Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
James Knox Polk (1795-1849)
Nov 2 11th US President (Democrat: 1845-49), born in Pineville, North Carolina
- Nov 9 Walter Geikie, Scottish painter, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1837)
- Nov 24 Josif Josifovich Genishta, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1853)
- Nov 26 Carl Philipp Fohr, German painter and cartoonist, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1818)
- Nov 26 Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout, Dutch military Major-General who served in Sumatra, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1843)
Famous Weddings
William Henry Harrison
Nov 25 US President William Henry Harrison (22) weds Anna Symmes (20) in North Bend, Ohio
