What Happened in November 1717

Historical Events

Blackbeard Captures his Flagship

Nov 28 Blackbeard attacks and captures a French merchant slave ship, which he renames as his flagship the "Queen Anne's Revenge"

Famous Birthdays

Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783)

Nov 16 French Enlightenment philosopher and mathematician (Encyclopédie), born in Paris

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 2 Johann Jacob Walther, German composer and violinist, dies at about 67
  • Nov 26 Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664)