- Nov 1 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: London Bridge, Outstrip, Goldencents, Chriselliam, Beholder
Event of Interest
Nov 2 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina claims ASP World Junior Title by beating Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco in a high-scoring final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil
Gabriel Medina
- Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year's Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan, Mucho Macho Man
- Nov 2 Masahiro Tanaka's record streak of 30 consecutive starts without a loss ends when the Rakuten Golden Eagles' ace is beaten, 4-2, by the Yomiuri Giants in Game 6 of the Japan Baseball Series
- Nov 3 Nick Foles connects with Riley Cooper 3 times to become 7th passer in NFL history with 7 TD tosses in a game during Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 win over the Raiders at Oakland; Foles completes 22 of 28 for 406 yards
- Nov 3 8 people are killed and 10 are injured after a turboprop plane crashes in northern Bolivia
- Nov 3 6 people are killed after an overcrowded ferry sinks in Pattaya, Thailand
- Nov 3 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Cagliari, Italy: Sara Errani of Italy outclasses Russia's Alisa Kleybanova 6-1, 6-1 for an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0) and 4th title for the home country
- Nov 5 4 people are killed after a 4-story building under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria
- Nov 5 Bill de Blasio is elected New York City Mayor
- Nov 6 8 people are killed and 50 are injured by a suicide bombing in Damascus, Syria
- Nov 6 15 people are killed after a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq
- Nov 8 11 people are killed in a car park bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia
- Nov 8 At least 6,000 people are killed after Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm recorded at landfall, makes landfall in the Philippines
- Nov 8 27th Soul Train Music Awards: Miguel, Tamar Braxton win
- Nov 9 8 people are killed by a gunman in Cali, Columbia
- Nov 9 María Gabriela Isler, a 25yo Venezuelan, is crowned Miss Universe 2013
- Nov 10 Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20
- Nov 11 4 people are killed and 8 are injured after a building catches fire in Mumbai, India
- Nov 11 100 people are killed in a tropical cyclone in the Puntland region, Somalia
Film Premier
Nov 11 "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London
Jennifer Lawrence
Elizabeth Banks
- Nov 11 Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England
Event of Interest
Nov 14 Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes
Whitey Bulger
Event of Interest
Nov 16 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies
Sachin Tendulkar
Event of Interest
Nov 17 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas
Sebastian Vettel
Event of Interest
Nov 20 Ben Bradlee is presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony
Ben Bradlee
Event of Interest
Nov 20 US President Barack Obama posthumously awards civil rights activist Bayard Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bayard Rustin
Barack Obama
Music Single
Nov 21 "Happy" single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)
Pharrell Williams
- Nov 22 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship
Event of Interest
Nov 23 Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios to win the WBO welterweight title
Manny Pacquiao
- Nov 23 "The Day of the Doctor" 50th anniversary episode of "Doctor Who" screens on BBC One, 1st episode to feature 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi
Music Awards
Nov 24 40th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake win
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
- Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 4th title; defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45-23; Roughriders running back Kory Sheets MVP, sets Grey Cup record rushing for 197 yards with 2 TDs
- Nov 24 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix; his record 9th straight GP victory; record equalling 13th consecutive GP win; 4th straight World Drivers title
- Nov 25 17 people are killed and 37 are wounded in a cafe bombing in Baghdad, Iraq
- Nov 25 Disney release “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year)
Event of Interest
Nov 26 Due to a street tirade captured on video, Alec Baldwin's show "Up Late with Alec Baldwin" is cancelled after only five episodes
Alec Baldwin
Event of Interest
Nov 27 Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's player of the year for the 11th time
Tiger Woods
- Nov 27 Greece becomes the first developed market to be demoted into an emerging market by the MSCI index
Film Release
Nov 27 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released
Idina Menzel