Born in November: famous birthdays and numbers for every day
November has 30 days, from the 305th to the 334th day of the year. People born in November are Scorpio until November 21, then Sagittarius. In 2027, November 1 falls on a Monday, and 8 of the month’s 30 days fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
Day by day, this page brings together 240 famous people, 120 events and 90 holidays and observances. The earliest birth listed is Francisco de Zurbarán (1598, November 7), the most recent Pedri (2002, November 25). 4 of them have a milestone birthday coming up, including Laura Bush (80 on November 4, 2026), Sally Field (80 on November 6, 2026) and Benedicta Boccoli (60 on November 11, 2026). In the United States, the most common November birthday from 2000 to 2014 was November 21 (47th of 366 days, about 12,005 births that day each year), and the least common November 23 (360th).
Updated October 25, 2026. Famous people, events and holidays: Wikipedia and Wikidata. US birth counts: Social Security Administration, compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
How to read the November entries
Every day in November has its own entry. It starts with the day’s rank in the year, the zodiac sign (usual dates, give or take a day depending on the year) and the day’s rank within that sign, the day of the week it falls on the next three times, the years it lands on a Saturday or Sunday over the next ten years, and the date a baby born that day, next time it comes around, will be 10,000 days old. The last figure is the average number of babies born that day each year in the United States from 2000 to 2014, with the day’s rank out of 366.
Next come the eight people born that day with the most articles across the different Wikipedias (Wikidata, checked October 25, 2026); for living people, the age shown is the one they will reach on their next birthday, calculated by Cardiboo. Finally, a few events and holidays for the day, taken from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 license), with a link to the full page for that day.
Born on November 1
305th day of the year (306th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 10th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 19, 2055 · US: about 11,753 births that day each year (80th of 366)
- 1973 Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress (1973–) — turns 54 in 2027
- 1935 Edward Said, Palestinian-American professor (1935–2003)
- 1924 Süleyman Demirel, 9th President of the Republic of Turkey (1924-2015)
- 1880 Alfred Wegener, German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
- 1636 Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (1636–1711)
- 1960 Tim Cook, American business executive, former Apple executive chairman — turns 67 in 2027
- 1950 Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist — turns 77 in 2027
- 1944 Rafiq Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)
November 1 in history
- 1998 Karl Bushby set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, beginning his attempt to walk around the world towards England, a journey that remains ongoing.
- 1972 Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.
- 1963 Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.
- 1959 After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask, now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.
Holidays and observances on November 1
- Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria)
- Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma)
- Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India)
Born on November 2
306th day of the year (307th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 11th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 20, 2055 · US: about 11,365 births that day each year (175th of 366)
- 1795 James K. Polk, President of the United States from 1845 to 1849 (1795–1849)
- 1865 Warren G. Harding, president of the United States from 1921 to 1923
- 1965 Shah Rukh Khan, Indian actor, producer and television personality — turns 62 in 2027
- 1755 Marie Antoinette, last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution (1755–1793)
- 1815 George Boole, English mathematician, philosopher and logician (1815–1864)
- 1911 Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)
- 1913 Burt Lancaster, American actor (1913–1994)
- 1963 Borut Pahor, Slovenian Politician, former Prime Minister and President, born 1963 — turns 64 in 2027
November 2 in history
- 2008 Lewis Hamilton overtook Timo Glock in the final corners of the Brazilian Grand Prix to win the Formula One championship by one point.
- 2000 As members of Expedition 1, American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko became the first resident crew to arrive at the International Space Station.
- 1957 A large number of people witnessed a fiery object in the sky near Levelland, Texas, which the United States Air Force said was ball lightning.
- 1949 The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ended with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
Holidays and observances on November 2
- Christian feast day: Agapius and companions
- Christian feast day: Domninus of Vienne
- Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland)
Born on November 3
307th day of the year (308th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 12th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 21, 2054 · US: about 11,251 births that day each year (211th of 366)
- 1933 Amartya Sen, Indian economist and philosopher (1933-) — turns 93 in 2026
- 1901 André Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
- 1618 Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal Emperor from 1658 to 1707
- 1852 Emperor Meiji, Emperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912
- 1945 Gerd Müller, German footballer (1945–2021)
- 1882 Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer (1882–1956)
- 1604 Osman II, 16th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1618–1622)
- 1901 Leopold III of Belgium, king of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983)
November 3 in history
- 1969 U.S. president Richard Nixon made a plea for support from the "silent majority", referring to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time.
