Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Nov 2 Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, born in Hausneindorf, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1913)
William B. Cushing (1842-1874)
Nov 4 American naval officer (best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864), born in Delafield, Wisconsin
- Nov 14 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d. 1959)
- Nov 22 Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster, Uncle Tom), born in the Netherlands (d. 1908)
- Nov 22 José Maria de Heredia, Cuban-French sonnet poet (Les Trophées), born in La Fortuna, Cuba (d. 1905)
- Nov 23 James Lillywhite, English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain; 2 Tests, 8 wickets; Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 1881–99), born in Westhampnett, England (d. 1929)
- Nov 25 Vittorio Dabormida, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Turin (d. 1896)
Famous Weddings
Mary Todd Lincoln & Abraham Lincoln
Nov 4 American socialite Mary Todd (23) weds Illinois Congressman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln (33) in Springfield, Illinois
Famous Deaths
- Nov 6 William Hone, English author and bookseller (won landmark freedom of the press case against the government), dies at 62
- Nov 14 Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar and secession leader, dies at 41
- Nov 15 Joseph Rastrelli, German composer, dies at 43
- Nov 24 Pehr Frigel, Swedish composer, dies at 92
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists