1st » In Portugal, Lisbon is 1755 Lisbon earthquake or totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
25th » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la CompaƱia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1755
2nd » Marie Antoinette, Austrian wife of Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
10th » Franz Anton Ries, German violinist (d. 1846)
12th » Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (d. 1813)