- 1957 The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog Laika as the first living creature to enter orbit around Earth.
- 1954 The first film featuring the giant monster known as Godzilla was released nationwide in Japan.
- 1942 World War II: U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began an attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial Japanese Army troops on Guadalcanal.
Holidays and observances on November 3
- Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Alpaïs of Cudot
- Christian feast day: Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Born on November 4
308th day of the year (309th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 13th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 22, 2054 · US: about 11,176 births that day each year (232nd of 366)
- 1946 Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 — turns 80 in 2026
- 1969 Matthew McConaughey, American actor (born 1969) — turns 57 in 2026
- 1957 Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 — turns 69 in 2026
- 1951 Traian Băsescu, President of Romania from 2004 to 2014 — turns 75 in 2026
- 1972 Luís Figo, Portuguese football player and philatelist (born 1972) — turns 54 in 2026
- 1933 Charles K. Kao, Hong Kong-British-American physicist
- 1998 Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan-Spanish footballer (born 1998) — turns 28 in 2026
- 1969 Sean Combs, American rapper and producer — turns 57 in 2026
November 4 in history
- 2016 The Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came into effect.
- 2008 Barack Obama became the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
- 1970 Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation.
- 1964 Ruhollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and exiled to Turkey.
Holidays and observances on November 4
- Christian feast day: Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Emeric of Hungary
- Christian feast day: Felix of Valois
Born on November 5
309th day of the year (310th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 14th day of the sign · Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 23, 2054 · US: about 11,448 births that day each year (149th of 366)
- 1913 Vivien Leigh, British actress (1913–1967)
- 1959 Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1959) — turns 67 in 2026
- 1615 Ibrahim I, 18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1640–1648)
- 1952 Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952) — turns 74 in 2026
- 1960 Tilda Swinton, British actress (born 1960) — turns 66 in 2026
- 1854 Paul Sabatier, French chemist (1854–1941)
- 1948 William Daniel Phillips, physics Nobel laureate — turns 78 in 2026
- 1885 Will Durant, American historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981)
November 5 in history
- 2013 The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.
- 1952 An earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a major tsunami that affected the Kuril Islands and other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- 1950 Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.
- 1944 World War II: Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
Holidays and observances on November 5
- Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds
- Christian feast day: Saint Domninus of Grenoble
- Christian feast day: Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg
Born on November 6
310th day of the year (311th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 15th day of the sign · Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 24, 2054 · US: about 11,430 births that day each year (158th of 366)
- 1988 Emma Stone, American actress (born 1988) — turns 38 in 2026
- 1946 Sally Field, American actress — turns 80 in 2026
- 1988 Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer and drag queen — turns 38 in 2026
- 1661 Charles II of Spain, king of Spain, lived (1661-1700)
- 1932 François Englert, Belgian theoretical physicist (1932–2026)
- 1987 Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player — turns 39 in 2026
- 1990 André Schürrle, German association football player (born 1990) — turns 36 in 2026
- 1972 Rebecca Romijn, American actress and model (born 1972) — turns 54 in 2026
November 6 in history
- 2016 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a successful military campaign to isolate and eventually capture Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital.
- 2012 Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
- 1944 The B Reactor at the Hanford Site in the U.S. state of Washington began producing plutonium, with the facility later going on to create more for nearly the entire American nuclear arsenal.
- 1939 As part of their plan to eradicate the Polish intellectual elite, the Gestapo arrested 184 professors, students and employees of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
Holidays and observances on November 6
- Christian feast days: Barlaam of Khutyn
- Christian feast days: Demetrian
- Christian feast days: Illtud
Born on November 7
311th day of the year (312th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 16th day of the sign · Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026, 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 25, 2054 · US: about 11,708 births that day each year (92nd of 366)
- 1867 Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
- 1913 Albert Camus, French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
- 1879 Leon Trotsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
- 1888 Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist (1888–1970)
- 1967 David Guetta, French DJ and electronic music producer (born 1967) — turns 59 in 2026
- 1918 Billy Graham, American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)
- 1990 David de Gea, Spanish association football player — turns 36 in 2026
- 1598 Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter (1598–1664)
November 7 in history
- 2000 Hillary Clinton was elected as a US senator from New York, the first time a first lady had been elected to public office.
