Historical Events
- Nov 1 Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students.
- Nov 2 German patent granted to inventor Carl Benz for "vehicle with gas engine operation", the first automobile (No. DE37435C)
- Nov 3 Friars of Tilburg arrives on Curacao
- Nov 4 Edward MacDowell's orchestra suite "Ophelia" premieres
- Nov 5 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: David Brown beats fellow Scot Willie Campbell by 2 strokes
- Nov 20 Sherlock Holmes's first story "A Study in Scarlet" is accepted by publisher Ward and Lock with payment of £25
- Nov 22 Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia
- Nov 30 First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo, NY
- Nov 30 The Folies Bergère stages its first revue
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Hermann Broch, Austrian novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1951)
- Nov 2 Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician, born in Ramrail, Tipperah, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1971)
- Nov 2 Gheorge Tatarescu, Romanian politician (Prime Minister, 1933-37 and 1939-40; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1945-48), born in Târgu Jiu, Romania (d. 1957)
- Nov 2 Philip Merivale, British actor (Mr. & Mrs. Smith; Nothing But Trouble), born in Rehutia, Manickpur, India (d. 1946)
- Nov 6 Gustav "Gus" Kahn, German-American lyricist ("It Had to Be You"; "Makin' Whoopee"; "I'll See You in My Dreams"), born in Bruschied, Germany (d. 1941)
- Nov 7 Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist), born in Riga, Russian Empire (d. 1935)
- Nov 9 Ed Wynn [Isaiah Edwin Leopold], American comedian (Ed Wynn Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
- Nov 9 S. O. Davies, Welsh Labour Party politician and trade union official, born in Abercwmboi, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1972)
- Nov 12 Ben Travers, British playwright (d. 1980)
- Nov 12 Rad Kortenhorst, Dutch politician (KVP) (d. 1963)
- Nov 13 Florence Moore, American vaudeville, stage and silent screen actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1935)
- Nov 13 Mary Wigman, German dancer, choreographer, and teacher, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1973)
- Nov 15 René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
- Nov 17 Crane Wilbur, American director and writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), born in Athens, New York (d. 1973)
- Nov 19 Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Le Cocu Magnificent), born in Paris (d. 1970)
- Nov 20 Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)
- Nov 21 Harold Nicolson, English diplomat and author (Good Behaviour), born in Tehran, Persian Empire (d. 1968)
- Nov 24 Georges Vandertongerloo, Belgium sculptor and painter (De Stijl Group, L'art et Son Avenir), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
- Nov 24 Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
- Nov 25 Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests; Yorkshire CCC), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1971)
- Nov 27 Tsugouharu Foujita, Japanese-French painter and printmaker, born in Tokyo (d. 1968)
Famous Deaths
- Nov 8 Fred Archer, English jockey (record 13 x GB Champion flat racing jockey 1874–86; 21 x British Classic Race wins; 5 x French Classic Race wins), commits suicide at 29
- Nov 11 Paul Bert, Auxerre, French Zoologist, Physiologist and pioneer of aerospace medicine whose study of the effects of air pressure on the body made possible space and ocean exploration, dies of dysentery at 53
Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886)
Nov 18 21st President of the United States (1881-85), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 57
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