Historical Events
- Nov 1 Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California
- Nov 16 1st gun salute for an American warship in a foreign port - US Andrew Doria at Fort St Eustatius (Dutch Caribbean isalnd)
- Nov 16 American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian troops take Fort Washington, New York marking one of biggest losses by US forces
- Nov 16 British troops capture Fort Washington during American Revolution
- Nov 19 American Revolutionary War: US forces abandon Fort Lee, New Jersey and retreat to Pennsylvania after British and Hessian troops take Fort Washington, New York
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 14 Henri Dutrochet, French physiologist (discovered & named process of osmosis), born in Néon, France (d. 1847)
