What Happened in November 1759

Historical Events

  • Nov 20 Battle of Quiberon Bay begins: British win crucial naval victory over the French, thwarting a planned French invasion of Britain
  • Nov 21 Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians

Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 10 Frederich von Schiller, German poet and lyricist (Ode to Joy), born in Marbach am Neckar, Germany (d. 1805)
  • Nov 13 Timothy Olmstead, American fifer and composer, born in East Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British America (d. 1848)
  • Nov 20 Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, Hungarian cellist and composer, baptized in Leštiny (d. 1833)
  • Nov 27 Franz Krommer, Czech composer, born in Kamenice u Jihlavy, Czech Republic (d. 1831)

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 29 Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1687)