Historical Events
- Nov 1 Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies
- Nov 23 People of Frederick County, Maryland, refuse to pay British Stamp tax
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 4 Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer (fluid mechanics), born in Caen, France (d. 1836)
Robert Fulton
Nov 14 Robert Fulton, American inventor and engineer (first commercial steamboat), born in Little Britain, Pennsylvania (d. 1815)
Robert Fulton
- Nov 17 Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, French marshal (d. 1840)
- Nov 20 Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, German composer, born in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1814)
- Nov 20 Thomas Fremantle, British naval officer, born in Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1819)
- Nov 23 Thomas Attwood, composer
Famous Deaths
- Nov 30 George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725)
