Birthdays in History Nov 5 Charles Chauncy, American clergyman and President of Harvard College (1654-72), born in Yardley-Bury, England (d. 1672) Deaths in History Nov 17 John III, King of Sweden (1568-92), dies at 54 Nov 27 Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1568) 1591 On This Day in History 1593