1919 – American Legion’s 1st national convention (Minneapolis)
1926 – Guomindang-regring deallocates seat of Kanton to Wuhan (Hankou)
1946 – Communists win many seats at French parliamentary election
1955 – “Vamp” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 60 performances
1957 – Cleveland Browns’ Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh 24-0
1967 – KXNE TV channel 19 in Norfolk, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1978 – NY Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin
2012 – 22nd College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 21-6 in Chestnut Hill
2012 – The final US presidential election results are declared after Barack Obama wins Florida to defeat Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes
2017 – BBC removes drama from Christmas line-up after one of its stars, Ed Westwick, accused of rape by two women
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 9th November 2020
1821 – 1st US pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Philadelphia
1864 – 1st export of goods from Burrard Inlet, British Columbia to a foreign country
1956 – Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St Louis, to become NWA wrestling champion
1965 – 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis
1969 – “Bridge over Troubled Water” single recorded by Simon and Garfunkel
1971 – David Storey’s “Changing Room” premieres in London
1978 – North American Soccer League (NASL) realigns its 24 teams into 6 divisions
2009 – Joe Cada becomes the youngest champion of the World Series of Poker’s main event.
2015 – “Love Yourself” single released by Justin Bieber (Billboard Song of the Year 2016, Grammy Song of the Year)
2019 – Unprecedented 70 bush fires in New South Wales, Australia, destroys 100 homes killing three people with seven missing
Historical Events for 8th November 2020
1494 – Uprising against Piero de’ Medici in Florence Italy
1598 – Spanish troops under Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem
1939 – H Lindsay and R Crouse’ “Life with Father” premieres in NYC
1954 – AL approves Philadelphia A’s move to Kansas City
1979 – The Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) is formed.
1981 – Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election
1984 – 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test
1988 – Arco Arena in Sacramento CA opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75
1990 – Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with LA Dodgers
1999 – Tenor Andrea Bocelli releases his “Sacred Arias” album, the world’s best-selling classical album by a single artist
Historical Events for 7th November 2020
1631 – Pierre Gassendi observes 1st ever transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
1876 – Edward Bouchet is 1st African American to receive a Ph.D from a US college (Yale)
1900 – Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
1917 – [OS Oct 25] October Revolution in Russia; Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace and overthrow the Provisional Government.
1970 – Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida
1982 – “Your Arms are Too Short to Box” closes at Alvin NYC after 69 performances
1983 – Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
1987 – Tunisian premier Zine al-Abidine fires president Habib Bourguiba
1990 – “Little Night Music” closes at New York State NYC after 11 performances
2018 – US President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appoints Matthew Whitaker in his place as acting Attorney General
Historical Events for 6th November 2020
1861 – Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as US Confederate President
1862 – New York-San Francisco direct telegraphic link forms
1869 – 1st US college football game, players used their hands or feet, Rutgers 6 Princeton 4
1906 – Chinese Government ministries are reorganized as part of the movement towards constitutional government; but in fact the Manchu princes retain control and there is little gain for the Chinese people
1918 – WWI: On the Western Front, Germany is now retreating as French and American troops cross the Meuse and move to take Sedan
1936 – Terence Rattigan’s play “French Without Tears” premieres in London
1950 – Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pittsburgh Pirates
1993 – Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1999 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: Cat Thief, Anees, Beautiful Pleasure, Daylami, Silic, Soaring Softly, Cash Run, Artax
2012 – Green Moon wins the Melbourne Cup race at Flemington
Historical Events for 5th November 2020
1894 – Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel” premieres
1912 – Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage
1946 – John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) elected to US House of Representatives
1950 – Philippines president Elpidio Quirino ends emergency crisis
1953 – Terence Rattigan’s “Sleeping Prince” premieres in London
1967 – US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam
1967 – The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people. The survivors include Bee Gee Robin Gibb.
