Historical Events
- Nov 7 The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
Event of Interest
Nov 30 Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II promulgates a penal reform, making his the 1st state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 commemorated as Cities for Life Day.
Leopold II
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 7 Francisco Andrevi y Castellar, Spanish choirmaster and composer, born in Sanaüja, Spain (d. 1853)
- Nov 10 Carl Eberwein, German composer and violinist, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1868)
- Nov 12 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)
- Nov 18 Henry Bishop, British composer and conductor, born in London (d. 1855)
- Nov 18 Carl Maria von Weber, German romantic composer (Der Freischutz), born in Eutin, Bishopric of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1826)
Famous Deaths
- Nov 30 Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish military leader and colonial administrator (Spanish Governor of Louisiana and Cuba, 1777-83, Viceroy of New Spain, 1785-6), dies of typhus at 40