Events Date 1993 November | History by KabAstro

Maastricht Treaty

Nov 1 The Maastricht Treaty, the Treaty on European Union comes into effect

Film & TV History

Nov 2 Actor Roger Moore (James Bond) has his enlarged prostate removed

Nov 2 Christie Todd Whitman (R) elected 1st woman governor of New Jersey
Nov 2 Dow Jones hits record 3697.64
Nov 2 Ehud Olmert elected mayor of Jerusalem

Sports History

Nov 2 First commemorative bricks are laid at Bob Feller Museum, Van Meter, Iowa

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller

Election of Interest

Nov 2 Rudy Giuliani wins the New York mayoral election, becomes 1st Republican mayor since 1965

Nov 3 Defenseman Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devils 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd consecutive NHL game in 2-3 loss at LA Kings

Sports History

Nov 3 Greg Maddux becomes first pitcher since Sandy Koufax to win the National League's Cy Young Award in successive MLB seasons and the first in successive seasons with different teams; Cubs 1992, Braves 1993

Television Debut

Nov 3 TV sitcom "The Nanny" starring Fran Drescher debuts on CBS in the US

Nov 4 Bolivia becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty

Music History

Nov 4 Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet

Appointment of Interest

Nov 4 Jean Chretien is appointed the Prime Minister of Canada by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn

20th Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien

Music History

Nov 4 Revival of William Shakespeare's stage drama "Timon of Athens". with incidental music by Duke Ellington, opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances

Jazz Musician and Composer Duke Ellington

Nov 5 1st NBA game in Alamodome, San Antonio Spurs beat Warriors 91-85
Nov 6 Actor Howard Rollins arrested for drunk driving
Nov 6 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; winners: Arcangues, Brocco, Cardmania, Hollywood Wildcat, Kotashaan, Lure, Phone Chatter

Holyfield vs. Bowe

Nov 6 Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

Alain Prost

Nov 7 French Williams driver Alain Prost finishes 2nd in season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 26 points from Ayrton Senna; Prost announces his retirement from F1 racing

The Buddha of Suburbia

Nov 8 Arista Records releases David Bowie's 19th studio "The Buddha of Suburbia", based on the novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, in the UK and Europe only; it is not released in US until nearly 2 years later

Nov 9 "Cinderella" opens at New York State Theater, NYC; runs for 14 performances
Nov 9 Serbian army fires on school in Sarajevo, 9 children died
Nov 9 Stari Most (the "old bridge", built in 1566) in Mostar, Bosnia, collapses after several days of bombing.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Nov 10 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 223 performances

Nov 10 Slovakian government of Vladimír Mečiar forms

A Polish Requiem

Nov 11 Krzysztof Penderecki conducts premiere of his revised version of "A Polish Requiem" in Stockholm, Sweden

John Paul II Hospitalized

Nov 11 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 2 days for fractured shoulder

Nov 13 7.1 seaquake east of Kamchatka
Nov 13 Chinese MD82 makes crash landing at Urumqi, 12 killed
Nov 13 Pakistani minister of Foreign affairs Faruk Leghari elected president
Nov 14 "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances
Nov 14 "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 29 performances

Pippig Wins

Nov 14 23rd NYC Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24

Nov 14 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04

Dale Earnhardt

Nov 14 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins

Don Shula

Nov 14 Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history

Nov 14 Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state
Nov 15 13 Cuban refugees land in Florida after stealing a crop-duster in Cuba.
Nov 15 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Myrtle Beach SC on WYAV 104.1 FM

Buttafuoco Sentenced

Nov 15 Joe Buttafuoco sentenced to 6 months for statutory rape of Amy Fisher

Nov 16 "Any Given Day" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 32 performances

Lenin Museum Shuts

Nov 16 Russian President Boris Yeltsin shuts Lenin museum

Marxist Revolutionary and Soviet Leader Vladimir Lenin

Nov 17 "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 52 performances
Nov 17 Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed

Nigerian Military Coup

Nov 17 General Sani Abacha leads a military coup against Ernest Shonekan's transitional administration and returns the Nigerian government to military control

Nov 17 US House of Representatives approve Nafta
Nov 18 27 killed at prison in Morazan, El Salvador

Music History

Nov 18 American rock band Nirvana films a mostly acoustic set at Sony Music Studios in New York City, for the television series MTV Unplugged

Singer-Songwriter and Musician Dave Grohl

Nov 18 Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution
Nov 18 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passes US House of Representatives
Nov 18 North-Siberia record cold for November (-55°C)

Eddie Vedder

Nov 18 Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness

Nov 18 WWF boss Vince McMahon charged with steroid distribution
Nov 19 Algerian Muslim fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed
Nov 19 Curacaose vote to remain part of Dutch Antilles
Nov 20 58th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-14 in Auburn
Nov 20 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series)
Nov 20 Jakovlev-42 crashes into mountain at Ohrid Macedonia, 116 killed
Nov 20 Savings and Loan scandal: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.

Winnie Mandela's Driver

Nov 20 Winnie Mandela's driver and bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg

Anti-Apartheid Activist and Politician Winnie Mandela

Nov 21 "Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater, NYC after 14 performances
Nov 21 "Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater NYC for 137 performances

Stich Wins ATP

Nov 21 German tennis star Michael Stich scores a 7–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 win over American Pete Sampras to win his first and only ATP Tour World Championship title in Frankfurt, Germany

Nov 21 Neo-fascist MSI wins 36% of municipal elections in Rome

Graf Defeats Vicario

Nov 21 Top seeded German tennis player Steffi Graf wins WTA Tour Championship; beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Nov 22 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", inspired by his early job writing for Sid Caesar, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances

Nov 23 "Angels in America-Perestroika" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 216 performances

Doggystyle

Nov 23 "Doggystyle" debut album by Snoop Doggy Dogg is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1994)

Nov 24 11-year-old Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the murder of English 2-year-old James Bulger
Nov 24 Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for US handgun sales
Nov 24 End of world, according to Ukrainian sect White Brotherhood
Nov 25 Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls
Nov 25 Failed bomb attack on Egyptian premier Atef Sedki, 1 dead

David Boon's 18th Century

Nov 27 David Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart)

Nov 27 India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
Nov 27 Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World
Nov 28 "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 13 performances
Nov 28 "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 48 performances
Nov 28 Carlos Reina wins Honduras presidential election
Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 33-23; Sean Fleming lands record equalling 6 field goals
Nov 29 Revival of Robert E. Sherman's stage drama "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", starring Sam Waterston, opens at the Beaumont Theater ,NYC; runs for 40 performances

Schindler's List

Nov 30 "Schindler's List", American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1994)