Historic Event
Nov 2 US President Ronald Reagan signs bill establishing Dr Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
- Nov 2 Abp Hickey conducts papal investigation of Abp Hunthausen, Seattle
Music Single
Nov 2 "Thriller" single released worldwide by Michael Jackson
- Nov 3 Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency (D)
- Nov 3 Nashville Network begins on cable TV
- Nov 4 Bomb attack on Israeli headquarter in Tyrus Lebanon, 60 killed
- Nov 4 Washington Capitals first NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4
- Nov 5 NY Rangers & Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period
- Nov 5 Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden
- Nov 6 Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California
- Nov 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneer James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings
- Nov 6 Turkey Turgut Özals Moederland party wins elections
- Nov 7 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
- Nov 7 Bomb explodes in US Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries
- Nov 8 Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female governor of Kentucky
- Nov 8 STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad
- Nov 8 Wilson Goode (D) elected 1st black mayor of Philadelphia
- Nov 9 Amsterdam brewer Freddie Heineken kidnapped
- Nov 9 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center
- Nov 10 "Amen Corner" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 83 performances
- Nov 10 US Federal government shut down
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 10 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler retains world middleweight boxing title with a 15-round unanimous points decision over Roberto Durán at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; first time Hagler taken the distance as champion
- Nov 11 1st US cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain
Historic Event
Nov 11 President Reagan became 1st US President to address Japanese legislature
Sports History
Nov 15 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy
- Nov 15 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus proclaimed
Film Premiere
Nov 17 Film "Yentl" produced, directed and starring Barbra Streisand and Mandy Patinkin premieres, based on play and story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Nov 18 Argentina announces its ability to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons
Sports History
Nov 19 Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"
Sports History
Nov 19 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game
Film Premiere
Nov 20 "Terms of Endearment" from the book by Larry McMurtry, directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger premieres in New York (Best Picture 1984)
- Nov 20 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins
- Nov 21 "Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 104 performances
- Nov 23 Soyuz T-9 lands
- Nov 23 USSR leaves weapon disarmament talks
- Nov 24 PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
- Nov 24 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson for the West Indies vs India in Bombay
Historic Publication
Nov 24 "The Colour of Magic" by Terry Pratchett published by Colin Smythe in the UK, 1st book in the Discworld series
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 25 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
- Nov 25 Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off
- Nov 25 Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli
- Nov 26 World's greatest robbery; 26 million pounds (sterling) worth of gold, diamonds and cash stolen from Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England
- Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17; Argos' first Grey Cup victory in 31 years
- Nov 27 Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 181
- Nov 27 Desmond Haynes out handled the ball v India
- Nov 28 9th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia 6 launches
- Nov 29 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
- Nov 30 Police free kidnapped beer magnate Alfred Heineken in Amsterdam
- Nov 30 Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip)
- Nov 30 Raúl Alfonsín wins Argentine presidential election
- Nov 30 Sam Shepards "Fool for love" premieres in NYC
- Nov 30 Denver Nuggets coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record