- November 22: US President John F Kennedy is killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas.
- Agreement is reached to establish the first US naval communications base in Australia at North West Cape, WA (opened in 1967).
- Race riots in the USA.
- First woman in space: Valentina Tereshkova was the pilot of Russia's Vostok 7.
- The Beatles pop group is at the height of popularity.
- British Secretary of War John Profumo resigns after lying to parliament about his relationship with Christine Keeler who was also involved with a Soviet naval attaché. It was felt Profumo had compromised British security at the height of the Cold War.
†Presidents of the United States
November 22: US President John F Kennedy is killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas.