- 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
Theater Premiere
Nov 4 Jean Genet's play "Judith" premieres in Paris
Historic Event
Nov 7 Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Zedong
Academy Awards
Nov 10 4th Academy Awards: "Cimarron", Lionel Barrymore & Marie Dressler win
Music History
Nov 12 Jean Sibelius and Ashton's ballet "Lady of Shalott" premieres in London
Historic Event
Nov 17 Charles Lindbergh inaugurates Pan Am service from Cuba to South America in the Sikorsky flying boat "American Clipper"
- Nov 20 Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
Historic Event
Nov 20 Rolls Royce acquisition of Bentley Motors is announced
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"
- Nov 30 His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI