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Historical Events in November 1928

  • Nov 1 1st celebration of Authors' Day

Bradman Scores 133

Nov 1 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores 133 not out in NSW 2nd innings v Queensland in Brisbane; follows his 131 in the Blues' 1st innings

  • Nov 1 Turkey passes a new alphabet law switching from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet

Shostakovich's 1st Symphony

Nov 2 Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Symphony premieres in US with Leopold Stokowski leading the Philadelphia Orchestra at The Academy of Music, Philadelpha

Murder of Arnold Rothstein

Nov 4 American gangster Arnold Rothstein is shot at a business meeting for reputedly refusing to pay gambling debts (dies 6th November)

  • Nov 4 Jose Moncada elected president of Nicaragua
  • Nov 4 Titanic Thompson participates in a high-stakes poker game that leads to the murder of Arnold Rothstein
  • Nov 6 Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds
  • Nov 6 Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor

Hoover Elected President

Nov 6 Republican candidate Herbert Hoover is elected President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate Al Smith

  • Nov 6 Swedes start a tradition of eating Gustavus Adolphus pastries to commemorate the king

Treasure Girl

Nov 8 George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl" premieres in NYC

Emperor Hirohito's Regalia

Nov 10 Emperor Hirohito of Japan's possession of the Imperial Regalia is publicly confirmed

Poincaré Government

Nov 11 France's 5th government of Raymond Poincaré forms

  • Nov 11 KXO-AM in El Centro CA begins radio transmissions
  • Nov 11 WGL-AM in Ft Wayne IN begins radio transmissions
  • Nov 11 WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions
  • Nov 11 WOL-AM in Washington, D.C. begins radio transmissions
  • Nov 12 British steamer "Vestris", sailing from NYC to Uruguay, capsizes and sinks off Hampton Roads, Virginia, kills 111, including many women and children
  • Nov 17 Boston Garden officially opens
  • Nov 17 Notre Dame finally loses a football game at home after 23 years

Steamboat Willie

Nov 18 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" released, first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon

Boston Gardens

Nov 20 Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0

  • Nov 20 WGH-AM in Newport News VA begins radio transmissions

Bolero

Nov 22 Orchestral work "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel first performed publicly in Paris, France

  • Nov 26 Philip Barry's play "Holiday" premieres in New York City
  • Nov 30 Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 & 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test

Vladimir K. Zworykin

Nov 30 Vladimir K. Zworykin receives patent on Iconoscope TV system