- Nov 3 First US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
- Nov 5 Under US military control since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Cuba now calls its own constitutional convention
- Nov 6 Battle at Bothaville: Major General Charles Knox beats Boers
Election of Interest
Nov 6 Republican US President William McKinley and his Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, defeat Democrat William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
- Nov 7 Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Event of Interest
Nov 7 In Canada, the Liberal Government led by Wilfrid Laurier retains its majority
Wilfrid Laurier
- Nov 8 Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published
Event of Interest
Nov 8 David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade and is promoted to captain
David Beatty
- Nov 9 China has resumed nominal control of Manchuria, but in a secret agreement the Chinese governor of Manchuria grants Russia such rights as keeping troops along the railroad lines and controlling civil administration
- Nov 12 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris closes after 50 million visitors - Art Nouveau style dominates
- Nov 13 Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League
- Nov 15 Dutch soccer club NEC is established in Nijmegen
- Nov 17 5th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 53-5 in Montgomery
- Nov 22 Paul Kruger, exiled President of the Boer Republic of South Africa, is given a popular welcome when he lands at Marseilles, France
Event of Interest
Nov 29 General Horatio Kitchener assumes command of the British forces in South Africa from General Lord Roberts
Horatio Kitchener