November 1771 in History

Events in History

  • Nov 4 Carlo Goldoni's "Le Bourru Bienfaisant" premieres in Paris
  • Nov 16 West Indian Company & Amsterdam divide up Suriname

Birthdays in History

  • Nov 11 Ephraim McDowell, surgeon (pioneered abdominal surgery)

Person of interestMarie Francois Xavier Bichat

Nov 14 Marie François Xavier bichat, anatomist and physiologist (tissue theory), born in Paris, France (d. 1802)

Anatomist and Physiologist Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
Anatomist and Physiologist
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
  • Nov 22 Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/St-Eustatius/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies

Deaths in History

  • Nov 6 Hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch jurist, dies at 69
  • Nov 6 John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (discovered Crab Nebula), dies at 75