- 1996 NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- 1991 Magic Johnson announced his retirement from professional basketball due to HIV infection.
- 1987 Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened, with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.
Holidays and observances on November 7
- Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds
- Christian feast day: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: Engelbert II of Berg
Born on November 8
312th day of the year (313th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 17th day of the sign · Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 26, 2054 · US: about 11,531 births that day each year (131st of 366)
- 1935 Alain Delon, French actor (1935–2024)
- 1954 Kazuo Ishiguro, British novelist (born 1954) — turns 72 in 2026
- 1847 Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
- 1900 Margaret Mitchell, American author and journalist (1900–1949)
- 1656 Edmond Halley, English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist (1656–1742)
- 1848 Gottlob Frege, German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)
- 1986 Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013)
- 1923 Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer (1923–2005)
November 8 in history
- 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town after 28 years.
- 2017 The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- 1999 German newspaper Der Spiegel publishes a report by the Federal Intelligence Service accusing figures in Liechtenstein of cooperating with organized crime.
- 1971 English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
Holidays and observances on November 8
- Christian feast day: Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Four Crowned Martyrs
- Christian feast day: Godfrey of Amiens
Born on November 9
313th day of the year (314th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 18th day of the sign · Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028 · weekend in 2030 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 27, 2054 · US: about 11,145 births that day each year (248th of 366)
- 1818 Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (1818–1883)
- 1934 Carl Sagan, American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)
- 1877 Muhammad Iqbal, British-Indian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician (1877-1938)
- 1841 Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
- 1929 Imre Kertész, Hungarian author (1929–2016)
- 1914 Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping
- 1974 Alessandro Del Piero, Italian association football player — turns 52 in 2026
- 1936 Mikhail Tal, Soviet-Latvian chess player (1936-1992)
November 9 in history
- 2019 Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border.
- 2019 The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers football teams, both with undefeated records thus far that season, played in a "Game of the Century".
- 1993 Bosnian War: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar.
- 1989 East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night.
Holidays and observances on November 9
- Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal (Pakistan)
- Christian feast day: Benignus of Armagh
- Christian feast day: Dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Cathedral of the Pope (memorial feast day)
Born on November 10
314th day of the year (315th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 19th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 28, 2054 · US: about 11,146 births that day each year (247th of 366)
- 1759 Friedrich Schiller, German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
- 1919 Mikhail Kalashnikov, Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919–2013)
- 1928 Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020)
- 1925 Richard Burton, Welsh actor (1925–1984)
- 1697 William Hogarth, English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist (1697-1764)
- 1960 Neil Gaiman, English writer (born 1960) — turns 66 in 2026
- 1728 Oliver Goldsmith, Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)
- 1989 Taron Egerton, British actor (born 1989) — turns 37 in 2026
November 10 in history
- 2020 The British government announced that it had removed the last land mine from the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine forces during the 1982 Falklands War.
- 2009 A skirmish occurred between South Korean and North Korean naval ships off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.
- 2007 At the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, King Juan Carlos I of Spain asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez "Why don't you shut up?" after Chávez repeatedly interrupted a speech by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
- 1995 Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha.
Holidays and observances on November 10
- Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez
- Christian feast day: Áed mac Bricc
- Christian feast day: Andrew Avellino
Born on November 11
315th day of the year (316th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 20th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 29, 2054 · US: about 11,246 births that day each year (215th of 366)
- 1821 Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881)
- 1974 Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974) — turns 52 in 2026
- 1922 Kurt Vonnegut, American author (1922–2007)
- 1962 Demi Moore, American actress and producer (born 1962) — turns 64 in 2026
- 1966 Benedicta Boccoli, Italian theater and movie actress — turns 60 in 2026
- 1945 Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present) — turns 81 in 2026
- 1885 George S. Patton, United States Army general (1885–1945)
- 1983 Philipp Lahm, German association football player — turns 43 in 2026
November 11 in history
- 2008 After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.
- 1999 The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.
- 1975 During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.
- 1965 Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.
