Events in History
Election of Interest
Nov 6 Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland receives slightly more votes
Birthdays in History
C.V. Raman (1888-1970)
Nov 7 Indian physicist (Nobel Prize 1930 for light scattering), born in Tiruchirappalli, India
- Nov 9 Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, born in Cognac, France (d. 1979)
- Nov 10 Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972)
- Nov 11 Abul Kalam Azad, 1st Minister of Education in the Indian government, born in Makkah, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (d. 1958)
- Nov 16 Clinton Golden, American labor leader (founder of the United Steelworkers of America), born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1961)
- Nov 16 Henri Bosco, French author and poet (Gogol), born in Avignon, France (d. 1976)
- Nov 22 Tarzan of the Apes, Fictional character from the famous novel of the same name by author Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Nov 24 Dale Carnegie, American writer and public speaker (How to Win Friends & Influence People), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 1955)
- Nov 24 Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972)
- Nov 26 Franz Jung, German writer and political activist, born in Nysa (d. 1963)
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