Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Nov 9 Gary Kasparov becomes the youngest ever world chess champion (22), with a 13-11 win over fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Event of Interest
Nov 9 Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 v Australia at the Gabba
Richard Hadlee
- Nov 12 R Hadlee takes 15-123 for Cricket match v Australia at Brisbane
- Nov 14 Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
- Nov 17 NY Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28
- Nov 17 35th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins
- Nov 20 NY Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP
- Nov 24 73rd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24
- Nov 25 White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year
- Nov 30 50th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 25-23 in Birmingham
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 4 Marcell Jansen, German footballer, born in Mönchengladbach, West Germany
- Nov 11 Robin Uthappa, Indian cricket player
- Nov 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
- Nov 14 Thomas Vermaelen, Belgian footballer
- Nov 18 Allyson Felix, American athlete (6-time Olympic gold 200m/400m/relays 2008, 12, 16), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 19 Chris Eagles, English footballer
- Nov 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver
- Nov 21 Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
- Nov 22 Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer
- Nov 23 Ahn Hyun-Soo, South Korean short track skater
- Nov 28 Caitlin McClatchey, Scottish swimmer
- Nov 29 Shannon Brown, American basketball player
Deaths in Sport
- Nov 8 Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1899)
- Nov 10 Pelle Lindbergh, goalie (Philadelphia Flyers), dies in drunk driving accident
- Nov 19 Lall Singh, cricketer (Test for India 1932), dies
- Nov 21 Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies
- Nov 25 Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (b. 1926)