Historical Events Historic Event Nov 5 Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun as Sultan of Delhi Mughal Emperor Akbar Nov 5 Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of north India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra Historic Event Nov 23 King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts King of Spain Philip II of Spain Famous Birthdays Nov 15 Jacques Davy Duperron, French Roman Catholic cardinal, born in Saint-Lô, Normandy, France (d. 1618) Famous Deaths Nov 10 Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland Nov 14 Giovanni Della Casa, Italian poet (Galateo), dies at 53 1555 History by Year 1557 Famous People Who Were.. Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists