- Nov 1 Dupont introduces synthetic rubber
- Nov 2 Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade" premieres in NYC
- Nov 3 First commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured
Event of Interest
Nov 4 Jean Genet's "Judith" premieres in Paris

Jean Genet
Event of Interest
Nov 7 Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong
Academy Awards
Nov 10 4th Academy Awards: "Cimarron", Lionel Barrymore & Marie Dressler win

Lionel Barrymore

Marie Dressler
Event of Interest
Nov 12 Jean Sibelius and Ashton's ballet "Lady of Shalott" premieres in London

Jean Sibelius
Event of Interest
Nov 17 Charles Lindbergh inaugurates Pan Am service from Cuba to South America in the Sikorsky flying boat "American Clipper"

Charles Lindbergh
- Nov 20 Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
Film Release
Nov 21 Horror film "Frankenstein" is released, starring Boris Karloff as the monster, directed by James Whale and based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"

Boris Karloff

Mary Shelley
Event of Interest
Nov 28 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 226 in his first Test appearance v South Africa in 1st Test in Brisbane

Donald Bradman
- Nov 30 His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI