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November in History
There are 30 days in the month of November. The name comes from the Latin word 'novem' which means nine. November was originally the ninth month in the calendar.
To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in November, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.
November
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November in history at random
Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during November in years gone by.
Some of the famous people born in the month of November
On 25th November 1940
The soul singer Percy Sledge was born.
On 14th November 1940
The singer Freddie Garrity of "Freddie and the Dreamers" was born.
On 28th November 1892
The composer Thomas Wood was born.
Some of the major events and happenings in the month of November
On 3rd November 1957
Sputnik II containing a dog was launched into space by the USSR.
On 24th November 1974
Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT-2-treaty.
On 11th November 1982
The Space Shuttle Columbia makes its first commercial flight.
Some of the famous people who died in the month of November
On 17th November 1989
The composer Emerson Buckley died, age 73.
On 17th November 1995
The singer and composer Alan Hull died, age 50.
On 22nd November 1997
The actress Joanna Moore died, age 63.
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