Historical Events
- Nov 22 Discovery of uninhabited Juan Fernández Islands off Chile by Spanish sailor Juan Fernández - later famous home of marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk (inspired Robinson Crusoe story)
- Nov 27 Selimiye Mosque, a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture, designed by imperial architect Mimar Sinan, officially opens in Edirne, Turkey
Famous Deaths
- Nov 28 Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, dies at 72
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