Events in History Nov 3 Battle at Torgau, Saxony: Prussia beats Austria Nov 29 French commandant Beletre surrenders Detroit to Maj R Rogers Birthdays in History Nov 8 Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau, Dutch general, born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1821) Nov 13 Jiaqing, 5th Emperor of Qing Dynasty, born in Beijing (d. 1820) Nov 23 Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) 1759 On This Day in History 1761