November 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Mark Twain"(Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835–1910) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill(1874–1965) Richard "Dick" Clark(1929–2012) ; Robert Guillaume(Williams)–86 Sir Ridley Scott–76 Mandel Patinkin–61 "Billy Idol"(William Broad)–58 "Stacey Q" Swain–55 Benjamin Stiller–48 "Clay Aiken"(Clayton Grissom)–35 ; 1998 – Exxon and Mobil sign a $73.7 billion USD agreement to merge, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company

November 29

Happy Birthday Jacques René Chirac–81 "Diane Ladd"(Rose Ladnier)–81 Chuck Mangione–73 Suzanne "Suzy" Chaffee–67 Garry Shandling–64 Joel Coen–59 Howard Mandel–58 Cathy Moriarty–53 Thomas Sizemore–52 Andrew McCarthy–51 Donald Cheadle–49 Jonathan Knight–45 Anna Faris–37 ; 1877 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time with the words "Mary Had A Little Lamb" reproduced.

November 28

Happy Birthday RIP "Anna Nicole Smith"(Vickie Hogan 1967–2007) ; Randy Newman–70 Paul Shaffer–64 Edward Harris–63 Judd Nelson–54 Jon Stewart(Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz)–51 Ryan Kwanten–37 Aaron Coady("Sharon Needles")–32 Alan Ritchson–29 ; 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.

November 27

Happy Birthday RIP Bruce Lee(李小龍 1940–1973) Johnny "Jimi" Hendrix(1942–1970) Eddie Rabbitt(1941–1998) ; William Fichtner–57 Robin Givens–49 Michael Vartan–45 Jaleel White–37 ; 1910 – New York’s Penn Station opened ; 1924 – 1st Macys Thanksgiving Parade

November 26

Happy Birthday RIP Charles M Schulz(1922–2000) Robert Goulet(1933–2007) ; Rich Little–75 "Tina Turner"(Anna Bullock)–74 Mark Margolis–74 Adam Harrington–41 Peter Facinelli–40 Natasha Bedingfield–32 ; 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded

November 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ricardo Montalbán y Merino(1920–2009) Giuseppe "Joe" DiMaggio(1914–1999) ; Benjamin Stein–69 John Larroquette–66 Amy Grant–53 Stacy Lattisaw–47 Jillian Hennessy–45 Christina Applegate–42 Jerry Ferrara–34 ; 1950 – The Great Appalachian Storm otherwise known at the time as the "Storm of the Century", strikes New England with hurricane force winds resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brings blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, becoming one of the worst storms of all time. 353 people die in the event.

November 24

Happy Birthday RIP Geraldine Fitzgerald(1913–2005) ; William "Billy" Connolly–71 William "Dwight" Schultz–66 Denise Crosby–56 Garret Dillahunt–49 Colin Hanks(Dillingham)–36 Katherine Heigl–35 ; 1859 – Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology

November 23

Happy Birthday RIP "Boris Karloff"(William Pratt 1887–1969) Adolph "Harpo" Marx(1888–1964) Michael Gough(1916–2011) Steve Landesberg(1936–2010) ; Bruce Vilanch–65 Bruce Hornsby–59 Christopher Hardwick–42 Destiny "Miley" Cyrus–21 ; 1889 The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

November 22

Happy Birthday RIP "Rodney Dangerfield"(Jacob Cohen 1921–2004) ; Robert Vaughn–81 Billie Jean King(Moffit)–70 Jamie Leigh Curtis–55 Mariel Hemingway–52 Stephen Geoffreys–49 Boris Becker–46 Mark Ruffalo–46 Scarlett Johansson–29 ; 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

November 21

Happy Birthday RIP Stan Musial(1920–2013) ; Margaret "Marlo" Thomas–76 Harold Ramis–69 Goldie Hawn–68 Lorna Luft–61 Colette "Nicollette" Sheridan–50 Björk Guðmundsdóttir–48 Robert "Rib" Hillis–43 "Chris Rockway"(Daniel Vomacka)–34 ; 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound

November 20

Happy Birthday RIP Robert F. Kennedy(1925–1968) Franklin Cover(1928–2006) "Richard Dawson"(Colin Emm 1932–2012) ; Richard "Dick" Smothers–74 Joseph Biden–71 Veronica Hamel–70 Joe Walsh–66 "Bo Derek"(Mary Collins)–57 Joel McHale–42 David O'Donnell–39 ; 1966 – The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway ; 1985 The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released

November 19

Happy Birthday RIP Gene Tierney(1920–1991) Tommy Dorsey(1905–1956) ; Larry King(Lawrence Zeiger)–80 Richard "Dick" Cavett–77 Robert "Ted" Turner III–75 Richard "Calvin" Klein–71 Robert Beltran–60 Allison Janney–54 Margaret "Meg" Ryan(Hyra)–52 Ann Curry–57 Alicia "Jodie" Foster–51 Jack Dorsey–36 ; 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania

November 18

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Daguerre(1787–1851) Imogene Fernandez de Coca(1908–2001) ; Brenda Vaccaro–74 Linda Evans(Evenstad)–71 Kevin Nealon–60 John Parr–59 Kim Wilde(Smith)–53 Owen Wilson–45 Chloë Sevigny–39 ; 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York City ; 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service.

