Page 7: Historical Events In November - 08

1967  1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester)   

1968  Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John.   

1968  Wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54.   

1969  Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62.   

1970  Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal   

1973  Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai   

1974  Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60.   

1978  Norman Rockwell artist, dies in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, at 84   

1978  Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers), dies at 84   

1979  ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline")   

1979  Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63.   

1979  ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline")   

1980  Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn.   

1983  Martha Layne Collins (D) elected inaugural female governor of Kentucky.   

1983  STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad.   

1983  W Wilson Goode (D) elected inaugural black mayor of Philadelphia   

1983  Robert Agnew, director, dies at 84 of kidney failure   

1984  Anna Fisher is recorded as becoming the inaugural "mom" to go into orbit.   

1984  STS 51-A mission; launch.   

1984  Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81   

1985  Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission.   

1986  Beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin and the Col), dies at 78   

1987  11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service   

1988  900 die as earthquake hits China.   

1988  George Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for Presidency.   

1988  George Bush elected as US President.   

1988  Vice President George Bush defeats Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis to become president of the U.S.   

1989  Andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67   

1990  100000 additional US troops are sent to the Persian gulf   

1990  Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula   

1990  Anya Seton, US author, dies.   

1991  The Carol Burnette Show premieres on CBS-TV.   

1991  Christine Felsmann, dies   

1992  Alexander Dubcek, pres of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies   

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0035  Nerva: Roman emperor   

1342  Julian of norwich: English saint   

1431  Vlad iii the impaler: Wallachian prince   

1491  Teofilo folengo: Italian poet   

1572  Johan sigismund: Elector of brandenburg/duke of prussia   

1590  Francesco gonzaga: Composer   

1592  Domenico mazzocchi: Composer   

1622  Galenus abrahamsz de haen: Dutch baptist pastor (lambs' war)   

0397  Death of Martin of tours: [st martin], bishop of tours,   

0618  Death of Deusdedit/adeodatus i: Italian pope (615-18),   

0955  Pope agapetus ii: Pope agapetus ii   

1171  Death of Baldwin iv: Count of hainaut (b. 1108)   

1195  Conrad of hohenstaufen: Conrad of hohenstaufen   

1226  Louis viii: The lion, king of france (1223-26),   

1228  Death of Dirk i: Ruler of heinsberg/valkenburg,   

1246  Berenguela of castile: Wife of alfonso ix of castile (b. 1180)