- Nov 4 Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents the gold crown
Pacific Scandal
Nov 5 Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada
Alexander Mackenzie PM
Nov 7 Alexander Mackenzie becomes the second Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding John A. Macdonald
Il mercante di Venezia
Nov 8 Ciro Pinsuti's opera "Il mercante di Venezia", based on William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is first performed, at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy
Boss Tweed Convicted
Nov 19 William Magear Tweed "Boss Tweed", of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment
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