5th » Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rang the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.
17th » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1811
16th » John Bright, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1889)
21st » Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (d. 1872)
24th » Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss politician, List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland known as President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1890)
Famous Deaths for November 1811
21st » Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777)
27th » Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine (b. 1719)