November2002Historical Events

Nov 2 14th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 14-7 in South Bend

Sports History

Nov 2 Mark Messier plays his 1,616th NHL game, a 3-2 Rangers loss against the St. Blues, to move into 2nd place on the all-time games played list; passes Larry Murphy and ends career with 1,756 games, just 11 shy of Gordie Howe

Federation Cup

Nov 3 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Gran Canaria, Spain: Janette Husárová beats SpaniardArantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-0, 6-2 to give Slovakia their first title, 3-1

Nov 4 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress
Nov 6 12 people are killed in a fire on board a train headed for Vienna from Paris.

County Music Association Awards

Nov 6 36th Country Music Association Awards:Alan Jackson &Martina McBride win

Country Singer-SongwriterMartina McBride

Nov 7 Iran bans advertising of products from the United States
Nov 8 The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum inaugurated in Lambayeque, Peru, displaying the treasure-filled tombs from the Moche culture discovered by Walter Alva[1]

Resolution 1441

Nov 8 UN Security Council unanimously approves Resolution 1441 on Iraq, forcingSaddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences"

Iraqi President and DictatorSaddam Hussein

Clijsters Defeats Williams

Nov 11 Belgian tennis starKim Clijsters beats AmericanSerena Williams 7–5, 6–3 to win the season-ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles

Lose Yourself

Nov 13 Eminem releases the single 'Lose Yourself' from the soundtrack of "8 Mile", the first rap song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song

Nov 13 Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441
Nov 13 The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill
Nov 14 Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Nov 14 Film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is released, based on the 2nd book of the series byJ. K. Rowling

9/11 Attack on NY's World Trade Towers

Nov 14 The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks

UA Flight 175 flies toward the South Tower of the World Trade Center while the North Tower burns

Ringo Starr

Nov 15 British drummerRingo Starr inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame[1]

Hu Jintao

Nov 15 Hu Jintao becomes the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Nov 16 Iraqi PresidentSaddam Hussein says that he had to accept UN Resolution 1441 because the United States and Israel had shown their "claws and teeth" and declared unitlateral war on the Iraqi people

SARS Outbreak

Nov 16 The first case of SARS is recorded in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, though is not identified until much later. First patient is thought to be a farmer in the city.

The SARS virus, known technically as SARS-CoV (coronavirus). First appearing in China in 2002, the disease spread to 29 countries before it was stopped.

Nov 17 54th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins

Hewitt's Back-to-Back Titles

Nov 17 Australian Leyton Hewitt scores back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a classic 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 victory over SpaniardJuan Carlos Ferrero in Shanghai, China

Brainwashed

Nov 18 Dark Horse/EMI posthumously releases "Brainwashed",George Harrison's 12th and final studio album

Nov 18 Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq

Up!

Nov 18 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Up!", the 4th studio album byShania Twain (Billboard Album of the Year, 2003)

Travelogue

Nov 19 Nonesuch Records releases "Travelogue", Canadian singer-songwriterJoni Mitchell's 18th studio album, a collection of re-worked versions her own songs, backed by an orchestra

Die Another Day

Nov 20 "Die Another Day", 20th James Bond film released, directed by Lee Tamahori, starringPierce Brosnan andHalle Berry: Brosnan's last turn in the role

Nov 21 NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
Nov 22 In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest
Nov 23 67th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-7 in Tuscaloosa
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes beat Edmonton Eskimos, 25-16; Don Matthews' 5th Grey Cup title as a head coach
Nov 29 "The Concert for George", a benefit memorial toGeorge Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, features Eric Clapton; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; Jeff Lynne; Tom Petty; Joe Brown; Anoushka Shankar; Billy Preston; and members of Monty Python