Events in Sport
- Nov 3 Korean runner Sohn Kee-chung sets new men's marathon world record, 2:26:42 in Tokyo, Japan
- Nov 3 Philadelphia Eagles beat Boston Redskins, 7-6 at Fenway Park; respective quarterbacks combine to throw an NFL record 11 interceptions
Birthdays in Sport
Gary Player
Nov 1 Gary Player, South African golfer (9-time major title winner), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Gary Player
- Nov 2 Mohammad Munaf, Pakistan cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2020)
- Nov 5 Lester Piggott, British jockey (11 time champ), born in Wantage, Berkshire, England
- Nov 9 Bob Gibson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1968, 70; NL MVP 1968; 9 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
- Nov 17 Anton Sailer, Austrian skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956)
- Nov 22 Ludmila Belousova, Russian pairs skater (Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Ulyanovsk, Russia (d. 2017)
- Nov 22 Bobby Wilson, English tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1960 runner-up), born in Hendon, England (d. 2020)
- Nov 23 Ken Eastwood, cricketer (opened for Aust v Eng SCG 1971)
- Nov 27 Prakash Bhandari, Indian cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), born in Delhi, British India