Historical Events
Pitman Shorthand: An Invention of Note
Nov 15 Isaac Pitman introduces his shorthand system of writing, Pitman shorthand
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 2 Émile Bayard, French artist and illustrator, born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, France (d. (1891)
- Nov 9 Alfred Holmes, English violinist and composer, born in London (d. 1876)
- Nov 9 Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1915)
- Nov 13 James T. Rapier, African-American politician, born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1883)
- Nov 17 David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao
- Nov 17 Willem Coenen, Dutch composer and pianist, born in Rotterdam (d. 1918)
Johannes van der Waals
Nov 23 Johannes van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid and Gas States), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1923)
John Wesley Hyatt
Nov 28 John Wesley Hyatt, American inventor who simplified the production of celluloid, born in Starkey, New York (d. 1920)