november
Highlighted Events from November

November 22, 1869
Clipper ship Cutty Sark was launched
In Dumbarton, Scotland the clipper ship Cutty Sark (Scots for short shirt) which was built by the firm of Scott & Linton, for Captain John Willis is launched. It was one of the last clipper ships to be built, and the only one surviving to the present
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November 16, 1754
William Marsden, orientalist, scholar and numismatist, born in Wicklow
William Marsden FRS FSA (16 November 1754 – 6 October 1836) was an English scholar, Irish orientalist, numismatist, and linguist who served as Second, then First Secretary to the Admiralty during years of conflict with France.
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November 13, 1643
Charles I appoints James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormond as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The appointment of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormond, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Charles I was a significant event during the 17th century. This appointment occurred in the context of the political and religious conflicts that would later lead to the English Civil War.
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