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1923 – 2023Henry KissingerAmerican Diplomat & StatesmanGerman-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as US National Security Advisor (1969–1975) and Secretary of State (1973–1977) under Presidents Nixon and Ford. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for negotiating a ceasefire in the Vietnam War, one of the most controversial decisions in the award's history. He remained one of the most influential and divisive figures in American foreign policy for over five decades.
1927 – 2023Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023)Died 19 November 2023, aged 96American first lady from 1977 to 1981 who redefined the role as a policy partner and campaigned for mental health care for four decades.
1930 – 2023Frances Sternhagen (1930-2023)Died 27 November 2023, aged 93American actress of stage and screen who won two Tony Awards and appeared in Cheers and Sex and the City.
1957 – 2023Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)Died 30 November 2023, aged 65Irish singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who fused punk with Irish traditional music and wrote Fairytale of New York.
2023Now and Then releasedThe last Beatles song — November 2, 2023"Now and Then" was released on November 2, 2023 — the last Beatles song, created from a John Lennon demo from the late 1970s. AI technology was used to isolate Lennon's voice from a cassette tape. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and archive recordings of George Harrison all contributed.
2023Paul McCartney completes the last Beatles songNow and ThenA Lennon demo finished with AI-assisted audio restoration.
2023Willie Nelson inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of FameHall of FameInducted at 90.
2023OpenAI fires and rehires Sam Altman in five daysA boardroom crisis that nearly collapsed the companyOpenAI's board dismissed chief executive Sam Altman on 17 November 2023. After almost all staff threatened to resign and Microsoft offered to hire the team, he was reinstated on 22 November with a reconstituted board.
2023Australia win a sixth Cricket World CupA final in Ahmedabad against the host nationAustralia beat India by six wickets in Ahmedabad on 19 November 2023 to win their sixth Cricket World Cup, ending India's unbeaten run in the tournament.
2023Javier Milei elected president of ArgentinaA libertarian outsider wins the run-offJavier Milei won Argentina's presidential run-off on 19 November 2023, a libertarian economist who had campaigned with a chainsaw as a symbol of planned spending cuts.
2023First truce in the Israel-Hamas WarHostages and prisoners exchanged over seven daysA truce in the Israel-Hamas War began on 24 November 2023 and ran a week, during which Hamas released 105 hostages and Israel freed 240 Palestinian prisoners.
2023Henry Kissinger dies in ConnecticutDied at his home in Kent, Connecticut, at the age of 100. He had remained active as a writer, adviser and public commentator until his final years.