Historical Events
- Nov 4 Dentist John Beers of San Franciso patents the gold crown
Event of Interest
Nov 5 Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada
John A. Macdonald
Event of Interest
Nov 7 Alexander Mackenzie becomes the second Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding John A. Macdonald
Alexander Mackenzie
John A. Macdonald
Event of Interest
Nov 19 William Magear Tweed "Boss Tweed", of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment
Boss Tweed
- Nov 19 James Reed and two accomplices rob the Watt Grayson family of $30,000 in the Choctaw Nation
Famous Birthdays
Teddy Flack
Nov 5 Teddy Flack [Edwin], Australian athlete, double Olympic gold medallist in 1896, born in London, England (d. 1935)
Teddy Flack
W. C. Handy
Nov 16 W. C. Handy, American composer and musician known as the "Father of the Blues" (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1958)
W. C. Handy
- Nov 20 Daniel Gregory Mason, composer (Chanticker), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Nov 22 Johnny Tyldesley, cricketer (brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England)
- Nov 22 Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), born in Gorakhpur, British India (d. 1955)
- Nov 22 Matteo Giulio Bartoli, Italian linguist, born in Labin, Croatia (d. 1946)
- Nov 24 L Martov, [Yuly O Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary
- Nov 26 Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (US Open 1898), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1954)