What Happened in November 1750

Historical Events

  • Nov 11 The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the first college fraternity.

Westminster Bridge Defies a King and the Church

Nov 18 The original Westminster Bridge across the River Thames in London is opened in a midnight ceremony

Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 7 Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet, lawyer and translator, born in Bad Bramstedt, Germany (d. 1819)
  • Nov 27 Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, German violinist and composer, baptized in Deutschbrod, Bohemia (now Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic), (d. between 1798–1809)

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 1 Gustaaf Willem, baron van Imhoff, Dutch statesman (Governor of Ceylon 1736-40, Governor of the Dutch East Indies 1743-50), dies at 45
  • Nov 15 Pantaleon Hebenstreit, German musician, composer, and instrument inventor, dies at 81
  • Nov 20 Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe virtuoso and late Baroque/early classical composer who served the court of the Prince of Wales, dies at 55 [exact date uncertain +/- 3 days]
  • Nov 20 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity), dies at 50
  • Nov 25 Francesco Feroci, composer, dies at 77