at 87
Nov 22 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer ("Mr. Big Stuff"), and nurse, dies at 80 [1]
Nov 23 Paul Sait, Australian rugby league utility (7 Tests, 9 World Cup; NSWRL Premiership 1970, 71 South Sydney), dies at 76
Nov 23 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), dies at 94
Nov 25 Doug Wabeke, American collegiate HOF baseball coach, and educator, dies at 65
Nov 25 Marty Krofft, Canadian puppeteer and television producer - with his brother Sid (H.R. Pufnstuf; Land of the Lost; Sigmund and the Sea Monsters; Donny & Marie), dies at 86 [1]
Nov 25 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), dies at 80
Nov 27 Frances Sternhagen, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen character actress (The Mist; Starting Over; Cheers - "Ester Clavin"; Outland; Sex and the City - "Bunny"), dies at 93 [1]
Nov 27 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), dies from prostate cancer at 77
Nov 28 Cecil Sandford, British motorcycle road racer (125cc world champion 1952; 250cc world champion 1957), dies at 95

Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)

Nov 29 German-American diplomat (US Secretary of State, 1973-77) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, dies at 100 [1]

Nov 29 Mildred Miller (Posvar, née Müller), American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1951-74; The Marriage of Figaro - "Cherubino"), and artistic director (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 1978-99), dies at 98
Nov 29 Rolf Geiger, German soccer forward (8 caps; VfB Stuttgart 186 games, 78 goals), dies at 89
Nov 30 Sante Gaiardoni, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1000m time trial, 1000m sprint 1960; UCI Track World C'ship gold 1960, 63), dies at 84
Nov 30 Shane MacGowan, British-Irish punk rock musician (Pogues - "Fairytale of New York", "Red Roses For Me"), dies at 65 [1]