1971 – NBA’s LA Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak
1992 – “Revenge Match of the 20th century” American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade
2003 – 37th Country Music Association Award: Alan Jackson and Martina McBride wins
Historical Events for 4th November 2020
1846 – Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg
1953 – Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A’s
1957 – 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
1978 – 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available
1995 – Key Arena opens, Seattle Supersonics beat LA Lakers 103-89
2001 – “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” 1st film adaptation of the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres starring Daniel Radcliffe
2015 – Katy Perry is the highest paid musician of the year earning 135 million, according to Forbes Magazine
2017 – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara opens in Jakarta with items from the collection of Indonesian tycoon Haryanto Adikoesoemo
2017 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Del Mar Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Caledonia Road, Stormy Liberal, Bar of Gold, Wuheida, Roy H, World Approval, Good Magic, Talismanic, Gunrunner
2017 – Scottish champions Celtic sets new all-time British record (63) for matches undefeated in all domestic football competitions beating St. Johnstone, 4-0 at McDiarmid Park
Historical Events for 3rd November 2020
1468 – Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy’s troops.
1935 – Philadelphia Eagles beat Boston Redskins, 7-6 at Fenway Park; respective quarterbacks combine to throw an NFL record 11 interceptions
1946 – Emperor Hirohito proclaims a new Japanese constitution
1964 – Lyndon B. Johnson is elected President of the United States in a landslide, defeating Republican candidate Barry Goldwater
1978 – Dominica gains independence from UK and adopts constitution
1988 – Pakistan claims it downed Afghan warplane
1997 – Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra becomes 6th player to be unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year; leads AL in hits (209), triples (11), multi-hit games (68); also sets AL rookie-record with 30-game hitting streak
1998 – “Shakespeare in Love” directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes premieres in New York (Best Picture 1999)
2007 – Navy beats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, ending the Fighting Irish’s NCAA Football-record winning streak against the Midshipmen at 43 games; last Navy win over Notre Dame, 35-14 in 1963
2018 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; Day 2 winners: Shamrock Rose, Stormy Liberal, City of Light, Sistercharlie, Roy H, Expert Eye, Monomoy Girl, Enable, Accelerate
Historical Events for 2nd November 2020
1895 – Belmont Stakes: Fred Taral aboard Preakness winner Belmar wins in 2:11½; race run in November as NY Jockey Club closed out its affairs
1916 – Battle of Verdun: Fort Vaux reconquered from Germans by French troops without firing a shot
1954 – Charles Diggs Jr is elected Michigan’s 1st black congressman to the House of Representatives
1964 – Columbia Broadcasting System buys 80% share in the New York Yankees Baseball Club for $11.2 million; later purchases club outright
1969 – Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer of New Orleans and St Louis’ Charlie Johnson each pass for 6 touchdowns for combined NFL record of 12 passing TDs in a game; Saints beat Cardinals, 51-42 at Busch Memorial Stadium
1983 – “Thriller” single released worldwide by Michael Jackson
1993 – Dow Jones hits record 3697.64
1994 – NFL announces the expansion Carolina Panthers would play in the NFC West, while the Jacksonville Jaguars is assigned to the AFC Central
2004 – George W. Bush is re-elected as President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate John Kerry
2012 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hightail, Calidoscopio, Flotilla, Beholder, Zagora, Royal Delta
Historical Events for 1st November 2020
1462 – Archduke Albrecht VI van Habsburg occupies Vienna
1765 – Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies
1859 – The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse was lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (30 kilometers), in good conditions.
1950 – Celtics’ forward Chuck Cooper becomes first African American to play in the NBA in Boston’s 107-84 loss at Fort Wayne Pistons; future Hall of Famer Bob Cousy also debuts for Celtics
1962 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1964 – Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon
1965 – Ernie Terrell retains WBA heavyweight boxing title; beats Canadian George Chuvalo in 15 round points decision in Toronto
1974 – Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1985 – Nostalgia Television begins on cable
1996 – Shaquille O’Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O’Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes