Birthdays in History Nov 10 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist and dramatist (She Stoops to Conquer), born in Kilkenny West, Ireland (d. 1774) Nov 16 Gualtherus van Doeveren, Zealand-Flanders physician, born in Philippine, Zealand, Netherlands (d. 1783) Deaths in History Nov 6 Hans Hermann von Katte, Prussian lieutenant, beheaded Nov 21 François de Troy, French portrait artist 1729 On This Day in History 1731