Events in History
- Nov 1 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 in Portugal
- Nov 14 Henry Fox appointed British 'Secretary of State for the Southern Department'
- Nov 18 Worst quake in Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths reported
Historic Event
Nov 20 English minister William Pitt the Elder resigns
- Nov 25 King Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection.
Birthdays in History
Marie Antoinette
Nov 2 Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (1774-92) who allegedly uttered the phrase "let them eat cake", born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1793)
Louis XVIII
Nov 17 Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary King of France (1814-24), born in Versailles, France (d. 1824)
Deaths in History
- Nov 11 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91
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