Famous Birthdays
- Nov 1 Antonín Volánek, Czech organist and composer, born in Jaroměř, Czech Republic (d. 1817)
- Nov 20 Pius VIII [Francesco Saverio Castiglioni], Italian 253rd Pope (1829-30), born in Cingoli, Marche, Papal States (d. 1830)
- Nov 22 Dorothy Jordan, Irish-English actress, courtesan, mistress of future King William IV of the United Kingdom, born in Waterford, Ireland (d. 1816)
- Nov 29 Fridolin Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
Famous Deaths
- Nov 30 John Dollond, British optician and owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens, dies at 55
