Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor, born in Possagno, Republic of Venice (d. 1822)
- Nov 6 Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny, French dramatist and composer, born in Laon, Aisne, France (d. 1811)
- Nov 12 Jacobus Bellamy [Zelandus], Dutch poet, born in Vlissingen, Netherlands (d. 1786)
- Nov 15 Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy (research work in malacology), born in Glückstadt, Holstein, Germany (d. 1830)
- Nov 16 Daniel Read, American composer, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts (d. 1836)
- Nov 20 Giovanni Battista Gaiani, Italian organist and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1819)
William Blake (1757-1827)
Nov 28 English poet and artist (Songs of Innocence & Experience), born in London, England
Famous Deaths
- Nov 8 Pierre Prowo, German composer, dies at 60
Colley Cibber (1671-1757)
Nov 12 English actor, dramatist and Poet Laureate (1730-57), dies at 86
- Nov 17 Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen consort of Poland (1734-57), dies at 57
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