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What Happened in November 2018 (Part 2)

Historical Events

Events 101 - 125 of 125

  • Nov 24 Taiwanese voters vote against referendums to legalise same-sex marriage
  • Nov 25 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran's Kermanshah province injuring at least 700

Hamilton's Fifth Victory

Nov 25 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to claim his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 88 points from Sebastian Vettel; Mercedes' 5th straight Constructors title

  • Nov 25 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta: Calgary Stampeders beat Ottawa RedBlacks, 27-16; in Calgary's 8th Cup win Terry Williams scores a record 97-yard punt-return touchdown
  • Nov 25 Davis Cup Tennis, Lille: Marin Čilić beats Frenchman Lucas Pouille 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to wrap up the final for Croatia, 3-1
  • Nov 25 EU leaders approve an agreement for Britain to leave the EU (Brexit)
  • Nov 25 Historic north Californian Camp Fire declared 100% contained with 85 dead, 249 missing, covering 153,000 acres with 14,000 homes burnt
  • Nov 25 LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in 45-10 win v Arizona Cardinals; Mark Brunell & David Carr previously share record (22); also sets NFL record for best single-game completion % (96.6)
  • Nov 26 Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore is handed her record equalling 7th world title as American contender Lakey Peterson is a shock 2nd round elimination at the season-ending Maui Pro in Hawaii
  • Nov 26 Chinese scientist He Jiankui claims to have made the first genetically edited baby

Aquaman

Nov 26 DC superhero film "Aquaman" directed by James Wan starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard premieres in London

  • Nov 26 First multidrug randomized control trial to treat Ebola started in Democratic Republic of Congo announced by the WHO
  • Nov 26 General Motors announces it will close five factories in North America, cutting 14,000 jobs
  • Nov 26 NASA's InSight mission lands on Mars after a 7 month voyage
  • Nov 26 Third of a species begin dying (23,000) over a two day period, the spectacled flying foxes, unable to survive heatwave of 42 degrees in northern Queensland, Australia
  • Nov 26 Ukraine declares martial law in areas bordering Russia after Russia seizes three of its naval vessels
  • Nov 27 Convicted US murderer Samuel Little confirmed connected to 90 more murders of women after confessing details
  • Nov 27 Explosion near chemical company in Hebei Province, Northern China kills at least 23, injuring 22

Rosario Murillo Sanctioned

Nov 27 US accuses Nicaragua's Vice-President Rosario Murillo, wife of President Daniel Ortega of human rights abuses and imposes sanctions

  • Nov 28 Australian state Queensland raises its fire warning to "catastrophic" for the first time as 130 fires burn
  • Nov 28 French director Luc Besson accused of sexual harassment by five more women, adding to four already made public
  • Nov 29 Opera "Prism" composed by Ellen Reid with lyrics by Roxie Perkin premieres at REDCAT in Los Angeles (2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music)
  • Nov 29 Tens of thousands Indian farmers protest the agrarian crisis at parliament in Delhi
  • Nov 30 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska
  • Nov 30 Marriot Hotels reveal massive data breach - 500 million guests affected in one of largest-ever company hacks

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