What Happened in November 1716

Historical Events

Treaty of Interest

Nov 3 Treaty signed ending the Polish civil war between the Tarnogrów confederates and Saxon forces led by Augustus II. Tsar Peter the Great's influence and support for Augustus II leads to the Silent Sejm and Russian involvement. [1]

  • Nov 26 1st lion exhibited in America in Boston

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 2 Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler, dies at 65

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

Nov 14 German philosopher and mathematician (differential and integral calculus), dies at 70

  • Nov 22 Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist, organist, and orchestra leader, buried after death at 60
  • Nov 28 Gisbert Cuper, Dutch classicist and historian, dies at 72