Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 25, 1917 | World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania. |
| November 12, 2014 | The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. |
| November 5, 1862 | American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. |
| November 4, 1921 | Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo. |
| November 12, 1927 | Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union. |
| November 1, 1955 | The establishment of a Military Assistance Advisory Group in South Vietnam marks the beginning of American involvement in the conflict. |
| November 22, 1935 | The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila. |
| November 30, 1954 | In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. |
| November 11, 1911 | Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. |
| November 15, 1985 | A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes. |
| November 20, 1695 | Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho. |
| November 29, 1612 | The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India. |
| November 17, 1856 | American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase. |
| November 30, 1718 | Great Northern War: King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway. |
| November 7, 335 | Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. |
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