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Historical Events in November 1877

  • Nov 1 Dutch government of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns
  • Nov 9 American Chemical Society chartered in NY
  • Nov 17 Russia launches a surprise night attack that overruns Turkish forces at Kars, Armenia

The Sorcerer

Nov 17 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Sorcerer" premieres at the Opera Comique, London

  • Nov 24 English author Anna Sewell sells her manuscript "Black Beauty" to Norwich publisher for £40, the novel is published soon after

Edison's Phonograph

Nov 29 US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time