What Happened In November 1855 In History

Historical Events for November, 1855

• 17th » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1855

• 2nd » Henrik Schück, Swedish historian, author, and academic (d. 1947)
• 5th » Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and socialist politician (d. 1926)
• 5th » Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist and climatologist (d. 1913)
• 6th » E. S. Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist, founded the Human Betterment Foundation (d. 1942)
• 11th » Stevan Sremac, Serbian author and activist (d. 1906)

Famous Deaths for November 1855

• 11th » Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1813)
• 26th » Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1798)

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