Page 2: Historical Events In November - 16

1762  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess   

1763  English journalist John Wilkes injured at duel   

1764  Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac   

1766  Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv)   

1766  Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81   

1771  West Indian Company and Amsterdam divide up Suriname.   

1773  John Hawkesworth, English writer.   

1775  Marian Paradeiser, composer, dies at 28.   

1776  Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan   

1776  1st gun salute.   

1780  Robert Archibald Smith, composer   

1793  Francis Danby, Irish painter.   

1797  Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53   

1798  Kentucky is recorded as becoming inaugural state to nullify an act of Congress.   

1798  Kentucky is recorded as becoming 1st state to nullify an act of Congress.   

1801  The New York Post newspaper is founded   

1801  1st edition of New York Evening Post   

1805  Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French   

1807  Francois Hainl, composer.   

1808  Mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29   

1810  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer   

1822  Charles Smith Hamilton, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891.   

1824  NY City's Fifth Avenue opens for business.   

1827  James Southerton, cricketer (Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49)   

1829  Anton G Rubinstein, Russian pianist/conductor/composer [OS].   

1831  Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51.   

1835  Charles Darwins voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society   

1835  Elliott Warren Rice, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1887   

1835  Louis Angely, German comedic poet (Paris in Pommern), dies at 48.   

1840  Frederick Scotson Clark, composer   

1841  N.E. Guerin of NY patents cork-filled life preserver.   

1841  Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (NYC).   

1849  A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.   

1854  Jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician.   

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1436  Leonardo loredan: Doge of the republic of venice   

1569  Paul sartorius: Composer   

1587  Joost van den vondel: Cologne germany, dutch poet/dramatist (jephtha)   

1603  Augustyn kordecki: Polish prior   

1609  Henrietta maria: French-born, queen consort of england   

1615  Guillaume dumanoir: Composer   

1642  Cornelis evertsen the younger: Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of zeeland   

1643  Jean chardin: French explorer   

1271  Henry iii: King of england (1216-71, provisions of oxford),   

1328  Prince hisaaki: Japanese shogun (b. 1276)   

1512  Gerbrand mockema: Fries rebel, beheaded   

1548  Death of Caspar cruciger: German church reformer,   

1603  Death of Pierre charron: French philosopher/theologian,   

1613  Trajano boccalini: Italian satirist (b. 1556)   

1628  Paolo quagliati: Italian composer   

1667  Death of Nathaniel schnittelbach: Composer,