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, 1992 | A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes. |
| November 7, 1918 | Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria. |
| November 20, 1917 | World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back. |
| November 7, 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States. |
| November 1, 1948 | Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned. |
| November 17, 1869 | In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated. |
| November 10, 1793 | A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette. |
| November 10, 1997 | WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time). |
| November 16, 1797 | The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III. |
| November 18, 1803 | The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere. |
| November 23, 1976 | Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment. |
| November 28, 1975 | East Timor declares its independence from Portugal. |
| November 16, 1945 | UNESCO is founded. |
| November 1, 1979 | Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico. |
| November 4, 1962 | The United States concludes Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. |
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