William Steig(illustrator for The New Yorker, known as the King of Cartoons for his award-winning, best-selling children’s books including Shrek)–
Janet Leigh(actress)–
Born
John Ross(Cherokee Nation chief)–
Leo McCarey(producer)–
Gertrude Berg(actress)–
Thomas Wolfe(author)–
James Herriot(author)–
Harvey Kurtzman(founding editor of Mad magazine)–
Gore Vidal(author)–
Eddie Cochran(singer)–
Chubby Checker(singer)–
Dave Winfield(baseball player)–
Al Sharpton(minister & politician)–
Gwen Stefani(singer)–
Keiko Agena(actress)–
Seann William Scott(actor)–
Ashlee Simpson(singer)–
Kaci(singer)–
Noah Schnapp(actor)–
Events
President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day–
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women first published–
First Canadian troops left for Britain to fight in World War I–
The Andy Griffith Show made its television debut–
The Dick Van Dyke Show debuted on television–
At midnight, East and West Germany were reunited as one nation, the Federal Republic of Germany–
The comic strip Cathy came to an end after 34 years–
Rare yellow male northern cardinal spotted in Port St. Lucie, Florida.–
A meteorite crashed through a roof in Golden, B.C. The homeowner, Ruth Hamilton, heard an explosion and found bits of the meteorite near her bed pillow, mere inches from where her head had been.–
Weather
October Gale hit southern New England–
Start of a 767-day dry spell in Bagdad, California.–
