Historical Events
- Nov 13 Battle of Sheriffmuir during Jacobite rebellion. Battle inconclusive but Government forces halt advance of Jacobite army lead by Scottish Earl of Mar
- Nov 15 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands
- Nov 24 London's Thames River freezes over
- Nov 25 First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 5 John Brown, English writer, born in Rothbury, Northumberland, England (d. 1766)
- Nov 8 Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederik II the Great, born in Schloss Bevern, Germany (d. 1797)
- Nov 13 Dorothea Erxleben, German first female medical doctor, born in Quedlinburg, Germany (d. 1762)
- Nov 16 Girolamo Abos, Maltese composer, born in Valletta, Malta (d. 1760)
- Nov 23 Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer, born in Paris, France (d. 1799)
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