Holidays and observances on November 11
- Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan)
- Children's Day (Croatia)
- Christian feast day: Bartholomew of Grottaferrata
Born on November 12
316th day of the year (317th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 21st day of the sign · Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 30, 2054 · US: about 11,359 births that day each year (177th of 366)
- 1866 Sun Yat-sen, Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
- 1840 Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (1840–1917)
- 1948 Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran from 2013 to 2021 — turns 78 in 2026
- 1929 Grace Kelly, American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)
- 1982 Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982) — turns 44 in 2026
- 1817 Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817–1892)
- 1842 John William Strutt, English physicist (1842–1919)
- 1833 Alexander Borodin, Russian composer, doctor and chemist (1833–1887)
November 12 in history
- 2014 The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.
- 2006 Although the Georgian government declared it illegal, South Ossetia held a referendum on independence, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state.
- 1973 The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC.
- 1970 The Oregon Highway Division unsuccessfully attempted to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale near Florence, Oregon, with dynamite.
Holidays and observances on November 12
- Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. (Republic of China)
- Christian feast day: Arsatius
- Christian feast day: Astrik (or Anastasius) of Pannonhalma
Born on November 13
317th day of the year (318th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 22nd day of the sign · Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on March 31, 2054 · US: about 11,100 births that day each year (266th of 366)
- 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)
- 1955 Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, author and television personality (born 1955) — turns 71 in 2026
- 1953 Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024 — turns 73 in 2026
- 1934 Garry Marshall, American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)
- 1969 Gerard Butler, Scottish actor and film producer — turns 57 in 2026
- 1969 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch-American political activist and author — turns 57 in 2026
- 1967 Steve Zahn, American actor (born 1967) — turns 59 in 2026
- 1999 Lando Norris, British and Belgian racing driver (born 1999) — turns 27 in 2026
November 13 in history
- 1992 The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that, although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented.
- 1982 South Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, leading to significant rule changes in the sport.
- 1966 Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu.
- 1945 FC Dynamo Moscow opened their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the attendance record for a British club football match.
Holidays and observances on November 13
- Christian feast day: Agostina Livia Pietrantoni
- Christian feast day: Brice of Tours
- Christian feast day: Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá
Born on November 14
318th day of the year (319th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 23rd day of the sign · Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026, 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 1, 2054 · US: about 11,693 births that day each year (94th of 366)
- 1889 Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
- 1948 Charles III, King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948) — turns 78 in 2026
- 1840 Claude Monet, French painter (1840–1926)
- 1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
- 1972 Josh Duhamel, American actor and former model (born 1972) — turns 54 in 2026
- 1954 Condoleezza Rice, American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954) — turns 72 in 2026
- 1917 Park Chung-hee, 3rd President of the Republic of Korea
- 1922 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996
November 14 in history
- 2010 Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season, becoming the youngest Formula One champion.
- 2003 Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian object Sedna.
- 1995 As a result of budget conflicts between President Bill Clinton and the United States Congress led by Newt Gingrich, the federal government was forced to shut down non-essential services.
- 1990 Music producer Frank Farian admitted that the German R&B duo Milli Vanilli did not sing the vocals on their album Girl You Know It's True.
Holidays and observances on November 14
- Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau)
- Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India)
- Christian feast day: Alberic of Utrecht
Born on November 15
319th day of the year (320th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 24th day of the sign · Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 2, 2054 · US: about 11,635 births that day each year (108th of 366)
- 1862 Gerhart Hauptmann, German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)
- 1738 William Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
- 1891 Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
- 1935 Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority since 2005 — turns 91 in 2026
- 1887 Georgia O'Keeffe, American modernist artist (1887–1986)
- 1929 Ed Asner, American actor (1929–2021)
- 1954 Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland from 1995 to 2005 — turns 72 in 2026
- 1993 Paulo Dybala, Argentine association football player (born 1993) — turns 33 in 2026
November 15 in history
- 2012 Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.
- 1988 The Soviet spacecraft Buran, a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.
- 1943 The Holocaust: In the Romani Holocaust, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler ordered that the Romani were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".
