- Nov 1 France and Italy sign an Entente under which Italy agrees to remain neutral if France is attacked; this is France's attempt to neutralize the Triple Entente
Historic Publication
Nov 13 "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is first published in one volume (previously serialized) by William Blackwood in Edinburgh
Joseph Conrad
- Nov 15 Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist
- Nov 18 Brooklyn toymaker Morris Michton names the teddy bear after US President Teddy Roosevelt
- Nov 20 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
- Nov 21 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0
- Nov 21 Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics & Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League
- Nov 21 The Canadian government appoints a commission to consider revising, classifying, and consolidating the many public statutes passed over the years
- Nov 25 Franz Lehar's opera "Wiener Frauen" premieres in Vienna
Event of Interest
Nov 29 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der arme Heinrich" premieres in Vienna
Gerhart Hauptmann
- Nov 30 American Old West: Second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang Kid Curry Logan sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor