F1 World Champion
Nov 1 Finnish McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen wins season ending Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka to claim his first F1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 14 points from Michael Schumacher
- Nov 1 ICC Men's Cricket Knockout Trophy, Dhaka: South Africa beats West Indies by 4 wickets; Player of the Series: Jacques Kallis, SA 164 runs, 8 wickets
Sports History
Nov 1 Steve Young and Jerry Rice hook up for their 80th career touchdown in Niners' 36-22 loss to GB Packers at Lambeau Field; eclipse previous NFL mark held by Miami Dolphins tandem Dan Marino & Mark Clayton
- Nov 1 The European Court of Human Rights is instituted.
- Nov 3 "400 Degreez" 3rd studio album by Juvenile is released (Billboard no. 1 year end Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1999)
Shakespeare in Love
Nov 3 "Shakespeare in Love" directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes premieres in New York (Best Picture 1999)
- Nov 7 10th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 31-26 in Chestnut Hill
- Nov 7 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; winners: Awesome Again, Answer Lively, Escena, Buck's Boy, Da Hoss, Silverbulletday, Reraise
- Nov 9 Brokerage houses are ordered to pay 1.03 billion USD to NASDAQ investors to compensate for price-fixing - largest civil settlement in US history
- Nov 9 Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offences.
Star Trek: Insurrection
Nov 10 "Star Trek: Insurrection" film directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes premieres
- Nov 12 NY Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak
Lewinsky's Book Deal
Nov 16 Monica Lewinsky signs a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with US President Clinton
#1's
Nov 17 Mariah Carey releases album "#1's"
- Nov 17 Tori Amos release a compilation of her videos, "Tori Amos: The Complete Collection: 1992-1998"
My Love is Your Love
Nov 17 Whitney Houston releases her fourth studio album "My Love is Your Love"
Van Gogh Sale
Nov 19 Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sells at auction for $71.5 million
Osama bin Laden
Nov 20 Court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
- Nov 20 First module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched
- Nov 21 63rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-17 in Birmingham
Sports History
Nov 22 48th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins
- Nov 22 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Calgary Stampeders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26-24; future NFL 4-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia MVP
Hingis Wins WTA
Nov 22 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis beats American Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the WTA Tour Championship final at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- Nov 23 Agreement between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his rival, prince Norodom Ranariddh.
Tony Blair
Nov 26 Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.
- Nov 28 The people of Albania vote for their new Constitution in a referendum.
- Nov 29 In a classic all-Spanish final, Àlex Corretja puts on a stunning comeback to beat Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 and win his only ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany
- Nov 30 Deutsche Bank announces a US$10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world
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