- 1922 Fountain of Time, in Chicago's Washington Park, was dedicated as a tribute to 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
Holidays and observances on November 15
- America Recycles Day (United States)
- Christian feast day: Abibus of Edessa
- Christian feast day: Albert the Great
Born on November 16
320th day of the year (321st in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 25th day of the sign · Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028 · weekend in 2030 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 3, 2054 · US: about 11,305 births that day each year (188th of 366)
- 1955 Guillermo Lasso, 55th President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023 — turns 71 in 2026
- 1922 José Saramago, Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)
- 1717 Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)
- 1985 Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 — turns 41 in 2026
- 1874 Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
- 1974 Paul Scholes, English footballer (born 1974) — turns 52 in 2026
- 1894 Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian-Japanese politician and philosopher
- 1907 Burgess Meredith, American actor (1907–1997)
November 16 in history
- 2002 The first case of SARS, a zoonotic respiratory coronavirus disease, was recorded in Guangdong, China.
- 1997 Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, released on ostensibly medical grounds after spending eighteen years in prison, was deported to the United States.
- 1992 In Suffolk, England, a local man found the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold in Britain, including the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century gold and silver coins ever discovered within the former Roman Empire.
- 1981 About 30 million people watched the fictional couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber wed on the television show General Hospital in the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.
Holidays and observances on November 16
- Christian feast day: Africus
- Christian feast day: Agnes of Assisi
- Christian feast day: Edmund of Abingdon
Born on November 17
321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 26th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 4, 2054 · US: about 11,248 births that day each year (213th of 366)
- 1942 Martin Scorsese, American filmmaker (born 1942) — turns 84 in 2026
- 1952 Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa since 2018 — turns 74 in 2026
- 1902 Eugene Paul Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995)
- 1978 Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress (born 1978) — turns 48 in 2026
- 1755 Louis XVIII of France, King of France and Navarre from 1814 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1824 (1755-1824)
- 1944 Danny DeVito, American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944) — turns 82 in 2026
- 1749 Nicolas Appert, French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
- 1887 Bernard Montgomery, British Army officer (1887–1976)
November 17 in history
- 2013 An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.
- 2009 Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked, and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.
- 1989 Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, beginning the Disney Renaissance.
- 1968 NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.
Holidays and observances on November 17
- Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day (Greece)
- Christian feast days: Acisclus
- Christian feast days: Aignan of Orleans
Born on November 18
322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 27th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 5, 2054 · US: about 11,259 births that day each year (207th of 366)
- 1939 Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 193 — turns 87 in 2026
- 1787 Louis Daguerre, French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)
- 1786 Carl Maria von Weber, German Romantic composer (1786–1826)
- 1968 Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968) — turns 58 in 2026
- 1897 Patrick Blackett, British physicist (1897-1974)
- 1647 Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and writer (1647–1706)
- 1945 Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 — turns 81 in 2026
- 1923 Alan Shepard, American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)
November 18 in history
- 2017 Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977.
- 2011 The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0.
- 2003 With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.
- 1991 The current flag of Uzbekistan was adopted, making the country the first newly independent republic in Central Asia to choose a new flag.
Holidays and observances on November 18
- Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Alphaeus and Zacchaeus
- Christian feast day: Barulas
Born on November 19
323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 28th day of the sign · Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 6, 2054 · US: about 11,550 births that day each year (128th of 366)
- 1917 Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)
- 1831 James A. Garfield, president of the United States in 1881
- 1962 Jodie Foster, American actress and filmmaker (born 1962) — turns 64 in 2026
- 1711 Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian polymath (1711-1765)
- 1954 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt since 2014 — turns 72 in 2026
- 1888 José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (1888-1942)
- 1933 Larry King, American television and radio host (1933–2021)
- 1875 Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin, Soviet politician (1875–1946)
November 19 in history
- 2010 The first of four explosions occurred at the Pike River Mine in the West Coast in New Zealand's worst mining disaster in nearly a century.
- 2002 The Greek oil tanker Prestige split in two and sank off the coast of Galicia after spilling 420 thousand barrels (17.8 million US gallons) of oil, in the worst environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
- 1991 Mexican singer Luis Miguel released the album Romance, which led to a revival of interest in bolero music.
- 1985 The first of five summits between Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan began in Geneva.
Holidays and observances on November 19
- Christian feast day: Blessed Giacomo Benefatti
- Christian feast day: Mechthild of Hackeborn
- Christian feast day: Obadiah (Eastern Catholic Church)
Born on November 20
324th day of the year (325th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 29th day of the sign · Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 7, 2054 · US: about 11,862 births that day each year (71st of 366)
- 1942 Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States (2021–2025) — turns 84 in 2026
- 1858 Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer (1858–1940)
- 1923 Nadine Gordimer, South African writer (1923–2014)
- 1889 Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (1889–1953)
- 1925 Robert F. Kennedy, American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
- 1761 Pius VIII, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830
- 1924 Benoit Mandelbrot, Polish-born, French and American mathematician (1924–2010)
- 1946 Kirill, bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch — turns 80 in 2026
November 20 in history
- 1994 In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.
- 1991 First Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, disrupting ongoing peace talks.
- 1985 Windows 1.0, the first version of Microsoft Windows available to the public, was released.
- 1969 A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
Holidays and observances on November 20
- 20-N (Spain)
- Africa Industrialization Day (international)
- Black Awareness Day (Brazil)
Born on November 21
325th day of the year (326th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 30th day of the sign · Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026, 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 8, 2054 · US: about 12,005 births that day each year (47th of 366)
- 1694 Voltaire, French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
- 1854 Benedict XV, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
- 1965 Björk, Icelandic singer (born 1965) — turns 61 in 2026
- 1898 René Magritte, Belgian surrealist (1898–1967)
- 1945 Goldie Hawn, American actress — turns 81 in 2026
- 1768 Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)
- 1985 Jesús Navas, Spanish association football player — turns 41 in 2026
- 1985 Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer (born 1985) — turns 41 in 2026
November 21 in history
- 2012 A remote-controlled bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring at least 28 people on board.
- 1977 "God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840.
- 1970 Vietnam War: American forces raided the North Vietnamese Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to rescue 61 American POWs who were thought to be held there.
- 1964 The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
Holidays and observances on November 21
- Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)
- Christian feast days: Amelberga of Susteren
- Christian feast days: Digain
Born on November 22
326th day of the year (327th in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 1st day of the sign · Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 9, 2054 · US: about 10,705 births that day each year (344th of 366)
- 1890 Charles de Gaulle, French general and statesman (1890–1970)
- 1984 Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984) — turns 42 in 2026
- 1869 André Gide, French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)
- 1819 George Eliot, English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)
- 1967 Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967) — turns 59 in 2026
- 1954 Paolo Gentiloni, Italian politician (born 1954) — turns 72 in 2026
- 1744 Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
- 1940 Terry Gilliam, American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor (born 1940) — turns 86 in 2026
November 22 in history
- 2013 Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defeated India's Viswanathan Anand to become world chess champion.
- 1995 Toy Story, the first feature film created using only computer-generated imagery, was released in theaters in the United States.
- 1988 The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force was first displayed in public at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
- 1987 Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume.
Holidays and observances on November 22
- Christian feast day: Cecilia
- Christian feast day: Pedro Esqueda Ramírez
- Christian feast day: Philemon and Apphia
Born on November 23
327th day of the year (328th in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 2nd day of the sign · Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028 · weekend in 2030 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 10, 2054 · US: about 9,875 births that day each year (360th of 366)
- 1992 Miley Cyrus, American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992) — turns 34 in 2026
- 1962 Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan politician — turns 64 in 2026
- 1804 Franklin Pierce, president of the United States from 1853 to 1857
- 1837 Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist (1837–1923)
- 1926 Sathya Sai Baba, Indian spiritual guru (1926–2011)
- 1860 Hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden (1860-1925)
- 1875 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Soviet revolutionary, politician and writer (1875–1933)
- 1950 Chuck Schumer, American politician (born 1950) — turns 76 in 2026
November 23 in history
- 2011 Arab Spring: After months of protests in Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to transfer power to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.
- 2007 MS Explorer became the first cruise ship to sink in the Southern Ocean.
- 2003 Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.
- 1976 Jacques Mayol became the first person to freedive to a depth of 100 metres (330 ft).
