November 2 – 1976 United States presidential election: Jimmy Carter narrowly defeats incumbent Gerald Ford, becoming the first candidate from the Deep South to win since the Civil War. November 12 – Disappearance of Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew from Inverness in Scotland; this becomes Britain's longest-running missing persons case. November 15 – The first megamouth shark is discovered off Oahu in Hawaii. November 19 – Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal. November 24 – 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake: Between 4,000 and 5,000 are killed in a 7.3 earthquake at Van and Muradiye in eastern Turkey. November 26 Microsoft is officially registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico. The Warsaw Treaty Organization joint secretariat is established.
November 2 – 1976 United States presidential election: Jimmy Carter narrowly defeats incumbent Gerald Ford, becoming the first candidate from the Deep South to win since the Civil War. November 12 – Disappearance of Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew from Inverness in Scotland; this becomes Britain's longest-running missing persons case. November 15 – The first megamouth shark is discovered off Oahu in Hawaii. November 19 – Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal. November 24 – 1976 Çaldıran–Mur.adiye earthquake: Between 4,000 and 5,000 are killed in a 7.3 earthquake at Van and Muradiye in eastern Turkey. November 26 Microsoft is officially registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico. The Warsaw Treaty Organization joint secretariat is established