Historical Events
Charter of Privileges
Nov 8 William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 5 Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter, born in Venice (d. 1785)
Anders Celsius (1701-1744)
Nov 27 Swedish astronomer (proposed the Celsius temperature scale), born in Uppsala, Sweden
Famous Deaths
- Nov 5 Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician, dies at about 40
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists