Historical Events in November, Month of November Events
Here is a list of some historical events in November. You can learn What major event happened in November?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 4, 1921 | Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo. |
| November 28, 1660 | At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society. |
| November 30, 1954 | In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. |
| November 17, 1558 | Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. |
| November 3, 1838 | The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. |
| November 21, 1992 | A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes. |
| November 18, 1971 | Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom. |
| November 5, 1768 | The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. |
| November 17, 1796 | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. |
| November 23, 1940 | World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. |
| November 26, 1944 | World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium. |
| November 13, 1841 | James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism. |
| November 5, 2017 | Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. |
| November 19, 1911 | The Doom Bar in Cornwall claims two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain. |
| November 13, 1989 | Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father. |
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