Events in History
- Nov 1 First free school in NYC (African Free School) opens
- Nov 18 First Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston
Historic Event
Nov 21 Andrew Jackson admitted to the bar
- Nov 30 Spanish governor leaves the Philippines
Birthdays in History
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
Nov 18 Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (daguerreotype), born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France (d. 1851)
- Nov 21 Samuel Cunard, Canadian-British shipping magnate and founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 1865)
- Nov 22 Rasmus Rask, Danish linguist and philologist (Investigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language), born in Braendekilde, Denmark (d. 1832)
- Nov 27 Jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland
Deaths in History
- Nov 3 Robert Lowth, British Bishop of the Church of England and grammarian (A Short Introduction to English Grammar), dies at 76
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