Events in History
Event of Interest
Nov 8 In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st library in the north American colonies

Benjamin Franklin
- Nov 30 Beijing hit by an earthquake; about 100,000 die
Birthdays in History
Benjamin Banneker
Nov 9 Benjamin Banneker, African American mathematician and surveyor of Washington, D.C., born in Ellicott's Mills, Maryland (d. 1806

Benjamin Banneker
- Nov 26 William Cowper, English pre-romantic poet (His Task), born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1800)