1st » William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
5th » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham, Southwest England.
9th » Glorious Revolution: William III of England named William of Orange captures Exeter.
15th » The Glorious Revolution begins: William III of England known as William of Orange lands at Brixham.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1688
15th » Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)
Famous Deaths for November 1688
16th » Bengt Gottfried Forselius, Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (b. 1660)
26th » Philippe Quinault, French playwright (b. 1635)