Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
Here is a list of some historical events in November. You can learn What major event happened in November?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 21, 1922 | Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator. |
| November 30, 2005 | John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York. |
| November 26, 1852 | An earthquake as high as magnitude 8.8 rocks the Banda Sea, triggering a tsunami and killing at least 60 in the Dutch East Indies. |
| November 10, 1821 | Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia. |
| November 6, 1936 | Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. |
| November 18, 2020 | The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. |
| November 18, 326 | The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I. |
| November 15, 655 | Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. |
| November 8, 1892 | The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time. |
| November 22, 1988 | In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed. |
| November 13, 1942 | World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign. |
| November 14, 1851 | Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA. |
| November 22, 1963 | Five Indian generals are killed in a fatal helicopter crash, due to collision with two parallel lines of telegraph cables.[18][19] |
| November 5, 1990 | Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. |
| November 12, 1940 | World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces. |
You can click on the link of the days below to learn what happened in the world in November.
Events by Month
Discover Events by Month