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Historical Events in November 1882

Má Vlast

Nov 5 Bedřich Smetana's complete "Má Vlast" premieres, conducted by Adolf Čech, at Žofín Palace, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)

  • Nov 16 British gunboat HMS Flirt fires at and destroys villages of Abari and Asaba on the Forcado River in Niger, in retaliation for attack on British owned factory that left 5 Brits missing
  • Nov 17 British gunboat HMS Flirt fires at and destroys village of Torofani on the Forcado River in Niger, in retaliation for attack on British owned factory that left 5 Brits missing