November 1996 calendar

Events

• 01 Nov 1996 Al Jazeera, known as a multi-language news channel, begins regular service in Doha, Qatar.
• 02 Nov 1996 Hughie, closes at Circle in the Square Theater, New York City
• 03 Nov 1996 27th NYC Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54
• 05 Nov 1996 Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of
• 06 Nov 1996 LA Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year
• 07 Nov 1996 3 Sisters opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York City
• 08 Nov 1996 All 141 people on board a Nigerian-owned Boeing 727 die when the aircraft crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while approaching Lagos airport.
• 10 Nov 1996 Rapper Yaki Kadafi, born Yafeu Fula, is shot to death in New Jersey at the age of 19.
• 11 Nov 1996 Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award
• 12 Nov 1996 A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.
• 13 Nov 1996 Three Sisters, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York City
• 14 Nov 1996 Chicago, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, New York City
• 15 Nov 1996 Into the Whirlwind opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 2 performances
• 16 Nov 1996 Into the Whirlwind closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 2 performances
• 17 Nov 1996 Present Laughter opens at Walter Kerr Theater, New York City
• 18 Nov 1996 Frederick Chiluba is re-elected as President of Zambia.
• 19 Nov 1996 God Said, Ha!, opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 22 performances
• 20 Nov 1996 The 1996 Garley Building fire occurred in Hong Kong, resulting in 41 deaths and 81 injuries.
• 21 Nov 1996 Rehearsal opens at Criterion Theater, New York City
• 22 Nov 1996 OJ Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is absolutely not true
• 23 Nov 1996 Irebe Skliva, 18, of Greece, crowned 46th Miss World
• 24 Nov 1996 Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass, opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City
• 25 Nov 1996 After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends
• 26 Nov 1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
• 30 Nov 1996 Herbert Khaury (aka "Tiny Tim") dies of a heart attack at age 64 while performing "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" at a Minneapolis fund raiser.

Famous Birthday

• Lorde

  New Zealand singer-songwriter, born as Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor to Sonja Yelich, a prize-winning New Zealand poet, and Vic O'Connor,...

• Louane Emera

  French singer-actress, widely known for her role in "La Famille Bélier" (2014): she won the Cesar as most promising actress.

• Hailey Baldwin

  Model.

• Noah Ringer

  Movie Actor.

• Lil Peep
• Mackenzie Lintz

  TV Actress.

• Aria Wallace

  American actress.

• Madison Davenport

  American actress and singer.

• Alexis Ren

  Instagram Star.

• Abdel Malik Petitjean
• Michael Christian Martinez
• Momo (singer)
• CreeperFarts

  YouTube Star.

• Alix Lapri

  Pop Singer.

• Audie Tomlin

  Vine Star.

• Josie Canseco

  Model.

• Adelen

  Pop Singer.

• Ray Khan

  Pakistani-British noted family, the son of Imran Khan and his wife, Jemina, 8 lbs.

• Christian Beadles

  American actor, known for Seance (2010), Drama Club (2011) and Drop Dead Diva (2009).

• Essena O'Neill

  YouTube Star.

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Famous Deaths

• Tiny Tim

  American performer and entertainer with a unique presentation of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" in a falsetto voice, a novelty international...

• Dan Flavin

  Minimalist sculptor, dies at 63.

• Michael Bentine

  British comedian, a member of the famous Goons show, a music and sketches ensemble which began in 1951 on radio.

• Joan Hammond

  New Zealand opera singer, a mezzo-soprano noted particularly for her Puccini roles.

• Joseph Bernardin

  American Roman Catholic Cardinal whose style was pastoral, not imperial.

• Alger Hiss

  American government official and alleged spy (Born 1904).

• Michael Burchill

  Actor, dies at 65.

• Jean-Bedel Bokassa

  President of the Central African Republic (Born 1921).

• Christopher Prater

  Screen printer, dies at 72.

• Ronald Ogden

  Engineer, dies at 81.

• Mario Savio

  Activist, dies of heart attack at 53.

• Patience Edney

  Nurse / communist, dies at 85.

• Tommy Lawton

  Footballer, dies at 80.

• Brian Keith-Lucas

  Political scientist, dies at 84.

• Paula Hinton

  Dancer, dies at 72.

• Heather Swift

  Local councellor, dies at 79.

• Roger Makins

  Diplomat, dies at 92.

• Peter Fowler

  Physicist, dies at 73.

• Beecher Moore

  Sailor, dies at 88.

• Lars-Ake Nilsson

  Diplomat, dies at 53.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
2. BLACKstreet - No Diggity
3. Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
4. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
5. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. The Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
2. Dunblane - Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away
3. Robson & Jerome - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
4. East 17 featuring Gabrielle - If You Ever
5. Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler - One And One