November 30, 2011, millions of public sector workers to go on strike
November 29, 1963, a Canadian jet crashes killing 118 November 28, 1990, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sheds a tear as she leaves 10 Downing Street for the last time November 27, 1967, French President, Charles de Gaulle, says he will veto Britain's application to join the Common Market for a second time November 26, 1992, Queen Elizabeth II is to become the first British Monarch since the 1930s to pay taxes November 25, 1963,assassinated US President J F Kennedy is laid to rest November 24, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of killing JFK, is himself killed November 23, 1963, Lyndon B Johnson takes over as US President after the assassination of JFK November 22, 1963, US President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas November 21, 1974, two IRA bombs explode in central Birmingham pubs, killing 21 and injuring over 180 November 20, 1975, General Franco, military ruler of Spain, dies aged 82 November 19, 1969, second Apollo mission lands on the Moon November 18, 2003, George W Bush visits the UK, amidst tight security November 17, 1953, twenty Italian sailors die following a collision between two boats in the English Channel |
November 16, 2010, Prince William and Kate Middleton announce their engagement
November 15, 1940, Germany bombs Coventry, UK, to the ground November 14, 1973 Princess Anne and Mark Phillips wed in the UK November 13, 2011, Remembrance Sunday in the UK November 12, 1984, pound notes in the UK are replaced by coins November 11, 2004, Yasser Arafat dies aged 75 November 10, 1995 human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa hanged in Nigeria November 9, 1985, America welcomes Prince Charles and Princess Diana November 8, 1974 the hunt for Lord Lucan begins November 7, 1989, East German rulers forced out by protests November 6, 1956, allied forces take control of Suez November 5, 1991, media mogul Robert Maxwell dies at sea November 4, 1956,Soviet troops overrun Hungary November 3, 2004, George W Bush wins second term as US President November 2, 1986, US hostage David Jacobsen is released after 17 months in captivity, in Beirut November 1, 1990, UK Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe resigns over government disagreements on European policy |