Holidays and observances on November 23
- Christian feast day: Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro – one of Saints of the Cristero War (Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church)
- Christian feast day: Columbanus
Born on November 24
328th day of the year (329th in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 3rd day of the sign · Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 11, 2054 · US: about 10,025 births that day each year (357th of 366)
- 1632 Benedictus de Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
- 1784 Zachary Taylor, president of the United States from 1849 to 1850
- 1888 Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer (1888-1955)
- 1864 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator (1864–1901)
- 1961 Arundhati Roy, Indian novelist, essayist, and activist — turns 65 in 2026
- 1730 Alexander Suvorov, Russian marshal (1730–1800)
- 1826 Carlo Collodi, Italian writer (1826–1890)
- 1954 Emir Kusturica, Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician — turns 72 in 2026
November 24 in history
- 2023 Hibiscus Rising, a sculpture commemorating the life of David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds.
- 2009 The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, was launched in Bucharest, Romania.
- 1976 A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, destroying 80 per cent of buildings in the region and causing at least 4,000 casualties.
- 1971 After collecting a ransom payout of $200,000, D. B. Cooper (depicted) parachuted out of the rear stairway of the airplane he had hijacked over the Pacific Northwest and disappeared.
Holidays and observances on November 24
- Christian feast days: Albert of Louvain
- Christian feast days: Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Pierre Dumoulin-Borie, and other Vietnamese Martyrs
- Christian feast days: Chrysogonus
Born on November 25
329th day of the year (330th in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 4th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 12, 2054 · US: about 9,978 births that day each year (359th of 366)
- 1881 John XXIII, priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
- 1835 Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)
- 1844 Carl Benz, German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)
- 1981 Xabi Alonso, Spanish football manager and player — turns 45 in 2026
- 2002 Pedri, Spanish association football player — turns 24 in 2026
- 1971 Christina Applegate, American actress (born 1971) — turns 55 in 2026
- 1895 Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet revolutionary and statesman (1895–1978)
- 1923 Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (1923–2017)
November 25 in history
- 2013 English-Irish boy band One Direction released their third studio album Midnight Memories which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling album of 2013.
- 1984 Band Aid, a supergroup consisting of more than 30 leading British and Irish pop musicians, recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
- 1981 A group of Conservative members of Parliament wrote a letter outlining their opposition to the economic policy of Margaret Thatcher, leading to speculation over a split from the party.
- 1975 Upon Suriname's independence from the Netherlands, Johan Ferrier became its first president.
Holidays and observances on November 25
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Alexandria and its related observances
- Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Reute
- Christian feast day: Isaac Watts (Lutheran Church and Church of England)
Born on November 26
330th day of the year (331st in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 5th day of the sign · Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 13, 2054 · US: about 10,386 births that day each year (352nd of 366)
- 1939 Tina Turner, American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
- 1857 Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
- 1909 Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright (1909–1994)
- 1948 Elizabeth Blackburn, Australian-American biological researcher — turns 78 in 2026
- 1990 Rita Ora, English-Albanian singer and actress — turns 36 in 2026
- 1894 Norbert Wiener, American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)
- 1990 Danny Welbeck, English association football player (born 1990) — turns 36 in 2026
- 1898 Karl Ziegler, German chemist (1898–1973)
November 26 in history
- 2011 In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
- 2011 NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from Cape Canaveral, carrying the Curiosity rover on board.
- 1983 Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.
- 1977 A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a broadcast of Southern Television in South East England.
Holidays and observances on November 26
- Christian feast days: Alypius the Stylite
- Christian feast days: Basolus (Basle)
- Christian feast days: Bellinus of Padua
Born on November 27
331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 6th day of the sign · Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 14, 2054 · US: about 10,013 births that day each year (358th of 366)
- 1940 Bruce Lee, Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
- 1942 Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (1942–1970)
- 1960 Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister — turns 66 in 2026
- 1970 Han Kang, South Korean writer — turns 56 in 2026
- 1921 Alexander Dubček, first Secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party (1921-1992)
- 1951 Kathryn Bigelow, American filmmaker (born 1951) — turns 75 in 2026
- 1903 Lars Onsager, American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976)
- 1874 Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)
November 27 in history
- 2009 Lady Gaga performed the first concert of The Monster Ball Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist.
- 2001 Astronomers announced the detection of sodium in the atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HD 209458 b, the first exoplanet atmosphere to be measured.
- 1999 The Labour Party defeated the governing National Party in the New Zealand general election, with Labour's Helen Clark becoming the country's first female prime minister to have won office at an election.
- 1991 Operations at the Reagan Test Site were disrupted due to the nearby formation of Tropical Storm Zelda.
