- Nov 1 Pat Riley becomes only 2nd coach in NBA history to accumulate 1,000 regular season victories when Miami Heat open season with a 105-79 victory v Orlando Magic; Lenny Wilkens is first to achieve the mark
- Nov 2 The first crew arrives at the International Space Station.
- Nov 4 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; winners: Tiznow, Macho Uno, Spain, Kalanisi, War Chant, Perfect Sting, Kona Gold, Caressing
Event of Interest
Nov 5 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie is laid to rest 25 years after his death after a funeral procession through Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Election of Interest
Nov 7 Controversial US presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore is inconclusive; the result, in Bush's favor, is eventually resolved by the Supreme Court
George W. Bush
Al Gore
- Nov 7 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas
Election of Interest
Nov 7 Hillary Clinton is elected to the US Senate, becoming first US First Lady to win public office and while still the First Lady
Hillary Clinton
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Nov 7 Margaret Atwood wins the Booker Prize for her novel "The Blind Assassin"
Margaret Atwood
Election of Interest
Nov 7 Tim Russert famously declares the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election will depend on "Florida, Florida, Florida" during NBC coverage
Tim Russert
Event of Interest
Nov 13 Philippine House Speaker Manuel B. Villar, Jr. passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
- Nov 13 The Beatles release their compilation album “1” (2001 Billboard Album of the Year)
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Nov 16 Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War
Bill Clinton
- Nov 17 A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills 7, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
Event of Interest
Nov 17 Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as President of Peru
Alberto Fujimori
- Nov 18 65th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 9-0 in Tuscaloosa
Event of Interest
Nov 19 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Monica Seles, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
- Nov 20 52nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Labonte wins
- Nov 25 Earthquake in Baku, Azerbaijan
- Nov 25 12th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 40-12
- Nov 25 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Las Vegas, Nevada: Lindsay Davenport beats Conchita Martínez of Spain 6-1, 6-2 to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 5-0) and record extending 17th title
- Nov 26 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: BC Lions defeat Montreal Alouettes, 28-26; Lions, first team ever to finish with regular season record below .500 and win Grey Cup
- Nov 28 Ukrainian politician Oleksander Moroz begins the Cassette Scandal by publicly accusing President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze