Historical Events in November 1885

Nov 1 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei

Nov 10 German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world's first motorcycle

Nov 12 Montreal & Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game
Nov 14 Serbia invades Bulgaria, beginning the two-week Serbo-Bulgarian War; the Serbs are later defeated decisively [O.S. November 2]
Nov 17 The Serbian Army, with Russian support, invades Bulgaria
Nov 19 Bulgarians, led by Stefan Stambolov, repulse a larger Serbian invasion force at Slivinitza
Nov 23 Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united
Nov 27 1st photograph of a meteor taken by Austro-Hungarian photographer Ladislaus Weinek in Prague
Nov 30 Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)