Holidays and observances on November 27
- Christian feast day: Acarius of Tournai
- Christian feast day: Barlaam and Josaphat
- Christian feast day: Bilihildis of Altmünster
Born on November 28
332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 7th day of the sign · Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026, 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 15, 2054 · US: about 10,486 births that day each year (350th of 366)
- 1820 Friedrich Engels, German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
- 1757 William Blake, English poet and artist (1757–1827)
- 1881 Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (1881–1942)
- 1880 Alexander Blok, Russian poet (1880–1921)
- 1908 Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
- 1907 Alberto Moravia, Italian writer and journalist (1907-1990)
- 1628 John Bunyan, English writer and preacher (1628–1688)
- 1950 Ed Harris, American actor and director (born 1950) — turns 76 in 2026
November 28 in history
- 1967 Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a "bit of scruff" in data from a radio telescope, which turned out to be from PSR B1919+21, the first discovered pulsar.
- 1966 In a military coup, Michel Micombero abolished the Burundian monarchy and declared the country a republic with himself as president.
- 1925 Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in the United States, first aired on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1912 At the All-Albanian Congress, the Assembly of Vlorë was constituted, which declared the independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire.
Holidays and observances on November 28
- Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
- Bukovina Day (Romania)
- Christian feast day: Acacius, Hirenarchus, and companions, of Sebaste
Born on November 29
333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 8th day of the sign · Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028 · weekend in 2026 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 16, 2054 · US: about 11,138 births that day each year (250th of 366)
- 1932 Jacques Chirac, President of France from 1995 to 2007
- 1898 C. S. Lewis, British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
- 1832 Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (1832–1888)
- 1835 Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese empress (1835–1908)
- 1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh association football player and coach — turns 53 in 2026
- 1949 Garry Shandling, American comedian (1949–2016)
- 1803 Christian Dopplerr, Austrian mathematician and physicist (1803-1853)
- 1976 Chadwick Boseman, American actor (1976–2020)
November 29 in history
- 2012 In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine.
- 2007 During their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, Philippine soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes mutinied and seized a conference room at The Peninsula Manila in Makati.
- 1982 Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released.
- 1979 The controversial Tellico Dam project by the Tennessee Valley Authority is completed despite being ordered to shut down from the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill.
Holidays and observances on November 29
- Christian feast day: Brendan of Birr
- Christian feast day: Francis Fasani
- Christian feast day: Illuminata
Born on November 30
334th day of the year (335th in leap years) · ♐ Sagittarius, 9th day of the sign · Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028 · weekend in 2030 and 2031 · baby of 2026: 10,000 days on April 17, 2054 · US: about 11,095 births that day each year (269th of 366)
- 1874 Winston Churchill, British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
- 1835 Mark Twain, American author and humorist (1835–1910)
- 1667 Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
- 1935 Woody Allen, American filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1935) — turns 91 in 2026
- 1817 Theodor Mommsen, German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
- 1982 Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress — turns 44 in 2026
- 1990 Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player (born 1990) — turns 36 in 2026
- 1937 Ridley Scott, English filmmaker (born 1937) — turns 89 in 2026
November 30 in history
- 2018 A magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit Anchorage, Alaska, causing 117 injuries.
- 2005 John Sentamu was enthroned as Archbishop of York, becoming the first black archbishop in the Church of England.
- 1999 A series of protests by anti-globalization activists against the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999 in Seattle forced the cancellation of the opening ceremonies.
- 1979 The Wall, a rock opera and concept album by the English band Pink Floyd, was first released.
Holidays and observances on November 30
- Bonifacio Day (Philippines)
- Christian feast day: Andrew and its related observances.
- Christian feast day: Joseph Marchand (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Frequently asked questions
What is the zodiac sign for people born in November?
Scorpio ♏ until November 21, then Sagittarius ♐ from November 22 (usual dates, give or take a day depending on the year).
Which famous people were born in November?
For example Aishwarya Rai (November 1, 1973), Emma Stone (November 6, 1988), Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821), Guillermo Lasso (November 16, 1955), Voltaire (November 21, 1694) and Tina Turner (November 26, 1939). The eight best-known people for every day in November are in the entries above.
Which November birthdays fall on a weekend in 2027?
8 days out of 30: November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28, 2027.