Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 3 William Cullen Bryant, American poet (Thanatopsis), born in Cummington, Massachusetts (d. 1878)
- Nov 17 George Grote, British historian (History of Greece), born in Clay Hill, England (d. 1871)
- Nov 17 John Barrien Montgomery, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1873)
- Nov 23 Johan Frederik van Oordt, Dutch theologian (Groninger direction), born in Rotterdam (d. 1852)
Famous Weddings
Charles Grey
Nov 18 2nd Earl Grey Charles Grey (30) weds only daughter of 1st Baron Ponsonby Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby
Famous Deaths
John Witherspoon
Nov 15 John Witherspoon, president of the College of New Jersey, dies at 71
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Nov 28 Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American military officer (major general of the Continental Army), dies at 64