Events Date 2013 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 1 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: London Bridge, Outstrip, Goldencents, Chriselliam, Beholder

Sports History

Nov 2 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina claims ASP World Junior Title by beating Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco in a high-scoring final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil

Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year's Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan, Mucho Macho Man
Nov 2 Masahiro Tanaka's record streak of 30 consecutive starts without a loss ends when the Rakuten Golden Eagles' ace is beaten, 4-2, by the Yomiuri Giants in Game 6 of the Japan Baseball Series
Nov 3 6 people are killed after an overcrowded ferry sinks in Pattaya, Thailand
Nov 3 8 people are killed and 10 are injured after a turboprop plane crashes in northern Bolivia

Sports History

Nov 3 Bobby Orr's autobiography "Orr: My Story" debuts at the #8 position on The New York Times best seller list for nonfiction

Nov 3 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Cagliari, Italy: Sara Errani of Italy outclasses Russia's Alisa Kleybanova 6-1, 6-1 for an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0) and 4th title for the home country
Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Geoffrey Mutai becomes first repeat winner in 15 years in slow 2:08:24; fellow Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo wins women's race in 2:25:07

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Nov 3 Nick Foles connects with Riley Cooper 3 times to become 7th passer in NFL history with 7 TD tosses in a game during Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 win over the Raiders at Oakland; Foles completes 22 of 28 for 406 yards

Nov 5 4 people are killed after a 4-story building under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria
Nov 5 Bill de Blasio is elected New York City Mayor
Nov 6 15 people are killed after a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq
Nov 6 8 people are killed and 50 are injured by a suicide bombing in Damascus, Syria
Nov 8 11 people are killed in a car park bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia
Nov 8 27th Soul Train Music Awards: Miguel, Tamar Braxton win
Nov 8 At least 6,000 people are killed after Typhoon Haiyan, tied with Typhoon Meranti as being the strongest storm ever recorded at landfall, hits the Philippines
Nov 9 8 people are killed by a gunman in Cali, Columbia
Nov 9 María Gabriela Isler, a 25yo Venezuelan, is crowned Miss Universe 2013
Nov 10 Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Nov 11 "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London

Nov 11 100 people are killed in a tropical cyclone in the Puntland region, Somalia
Nov 11 4 people are killed and 8 are injured after a building catches fire in Mumbai, India

Đoković Wins Back-To-Back

Nov 11 Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England

Bulger Sentenced

Nov 14 Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes

Nov 15 5 people are killed and 10 are injured after a train derails in Nashik, India
Nov 15 Sony launches the Playstation Four, selling one million units on the first day

Tendulkar's Last Match

Nov 16 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies

Nov 17 102nd Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Serbia in Belgrade (3-2)
Nov 17 50 people are killed after a Boeing 737 aircraft crashes in Kazan, Russia
Nov 17 Abdulla Yameen becomes the President of the Maldives

Vettel Wins 8 in a Row

Nov 17 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas

Nov 17 Giorgi Margvelashvili becomes the President of Georgia
Nov 17 Jimmie Johnson wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the sixth time
Nov 18 20 people are killed after a train collides with a minibus in Cairo, Egypt
Nov 19 23 people are killed by a suicide bombing attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Nov 19 David Blaine performs in the TV special "David Blaine: Real or Magic" on ABC

Ben Bradlee

Nov 20 Ben Bradlee is presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony

Bayard Rustin

Nov 20 US President Barack Obama posthumously awards civil rights activist Bayard Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Happy

Nov 21 "Happy" single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)

Nov 21 31 people are killed by a truck bomb in northeaster Iraq
Nov 21 54 people are killed after the roof of a supermarket collapses in Riga, Latvia
Nov 21 The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys

Carlsen World Chess Champion

Nov 22 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship

Nov 23 "The Day of the Doctor" 50th anniversary episode of "Doctor Who" screens on BBC One, 1st episode to feature 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi

Pacquiao vs. Rios

Nov 23 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Macau, China

Nov 24 41st American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake win
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 4th title; defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45-23; Roughriders running back Kory Sheets MVP, sets Grey Cup record rushing for 197 yards with 2 TDs
Nov 24 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix; his record 9th straight GP victory; record equalling 13th consecutive GP win; 4th straight World Drivers Championship
Nov 25 17 people are killed and 37 are wounded in a cafe bombing in Baghdad, Iraq

Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Nov 25 Disney releases “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year)