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP "Rock Hudson"(Roy Scherer 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–75 Martin Scorsese–71 Mary "Lauren" Hutton–70 Danny DeVito–69 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–69 "RuPaul"(Andre Charles)–53 Rachel McAdams–35 Clarke Isaac Hanson–33 ; 1973 – President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, Fla., that "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."

November 16

Happy Birthday RIP Oliver Burgess Meredith(1907–1997) ; David Leisure–63 Diana Krall–49 Lisa Bonet(Boney)–46 Martha Plimpton–43 Andrea "Missi" Pyle–41 Margaret "Maggie" Gyllenhaal–36 ; 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

November 15

Happy Birthday RIP Georgia O'Keeffe(1887–1986) ; Joseph Wapner–94 Ed Asner–84 Petula Clark–81 Joanna Barnes–79 Sam Waterston–73 Anni-Frid Lyngstad–68 Alexander O'Neal–60 Margaret Reed–57 Jonny Lee Miller–41 Sean Murray–36 ; 1926 – The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a radio network of 24 stations. 

November 14

Happy Birthday RIP Constance Ockelman("Veronica Lake" 1922–1973) Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.(1927–1996) Robert Keith Richey Jr.("Brian Keith" 1921–1997) ; Peter Norton–70 Prince Charles Philip Mountbatten-Windsor–65 Condoleezza Rice–59 Yiànnis Hryssomàllis–59 Daniel Bernard Sweeney–52 Patrick Warburton–49 Joshua Duhamel–41 Russell Tovey–32 ; 1851 – Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) ; Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli)–79 Joe Mantegna–66 Frances Conroy–60 Tracy Scoggins–60 Chris Noth–59 "Whoopi Goldberg"(Caryn Johnson)–58 Jimmy Kimmel–46 Steve Zahn–46 Gerard Butler–44 Jordan Bridges–40 Michael Copon–31 Kit Williamson–28 ; 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. ; 1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

November 12

Happy Birthday RIP François-Auguste-René Rodin(1840–1917) Grace Kelly(1929–1982) ; Neil Young–68 Megan Mullally–54 Nadia Comăneci–52 Sammy Sosa–45 Craig Parker–43 Harvey Stephens–43 Ryan Gosling–33 Anne Hathaway–31 ; 1954 – Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892

November 11

Happy Birthday RIP Jonathan Winters(1925–2013) ; Barbara Levy Boxer–73 Stanley Tucci–53 Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)–51 Calista Flockhart–49 Philip McKeon–49 Carson Kressley–44 Leonardo DiCaprio–39 ; 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) Roy Scheider(1932–2008) ; Russell Johnson–89 "Jack Scalia"(Giacomo Tedesco)–63 "Sinbad"(David Adkins)–57 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–54 Tommy Davidson–50 Jonas Åkerlund–48 Tracy Morgan–45 Walton Goggins–42 Ellen Pompeo–44 Heather Matarazzo–31 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Abraham Stoker(1847–1912) Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–99 Morley Safer–82 Bonnie Raitt–64 Mary Hart(Harum)–63 Christie Hefner–61 Alfre Woodard–61 "Chi Chi LaRue"(Larry Paciotti)–54 Leif Garrett(Per Nervik)–52 Craig Chester–48 Gordon Ramsay–47 Parker Posey–45 Gretchen Mol–41 Tara Reid–38 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana "Plato" Strain(1964–1999) ; "Joni Mitchell"(Roberta Anderson)–70 Earl Boen–68 David Petraeus–61 Judy Tenuta–57 Christopher Knight–56 Pierre David Guetta–46 Michelle Clunie–44 Jason and Jeremy London–41 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(1851–1902) ; Sally Field–67 Glenn Frey–65 Maria Shriver–58 Ethan Hawke–43 Rebecca Romijn–41 ; 1860 – Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency

November 5

Happy Birthday RIP "Roy Rogers"(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) Herbert Edelman(1933–1996) ; Elke Sommer(von Schletz)–73 Art Garfunkel–72 Samuel Shepard Rogers–70 Bryan Adams–54 Katherine Matilda Swinton–53 Scott Sowers–50 Tatum O’Neal–50 Armin Shimerman–49 Famke Janssen–49 Sam Rockwell–45 Samuel "Page" Elliot–37 Paul Kevin Jonas–26 ; 1935 – Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly"

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP Will Rogers(1879–1935) Art Carney(1918–2003) Walter Cronkite(1916–2009) ; Doris Roberts(Green)–88 Loretta Swit–76 Laura Bush–67 Marjorie "Markie" Post–63 Kathleen Griffin–53 Ralph Macchio–52 Jeff Probst–52 Matthew McConaughey–44 Sean Combs–44 Travis Van Winkle–31 ; 2008 – California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage (Overturned in 2013 by #DOMA ruling)

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Buchinsky 1921–2003) Mike Evans(1949–2006) ; Michael Dukakis–80 Ken Berry–80 Tom Savini–67 Roseanne Barr–61 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)–60 Dennis Miller–60 "Adam Ant"(Stuart Goddard)–59 Kathy Kinney–59 Hans "Dolph" Lundgren–56 ; 1911 – The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant

November 2

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)–71 Kate Linder–66 Kathryn Dawn "k.d." Lang–52 David Schwimmer–47 Sean Kanan(Perelman)–47 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes–38 Randy Harrison–36 ; 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team