Historical Events
- Nov 6 Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 2 Peter Lotichius Secundus [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works), born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany (d. 1560)
- Nov 12 Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (Ming Dynasty general who led defense against Wokou pirates and the Great Wall), born in Luqiao (d. 1588)
- Nov 16 Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (1555-72), mother of French King Henry IV, born in the royal palace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1572)