2nd » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
3rd » John Willis Menard was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
27th » American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1868
4th » La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1965)
8th » Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1942)
10th » Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, founded Shotokan (d. 1957)
15th » Emil Racovita, Romanian biologist, zoologist, and explorer (d. 1947)
17th » Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
22nd » John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (d. 1967)
25th » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1937)
Famous Deaths for November 1868
13th » Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (b. 1792)