What Happened in November 1720

Historical Events

  • Nov 9 Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire

Flying Gang Captured

Nov 15 Pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Calico Jack are captured by Capt. Jonathan Barnet and brought to the Spanish Town of Jamaica, for trial

Anne Bonny and Mary Read Sentenced to Death

Nov 28 Anne Bonny and Mary Read are tried, found guilty of pirating, and sentenced to death in Spanish Town, Jamaica, although their discovered pregnancies win them stays of execution


Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 1 Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral, born in Rennes, France (d. 1791)
  • Nov 16 Charles-Antoine Campion, Italian composer, born in LunĂ©ville, Lorraine, France (d. 1788)

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 12 Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, dies at 30

Calico Jack (1682-1720)

Nov 17 English pirate captain who operated in the Bahamas and Cuba, executed for piracy by hanging in Port Royal at 37

  • Nov 27 Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 85