Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 2, 1988 | The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. |
| November 27, 1940 | World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| November 2, 1675 | Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War. |
| November 21, 1980 | A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history. |
| November 12, 1439 | Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. |
| November 19, 1979 | Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran. |
| November 18, 1991 | Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. |
| November 18, 1105 | Maginulfo is elected Antipope Sylvester IV in opposition to Pope Paschal II. |
| November 3, 2020 | The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner. |
| November 19, 1912 | First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia. |
| November 30, 1999 | In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies. |
| November 5, 1811 | Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement. |
| November 22, 2003 | England defeats Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, becoming the first side from the Northern Hemisphere to win the tournament. |
| November 6, 1869 | In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game. |
| November 24, 1190 | Conrad of Montferrat becomes King of Jerusalem upon his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem. |
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