November 1992 in History

Events in History

Election of Interest

Nov 3 Democrat Bill Clinton is elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent President George H. W. Bush

Nov 8 300,000 demonstrate against racism in Berlin
Nov 9 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcast in Las Vegas Nevada (KFBI)
Nov 9 Prix Goncourt awarded to Patrick Chamoiseau for "Texaco"
Nov 11 The Church of England approves the ordination of female priests
Nov 15 Cuban Ilyushin IL-18 flight to Puerto Plata crashes, 34 die
Nov 17 Erling Kagge begins successful exploration at South pole
Nov 18 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Las Vegas NV on KXTE 107.5 FM
Nov 20 Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire

Event of Interest

Nov 21 Oregon Senator Bob Packwood issues apology for unwelcome sexual advances

Nov 22 Washington Post reports Oregon Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 10 women
Nov 23 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold
Nov 24 Boeing 734 crashes into mountain in China, kills 141
Nov 26 Sir Alec Jeffreys, British geneticist who developed widely-used techniques for DNA fingerprinting, becomes honorary freeman of the city of Leicester
Nov 27 Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network
Nov 27 Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire
Nov 30 Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die

Birthdays in History

Nov 26 Louis Ducruet, Prince of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco & Daniel Ducruet, born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco

Deaths in History

Nov 1 Jeremias Chitunda, vice-chairman (Angolese Unita-rebellion), dies
Nov 3 Jean Daskalides, Belgian chocolate factory, dies at 70
Nov 4 Andre Demedts, Belgian Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days), dies at 86
Nov 5 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (hypothesized "Oort Cloud"), dies at 92

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992)

Nov 7 Slovak politician who headed the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and was deposed after the Soviet invasion, dies at 70 from injuries sustained in a car crash

Nov 9 Charles Fraser-Smith, English inventor (man who never was), dies
Nov 9 William Hillcourt, author (Boy Scout Handbook), dies at 92
Nov 10 Antoine C J Rottier, Dutch CEO (DSM), dies
Nov 11 Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, cosmonaut, dies at 50
Nov 11 Giulio Carlo Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies at 83
Nov 11 Peter Gretton, British vice admiral, dies at 80
Nov 13 Alan Balsam, US movie editor (Divine Madness), dies
Nov 13 Gregory Markopoulos, German/American director (Iliac Passion, Bliss), dies at 61
Nov 13 Lucrecia Perez, Dominicans in Spain (Racist Murder), dies at 33
Nov 17 Audre Lorde, American writer, feminist and activist (Black Unicorn), dies of cancer at 58
Nov 18 Herman Musaph, Dutch Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, dermatologist and sexologist, dies at 76
Nov 18 Superman, fictional character, killed by Doomsday at 54
Nov 19 Dorothy Walker Bush, American mother of President George H. W. Bush, dies at 91
Nov 20 John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack
Nov 21 Kaysone Phomvihane, Prime Minister and President of Laos (1975-91), dies at 71
Nov 23 Thelma Orloff, entertainer, dies of kidney failure at 76
Nov 24 Hans de Koster, Dutch Minister of Defense (1971-73), dies at 78
Nov 24 Theo Edison, son of Thomas Edison, dies at 94
Nov 27 Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
Nov 28 June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75
Nov 28 Roland Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies in a car accident at 35
Nov 28 Sidney Nolan, Australian painter and illustrator (Ned Kelly), dies at 75
Nov 29 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78
Nov 29 Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (b. 1906)