Events in History
Event of Interest
Nov 4 Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G. Blaine (R) for his 1st presidential term (only American president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms)
- Nov 6 British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea
- Nov 6 Montreal Foot Ball Club (QFRU) defeats Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) 30-0 in 1st CRFU Championship game
Event of Interest
Nov 8 German government recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
Birthdays in History
- Nov 4 Henry George "Harry" Ferguson, Irish aviator, engineer and inventor (Modern tractor), born in County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom (d. 1960)
- Nov 5 James Elroy Flecker, English poet and dramatist (Hassan), born in Lewisham, London (d. 1915)
- Nov 8 Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (inkblot test - Rorschach test), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1922)
- Nov 10 Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet and author (Bird Phoenix), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
- Nov 20 Norman Thomas, American socialist, pacifist and presidential candidate (1928-48), born in Marion Ohio (d. 1968)
- Nov 22 Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of Muhammad, born in British India (d. 1953)
- Nov 24 Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
- Nov 24 Michel de Klerk, Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1823)
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