What Happened in November 2010

August 12, 2024

November2010 Calendar

Historical Events

Nov 1 Baseball World Series: San Francisco beats Texas Rangers, 3-1 in Game 5 at Arlington to clinch Giants first title since relocating from NYC in 1958; MVP: SF shortstop Édgar Rentería

Event of Interest

Nov 5 Ai Weiwei is reportedly placed under house arrest by Chinese authorities because of a planned party to mark the demolition of his new studio in Shanghai

Nov 5 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; Day 1 winners: Eldaafer, More Than Real, Dubai Majesty, Awesome Feather, Shared Account, Unrivaled Belle

Nov 6 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; Day 2 winners: Pluck, Big Drama, Chamberlain Bridge, Uncle Mo, Goldikova, Dakota Phone, Dangerous Midge, Blame
Nov 7 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, San Diego, California: Flavia Pennetta of Italy beats American CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 to wrap up a 3-1 win and 3rd title for the Italians
Nov 10 44th Country Music Association Awards: Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton win

Disney Composer's Hollywood Star

Nov 10 Alan Menken, famous Disney composer, receives the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Nov 13 Australian rock band Powderfinger, perform their last concert at the Brisbane River Stage

Tangled

Nov 14 Disney's 3-D computer-animated musical adventure film "Tangled" premieres at El Capitan Theatre, loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Bush Presidential Center

Nov 16 In University Park, Texas, the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center takes place

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Nov 19 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" the 7th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide

Nov 19 New Zealand suffers its worst mining disaster since 1914 when the first of four explosions occurs at the Pike River Mine; 29 people are killed
Nov 21 38th American Music Awards: Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber win

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Nov 22 Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records release American rapper and producer Kanye West's 5th studio album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"

Pink Friday

Nov 22 Universal-Motown Records releases Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj's debut album "Pink Friday"

Nov 23 The Bombardment of Yeonpyeong occurs on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. The North Korean artillery attack kills 2 civilians and 2 South Korean marines.
Nov 26 75th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-27 in Tuscaloosa

Nov 28 24th Soul Train Music Awards: Ron Isley, Anita Baker win
Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes retain Championship with 21-18 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders; Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo's 3rd title

Federer's Fifth ATP

Nov 28 In a classic matchup, Roger Federer wins his 5th season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 victory over Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final in London, England

Rolling in the Deep

Nov 29 "Rolling in the Deep" single is released by Adele (Billboard Song of the Year 2011, Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year 2012)

Famous Weddings

Nov 6 "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis (37) weds CBS News Entertainment Reporter Christina McLarty on a civil wedding in Mexico

Greg Norman

Nov 6 Professional golfer Greg Norman (51) weds Australian interior decorator Kirsten Kutner (41) on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands

Nov 7 Supermodel and who's also the face of L'Oreal Paris Doutzen Kroes (25) weds DJ Sunnery James in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 13 Major League Baseball pitcher Kyle Kendrick (26) married three-time "Survivor" contestant Stephanie LaGrossa (30) at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California

Nov 22 American radio and TV personality Danny Bonaduce (51) weds his manager Amy Railsback (28) at the Four Seasons on Maui, Hawaii

Famous Divorces

Charlie Sheen

Nov 1 Film actor Charlie Sheen (45) divorces socialite Brooke Mueller (33) due to irreconcilable differences after two-and-a-half years of marriage

Nov 15 "Single White Female" actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (48) divorces writer Noah Baumbach (41) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage

Avril Lavigne

Nov 16 American singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (25) divorces "Sum 41" lead singer and guitarist Deryck Whibley (29) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Nov 1 Charlie O'Donnell, American radio and TV game show announcer (American Bandstand; Wheel of Fortune, 1975-80, & 1989-2010), dies of congestive heart failure at 78 [1]
Nov 1 Ed Litzenberger, Canadian NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1961-4), dies at 78
Nov 1 Ernesto Presas, Filipino martial artist (b. 1945)
Nov 2 Andy Irons, American surfer (ASP World Champion 2002-04), dies of heart attack due to acute mixed drug ingestion at 32
Nov 2 Clyde King, American baseball pitcher, coach, manager and executive (Brooklyn Dodgers; New York Yankees), dies at 86
Nov 3 (Cecil) Hotep Idris Galeta, South African jazz pianist, composer, and educator, dies of an asthma attack at 69
Nov 3 James "Jim" Clench, Canadian bassist and songwriter (April Wine; Bachman-Turner Overdrive), dies of lung cancer at 61
Nov 3 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies of heart failure at 81
Nov 3 Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician (Prime Minister of Russia), dies at 72
Nov 4 Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian, dies at 114
Nov 4 Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer, dies of cancer at 50

Nov 5 Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet and politician (b. 1943)
Nov 5 Jill Clayburgh, American actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough), dies of Leukemia at 66
Nov 5 Shirley Verrett, American mezzo-soprano (Berlioz'z Les Troyens - "Cassabdra"; Verdi's MacBeth - "Lady MacBeth"), dies of heart failure at 79 [1]
Nov 6 Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official, dies at 82
Nov 6 Robert Lipshutz, American attorney and counsel to the Carter Adminisrtation (b. 1921)
Nov 8 Alex Fagan, American law enforcement official (San Francisco Chief of Police), dies at 60
Nov 8 Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentine naval officer and National Reorganization Process figure (b. 1925)
Nov 8 Jack Levine, American social realist painter, dies at 95
Nov 8 Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (b. 1961)
Nov 10 Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935)
Nov 10 Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (King Kong), dies at 91
Nov 10 Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86
Nov 10 Tiger Lance, South African cricketer (South African batting all-rounder 1961-67), dies at 70
Nov 11 Baby Marie Osborne, American actress (b. 1911)
Nov 11 William Edwin Self, American actor and television producer (b. 1921)
Nov 12 Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), dies from complications arising from a lung infection at 76
Nov 12 John MacIvor Perkins, American composer, dies at 75
Nov 12 Karl Plutus, Estonian jurist and centenarian (b. 1904)
Nov 12 Theodore W. Kheel, American labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices, 1962-63, New York City newspaper strike), dies at 96
Nov 13 Allan Sandage, American astronomer (b. 1926)
Nov 13 Ken Iman, American football player (b. 1939)
Nov 13 Luis García Berlanga, Spanish filmmaker (b. 1921)
Nov 13 Nathan Oliveira, American painter (Seated Figure with Pink Background), sculptor, and printmaker, dies at 81
Nov 15 Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (b. 1944)
Nov 15 Imre Polyák, Hungarian featherweight (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 78
Nov 15 Larry Evans, American chess grandmaster, author and journalist (5 x US Chess C'ship; 20+ books), dies following gallbladder surgery at 78
Nov 16 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (Olympic gold 5½m Class 1952), dies at 97
Nov 16 Donald Nyrop, American airline executive (b. 1912)
Nov 16 Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (b. 1946)
Nov 16 Wyngard Tracy, Filipino talent manager (b. 1952)
Nov 18 Brian G. Marsden, British astronomer (Smithsonian's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 1978-2006), dies at 73
Nov 19 Pat Burns, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins; Stanley Cup 2002-03 New Jersey Devils), dies from cancer at 58
Nov 20 Chalmers Johnson, American political scholar and author (b. 1931)
Nov 20 Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (b. 1932)
Nov 20 Laurie Bembenek, American convicted murderer and fugitive (b. 1958)
Nov 20 Rob Lytle, American football player (b. 1954)
Nov 21 David Nolan, American political activist (b. 1943)
Nov 21 José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer, dies at 67
Nov 21 Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American visual artist and co-founder of DuSable Museum of African American History, dies at 95
Nov 21 Norris Church Mailer, American model and widow of Norman Mailer (b. 1949)
Nov 22 Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist (b. 1914)
Nov 22 Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (b. 1928)
Nov 23 Ingrid Pitt, Polish-born British actress (b. 1937)
Nov 23 James Tyler, American musicologist and author (b. 1940)
Nov 23 Joyce Howard, British film actress (b. 1922)
Nov 24 Huang Hua, Chinese statesman (b. 1913)
Nov 25 Alfred Balk, American magazine editor and journalist (b. 1930)
Nov 25 Ann Southam, Canadian electronic and classical music and dance composer (Glass Houses; Figures; The Emerging Ground), dies at 73
Nov 25 Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer (Bernard Matthews Farms), dies at 80
Nov 25 C. Scott Littleton, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1933)
Nov 25 Peter Christopherson, British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), commercial and music video director, dies at 55
Nov 26 Palle Huld, Danish actor (b. 1912)
Nov 27 Irvin Kershner, American director (Never Say Never Again), dies at 87
Nov 28 Gil McDougald, American baseball player (b. 1928)
Nov 28 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), dies of pneumonia at 84
Nov 28 Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist (b. 1921)
Nov 29 Alfred Masini, American television producer (b. 1930)
Nov 29 Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet (The String, Fever), dies at 73
Nov 29 Mario Monicelli, Italian film director (b. 1915)
Nov 29 Maurice Wilkes, British computer scientist and inventor (stored program concept for computers), dies at 97
Nov 29 Stephen Solarz, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 70
Nov 30 Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937)
Nov 30 Monty Sunshine, British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur), dies at 82
Nov 30 Peter Hofmann, German operatic tenor, who also performed pop songs and starred in musical theater, dies of pneumonia at 66
Nov 30 Rajiv Dixit, Indian scientist and Swadeshi movement figure (b. 1967)
Nov 30 Sri Daya Mata [Faye Wright], American spiritual figure (Self-Realization Fellowship), dies at 96 [1]

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