Today in History for November 1805
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 8 of 8
7th - Lewis & Clark 1st sights Pacific Ocean
11th - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein - 8000 French troops attempted to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
16th - Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French
18th - 30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes Female Charitable Society, first woman's club in America
19th - Lewis & Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st European Americans to cross continent
20th - Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna
25th - Opera "Thaïs" 1st American performance
26th - Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6
1st - Alessandro Nini, composer
7th - Thomas Brassey, English civil engineering contractor (d. 1870)
14th - Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer
19th - Ferdinand de Lesseps, France, diplomat (built Suez Canal)
22nd - Benjamin Hugur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
28th - John Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
8th - Francois-Thomas de Baculard d'Arnaud, French writer, dies at 87
