Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 27, 1835 | James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England. |
| November 3, 1930 | Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24. |
| 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 29, 1850 | The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation. |
| November 2, 2016 | The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years. |
| November 7, 1989 | Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. |
| November 13, 1947 | The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. |
| November 22, 2022 | A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia leaves 7 workers dead, including the shooter, and 4 others injured. |
| November 30, 2021 | Barbados becomes a republic. |
| November 7, 2007 | The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people. |
| November 20, 1991 | An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. |
| November 29, 1776 | During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. |
| November 15, 1969 | Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death". |
| November 8, 1939 | Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. |
| November 26, 1942 | Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City. |
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