- Nov 1 US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)
- Nov 15 Bathe becomes member of Noordduitse Union
- Nov 16 Spanish Parliament, "the Cortes" formally elects Italian Prince Amedeo Ferdinando Maria as King Amadeo I of Spain
- Nov 27 The New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game"
- Nov 29 Compulsory education proclaimed in England