Events in History
- Nov 4 Paris Agreement on climate change becomes effective
- Nov 6 Indian government declares levels of air pollution in Delhi an emergency situation, closing schools and construction sites
- Nov 6 New York City Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea wins men's race in 2:07:51; defending women's champion Mary Keitany wins her 3rd NYC crown in 2:24:26
Event of Interest
Nov 8 Indian PM Narendra Modi announces the demonetization of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes during an unscheduled live televised address, canceling 86% of the notes in circulation in a battle against corruption
Election of Interest
Nov 8 Republican Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States of America, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton, with an Electoral College victory of 304- 227; Clinton received just under 2.9 million more popular votes [1]
Event of Interest
Nov 20 South Korean President Park Geun-hye's controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President
- Nov 21 India celebrates 50th anniversary of IR8, rice variety specially bred that saved much of Asia from famine
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Nov 22 US President Barack Obama posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to pioneering computer scientist and Navy Admiral Grace Hopper
Deaths in History
- Nov 7 Janet Reno, first female US Attorney General (1993-2001), dies at 78
- Nov 11 Ilse Aichinger, Austrian writer (Die größere Hoffnung), dies at 95
- Nov 14 Gwen Ifill, journalist and writer, 1st African American woman to host US public affairs program, dies of cancer at 61
- Nov 15 Sixto Durán Ballén, Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador (1992-96), dies at 95
- Nov 16 Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98
- Nov 16 Melvin Laird, American politician (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73), dies at 94
- Nov 18 Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon (1st artificial heart transplant), dies at 96
- Nov 20 Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90
- Nov 20 William Trevor, Irish writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune), dies at 88
- Nov 23 Joe Esposito, American author and friend of Elvis, dies at 78
Fidel Castro (1926-2016)
Nov 25 Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008), dies at 90
- Nov 28 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
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