Events in History
Event of Interest
Nov 7 Empress Elizabeth of Russia proclaims her nephew Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (later Peter III) her heir
Elizabeth of Russia
- Nov 18 Prussia and Great Britain sign an anti-French military covenant
Birthdays in History
- Nov 5 Richard Cosway, English portrait painter, born in Tiverton, England (d. 1821)
Deaths in History
- Nov 12 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)