According to the AP, these events happened on November second:
- In 1955, Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons" first appeared on the charts.
- In 1959, game show contestant Charles Van Doren told a House panel that he had been given questions and answers in advance before appearing on the quiz show "Twenty-One" on NBC.
- In 1963, Dion walked out of a live taping of the British TV program "Ready, Steady, Go," claiming that he was distracted by the go-go dancers.
- Also in 1963, the single "Be True to Your School" by the Beach Boys was released.
- In 1968, the single "For Once In My Life" by Stevie Wonder was released.
- In 1974, George Harrison went on his first tour in eight years. He was on the road in support of his "Dark Horse" album.
- In 1979, Mick and Bianca Jagger divorced.
- Also in 1979, the movie version of the Who's "Quadrophenia" opened.
- In 2006, Rod Stewart's divorce from Rachel Hunter was finalized, seven years after they separated. He had proposed to model Penny Lancaster in that time and had a baby with her.
Today's Birthdays:
- Singer Earl "Speedo" Carroll of The Cadillacs and The Coasters is 75.
- Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 74.
- Actress Stefanie Powers is 70.
- Keyboardist Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 68.
- Singer J.D. Souther is 67.
- Drummer Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band is 55.
- Singer k.d. lang is 51.
- Bassist Bobby Dall of Poison is 49.
- Actress Lauren Velez ("Dexter") is 48.
- Actor David Schwimmer ("Friends") is 46.
- Singer Alvin Chea of Take 6 is 45.
- Bassist Fieldy of Korn is 43.
- Singer-guitarist John Hampson of Nine Days is 41.
- Singer Timothy Christian Riley of Tony! Toni! Tone! is 38.
- Rapper Nelly is 38.
- Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep is 38.
- Guitarist Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie is 37.
- Actor-singer Kendall Schmidt ("Big Time Rush") is 22.
