deaths
November 9, 1689
Enea Silvio Piccolomini, imperial general (born 1651)
Enea Silvio Piccolomini (general)
Enea Silvio Piccolomini was a Sienese nobleman whose lineage included two popes, and who served in the Habsburg army of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. He is known for leading a campaign against the Ottomans in Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo in 1689, and for setting fire to Skopje, the present day capital of the Republic of North Macedonia.
November 9
November 9 is the 313th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 52 days remain until the end of the year.