Historical Events
- Nov 4 Great Britain proclaims Zanzibar as a protectorate
- Nov 4 Prince of Wales opens first underground station at Stockwell, South London
- Nov 4 Alexander Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" premieres in Petersburg
- Nov 11 D McCree patents portable fire escape
- Nov 20 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Slavery in the Missions"
- Nov 23 King William III of the Netherlands dies (b. 1817) without a male heir and a special law passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to inherit.
- Nov 23 General elections in Italy.
- Nov 27 1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation
- Nov 29 1st US Army - US Navy football game, Score: Navy 24, Army 0 at West Point
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 James Barton, American actor (Tobacco Road, Iceman Cometh), born in Gloucester City, New Jersey (d. 1962)
- Nov 2 Henry Borginon, Flemish nationalist/senator
- Nov 2 Moa Martinson, Swedish writer (My Mother Gets Married), born in Vårdnäs, Linköping (d. 1964)
- Nov 3 Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch priest and missionary in Brazil, born in Aarle-Rixtel, North Brabant, Netherlands (d. 1943)
- Nov 4 Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Bracke, Borgia), born in Crossen, Germany (d. 1928)
- Nov 5 Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter, born in Okrouhlice near Německý Brod, Bohemia (d. 1977)
- Nov 12 Lily Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (d. 1974)
- Nov 15 Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969)
- Nov 16 Aloÿs-Henri-Gérard Fornerod, Swiss composer, born in Montet-Cudrefin, Switzerland (d. 1965)
Elpidio Quirino
Nov 16 Elpidio Quirino, 6th President of Philippines (1949-53), born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines (d. 1956)
Elpidio Quirino
- Nov 16 George Seldes, American investigative journalist, born in Alliance Colony, New Jersey (d. 1995)
- Nov 17 Jack Cusack, pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs)
- Nov 19 George Regas, Greek actor (The Mark of Zorro), born in Goranoi, Greece (d. 1940)
- Nov 20 Robert Armstrong, American actor (Mighty Joe Young, King Kong), born in Saginaw, Michigan (1973)
- Nov 22 Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1976)
Charles de Gaulle
Nov 22 Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1958-69), born in Lille, France (d. 1970)
Charles de Gaulle
- Nov 23 El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
- Nov 25 Isaac Rosenberg, English war poet (Poems from the Trenches) and artist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1918)
- Nov 30 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1964)
- Nov 30 Oege Bakker, Dutch economist
Famous Deaths
- Nov 3 Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)
- Nov 4 Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74
- Nov 4 Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish composer, dies at 46
- Nov 4 Joseph B. Palmer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 65
- Nov 8 Caesar Franck, Belgian organist and composer (Symphonic Variations), dies at 67
- Nov 16 Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71
- Nov 22 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77
- Nov 23 Willem III, last male King of the Netherlands (1849-90), dies at 73
- Nov 24 August Belmont, Prussian-American financier and diplomat (U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 1853-57), dies at 76
- Nov 27 Emanuele Muzio, Italian composer, dies at 69
