Events Date 2006 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 1 Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin (20) scores to become the first NHL player since 1917 with goals in his first 6 games (joining Joe Malone, Newsy Lalonde and Cy Denneny) in 4-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles

Music History

Nov 2 7th Latin Grammy Awards: Shakira first female artist to win Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year

Nov 4 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs, winners: Invasor, Street Sense, Round Pond, Ouija Board, Dreaming of Anna, Miesque's Approval, Thor's Echo, Red Rocks
Nov 5 ICC Men's Cricket Champions Trophy, Brabourne St, Mumbai: Australia beats West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L method); Player of the Series: Chris Gayle, WI 474 runs, 8 wickets

Event of Interest

Nov 5 Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi'as in 1982.

Iraqi President and Dictator Saddam Hussein

Nov 6 11.77" (29.89 cm) of rainfall, 10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Nehalem, Oregon (breaking state record set in 1915)

County Music Assocation Awards

Nov 6 40th Country Music Association Awards: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban win

Election of Interest

Nov 7 Joe Lieberman wins re-election to the U.S. Senate as an independent candidate

Bowie's Last Performance

Nov 9 British rocker David Bowie performs on stage for the final time - three songs at a charity concert in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom: "Wild Is the Wind", "Fantastic Voyage", and a duet of "Changes" with Alicia Keys

Nov 10 Sri Lankan Tamil Parliamentarian Nadarajah Raviraj assassinated in Colombo.
Nov 11 New Zealand war memorial monument unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army

WTA Championship

Nov 12 Belgian tennis star Justine Hénin-Hardenne wins WTA Tour Championship title decider in Madrid, Spain; beats defending champion Amélie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-3

Nov 12 Former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a second referendum on independence from Georgia

Casino Royale

Nov 14 "Casino Royale", 21st James Bond film premieres in London, starring Daniel Craig for the 1st time and Eva Green, premieres in London

Event of Interest

Nov 16 Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela pleads guilty to money laundering, sentenced to additional 87 month concurrent term

Nov 17 Official naming of element 111, Roentgenium (Rg).
Nov 18 71st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-15 in Tuscaloosa
Nov 19 CFL Grey Cup, Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg: BC Lions win 5th Championship; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 25-14

Nintendo Wii

Nov 19 Innovative video game console the Nintendo Wii is released in North America by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata

Video Game Designer and President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata

Federer Wins Masters Cup

Nov 19 Roger Federer captures his 3rd Tennis Masters Cup title with a comfortable 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 win over American James Blake in the final in Shanghai, China

Nov 20 58th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins

Kingdom Come

Nov 21 "Kingdom Come" 9th studio album by Jay-Z is released

Nov 21 34thAmerican Music Awards: Kelly Clarkson, Sean Paul & Rascal Flatts win
Nov 21 Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
Nov 21 Daughtry release their debut album “Daughtry” (2007 Billboard Album of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite Pop-Rock Album 2007)
Nov 24 Israeli rapist Benny Sela escapes from police custody while being transferred to a court hearing.
Nov 26 The last international rugby match before demolition of Dublin's famous Lansdowne Road Stadium is Ireland's 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders

Ballon d'Or

Nov 27 Ballon d'Or: Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Madrid) is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Arsenal forward Thierry Henry