Historical Events
- Nov 1 Gaelic Athletic Association is established in a meeting at Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary; Clare teacher Michael Cusack is credited as founder; objective to promote Irish sport & games
Grover Cleveland Elected
Nov 4 Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G. Blaine (R) for his 1st presidential term (only American president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms)
- Nov 6 British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea
- Nov 6 Montreal Foot Ball Club (QFRU) defeats Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) 30-0 in 1st CRFU Championship game
Congo Free State
Nov 8 German government recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
- Nov 15 European Colonization and trade in Africa is officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing European powers "Scramble for Africa"
Sullivan Arrested
Nov 17 Cops arrest boxer John L. Sullivan in his 2nd round for being "cruel"
Famous Birthdays
Harry Ferguson (1884-1960)
Nov 4 Irish aviator, engineer and inventor of the modern tractor, born in County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom [1]
- Nov 5 James Elroy Flecker, English poet and dramatist (Hassan), born in Lewisham, London (d. 1915)
- Nov 8 Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (inkblot test - Rorschach test), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1922)
- Nov 9 Hector Abbas, Flemish actor and director (Rosa Lynd Company), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1942)
- Nov 10 Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet and author (Bird Phoenix), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
- Nov 20 Norman Thomas, American socialist, pacifist and presidential candidate (1928-48), born in Marion Ohio (d. 1968)
- Nov 22 Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of Muhammad, born in British India (d. 1953)
- Nov 24 Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
- Nov 24 Michel de Klerk, Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1823)
- Nov 30 Ture Rangström, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1947)
