Events in History
- Nov 4 Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia
- Nov 20 First national convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)
- Nov 20 Howard University founded in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 30 Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel in Chicago
Birthdays in History
- Nov 8 Herbert Austin, English automobile designer and builder (founder of Austin Motor Company), born in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1941)
Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)
Nov 12 Chinese revolutionary and father of modern China, born in Xiangshan [now Zhongshan], Guangdong, Qing Dynasty
Henry Bacon (1866-1924)
Nov 28 American architect (Lincoln Memorial), born in Watseka, Illinois
Weddings in History
Alexander III
Nov 9 Tsarevich Alexander of Russia (later Alexander III) marries Princess Dagmar of Denmark at the Grand Church of the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
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