- Nov 1 First part of the Gomery Report, which discusses allegations of political money manipulation, is released in Canada.
- Nov 6 The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana.
- Nov 6 The military junta of Myanmar (Burma) begins moving its government ministries from Yangon to Pyinmana.
Film Premier
Nov 6 "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", the 4th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres in London. Goes on to become most successful film of the year, earning almost US$ 900 million.
- Nov 9 Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
- Nov 9 The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- Nov 15 Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines
- Nov 15 39th Country Music Association Award: Keith Urban & Gretchen Wilson wins
Album Release
Nov 15 Carrie Underwood releases her debut album “Some Hearts” (2006 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best New Artist 2007)
Carrie Underwood
- Nov 17 Italy's choice of national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani, becomes official in law for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the republic.
- Nov 19 70th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-18 in Auburn
- Nov 20 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins
Event of Interest
Nov 22 Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany
Angela Merkel
Music Awards
Nov 22 32nd American Music Awards: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith and Kelly Clarkson win
Election of Interest
Nov 23 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Event of Interest
Nov 24 Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament Stephen Harper, introduces a motion of no confidence. The motion is passed on November 28 leading to the dissolution of the 38th Canadian Parliament.
Stephen Harper
- Nov 25 Polish Minister of National Defence Radek Sikorski opens Warsaw Pact archives to historians. Maps of possible nuclear strikes against Western Europe, including nuclear annihilation of 43 Polish cities by Soviet-controlled forces revealed
- Nov 27 First partial human face transplant is completed for Isabelle Dinoire in Amiens, France.
- Nov 27 President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, is re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term
- Nov 27 93rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 38-35
- Nov 29 The new Croatian Communist Party (KPH) is founded in Vukovar.
- Nov 30 John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York
Event of Interest
Nov 30 The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks
Joe Thornton