Today in History for November 2009

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 5 of 5

1st - The inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held at the Yas Marina Circuit.
5th - US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 43 at Fort Hood, Texas in the largest mass shooting ever at a US military installation.
9th - Joe Cada becomes the youngest champion of the World Series of Poker's main event.
23rd - The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines
25th - Powerful storm brings 3 years worth of rain in 4 hours to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sparking terrible floods known as the 2009 Jeddah Floods, which kill over 150 people and sweep thousands of cars away right in the middle of Hajj in the second largest city of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1

19th - Prince Gaston d'Orléans

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 3 of 3

2nd - "Sex and the City" actor Ron Livingston (41) weds actress Rosemarie DeWitt (34) in San Francisco
8th - "The Practice" actress Marla Sokoloff (29) weds composer Alec Puro (34) at Il Cielo restaurant
14th - "Kings of Leon" drummer Nate Followill (33) weds singer Jessie Baylin (25) at the Wolf Den Farm in Brentwood, Tennessee

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 1 of 1

4th - R&B singer Usher (30) divorces hair stylist and wardrobe stylist Tameka Foster (38) due to irretrievably broken marriage after 2 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 22 of 22

3rd - Francisco Ayala, Spanish novelist (b. 1906)
4th - Hubertus Brandenburg, Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm (b. 1923)
5th - Félix Luna, Argentine historian (b. 1925)
6th - Ron Sproat, American TV writer and playwright (b. 1932)
8th - Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist (b. 1916)
10th - Gheorghe Dinica, Romanian actor (b. 1934)
10th - Robert Enke, German football goalkeeper (b. 1977)
10th - John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (b. 1960)
11th - Dhanpat Rai Nahar, Indian labour leader (b. 1919)
15th - Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (b. 1914)
16th - Edward Woodward, British actor (The Equalizer) (b. 1930)
16th - Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
18th - Red Robbins, American basketball player (b. 1944)
20th - Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (b. 1925)
20th - Max Robertson, British sports commentator, radio and television presenter and author (b. 1915)
21st - Konstantin Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1926)
24th - Abe Pollin, owner of the Washington Wizards (b. 1923)
24th - Samak Sundaravej, Thai politician, Prime Minister 2008 (b. 1935)
24th - Chan Hung Lit, Hong Kong actor (b. 1943)
28th - Gilles Carle, Canadian screenwriter and film director (b. 1928)
28th - Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)
29th - Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)