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November 1
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'''
November 1''' is the 305th day of the year (306th in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining.
Events
*
996 - Emperor
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor Otto III issues a deed to
Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name ''
Ostarrîchi'' (
Austria in
Old High German).
*
1512 - The ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel, painted by
Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
*
1520 - The
Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland
South America, connecting the
Pacific Ocean Pacific and the
Atlantic Oceans, is first navigated by
Ferdinand Magellan during his global
circumnavigation voyage.
*
1530 - An approximated 400,000 die after the
Netherlands'
Dike (construction) dikes fail.
*
1592 - At the
Battle of Busan, the outnumbered Korean navy defeats a larger Japanese army.
*
1604 -
William Shakespeare's tragedy ''
Othello'' is presented for the first time, at
Whitehall Palace in
London.
*
1611 -
William Shakespeare's romantic comedy ''
The Tempest (play) The Tempest'' is presented for the first time, at
Whitehall Palace in
London.
*
1612 - (
22 October O.S.)
Time of Troubles in Russia:
Moscow Kitai-gorod taken by
Russian troops under command of
Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski Dmitry Pozharsky
*
1683 - The
Kingdom of Great Britain British crown colony of
New York divided the
Shire of
Yorkshire (Shire), New York Yorkshire is into 12
county counties.
*
1755 -
1755 Lisbon earthquake Lisbon earthquake: In
Portugal,
Lisbon is destroyed by a massive
earthquake and
tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people.
*
1765 - The
British Parliament enacts the
Stamp Act 1765 Stamp Act on the
13 colonies in order to help pay for
Kingdom of Great Britain British military operations in
North America.
*
1790 -
Edmund Burke publishes ''
Reflections on the Revolution in France'', in which he predicts that the
French Revolution will end in disaster.
*
1800 - US President
John Adams becomes the first
President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the
White House).
*
1848 - In
Boston, Massachusetts, the first
medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which will later merge with
Boston University School of Medicine), opens.
*
1859 - The current
Cape Lookout (North Carolina) Cape Lookout,
North Carolina,
lighthouse is lighted for the first time. Its first-order
Fresnel lens can be seen for 19 miles (30 kilometers).
*
1861 -
American Civil War: US President
Abraham Lincoln appoints
George McClellan as commander of the
Union Army, replacing the aged General
Winfield Scott.
*
1870 - In the
United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the
National Weather Service) makes its first official
Meteorology meteorological forecast.
*
1871 - The
Stamford, Lincolnshire Stamford to
Bourne, Lincolnshire Toll road turnpike road was freed from tolls.
*
1876 -
New Zealand's
Provinces of New Zealand provincial government system is dissolved.
*
1884 - The
Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in
Thurles,
County Tipperary.
*
1894 -
Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of
Russia after his father,
Alexander III of Russia Alexander III, dies.
*
1896 - A picture showing the naked
breasts of a woman appears in ''
National Geographic'' magazine for the first time.
*
1897 - The major
Italian football team
Juventus F.C. was founded.
*
1901 -
Sigma Phi Epsilon, a national men's collegiate
fraternity is established at
Richmond College, in
Richmond, VA.
*
1914 -
World War I: the first
United Kingdom British naval defeat of the war, the
Battle of Coronel is fought off of the coast of
Chile.
*
1918 -
Malbone Street Wreck: the worst
rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue,
Brooklyn,
New York, New York New York City, with at least 93
death dead. Western
Ukraine gains
independence from
Austria-Hungary
*
1922 - The last sultan of the
Ottoman Empire,
Mehmed VI, abdicates.
*
1939 - The first
rabbit born after
artificial insemination is shown to the world.
*
1943 -
World War II:
Operation Goodtime launched -
United States Marines invade
Bougainville in the
Solomon Islands.
*
1944 -
World War II:
Operation Infatuate launched - The
British Army land at
Walcheren in the
Netherlands.
*
1945 - The official
North Korean newspaper,
Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name ''Chongro''.
*
1948 - Off southern
Manchuria, 6,000 are killed as a
China Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks.
*
1950 -
Puerto Rican nationalists
Griselio Torresola and
Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President
Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
* 1950 - Pope
Pius XII witnesses the "
The Miracle of the Sun Miracle of the Sun" while at the
Vatican City Vatican"
[Joseph Pelletier "The Sun Danced at Fatima", Doubleday, New York (1983),pp150,151]
* 1950 -
Pope Pius XII claims
Papal Infallibility when he formally
Dogmatic definition defines the dogma of the
Assumption of Mary.
*
1951 -
USA US soldiers are exposed to an
atom bomb atomic explosion for training purposes in
Desert Rock,
Nevada; participation was not voluntary.
*
1952 -
Operation Ivy - The
United States successfully detonates the first
hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at
Eniwetok island in the
Bikini atoll located in the
Pacific Ocean.
*
1954 - The
Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the
Algerian War of Independence.
*
1955 - A
United Airlines DC-6B explodes in mid-air and crashes near Longmont,
Colorado, killing 44 people
*
1956- Formation of the Indian state of
Karnataka (1973), formerly known as
Mysore State.
* 1956 - Formation of
Kerala state in
India.
*
1957 - The
Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's two peninsulas.
*
1960 - While campaigning for
President of the United States,
John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the
Peace Corps.
*
1963 - The
Arecibo Observatory in
Arecibo, Puerto Rico Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, with the largest
radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
*
1966 - The
National Football League grants
New Orleans, Louisiana a professional football franchise, the
New Orleans Saints.
*
1969 - After seven years off the top of the charts,
Elvis Presley hits number one on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart with his song "
Suspicious Minds."
*
1970 - A fire at a dance hall in
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont,
France kills 144 young people.
*
1973 -
Watergate Scandal:
Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
* 1973 - Formation of
Karnataka state in
India.
*
1980 -
Wayanad district formed in the state of
Kerala,
India.
*
1981 -
Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the
United Kingdom.
*
1982 -
S4C launches in the
United Kingdom.
*
1990 - A
New York City civil jury awards
Sandra Miller $100 for battery after an incident in which
Mike Tyson grabbed her breasts and insulted her; the jury found Tyson's behavior "not outrageous".
*
1993 - The
Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the
European Union.
*
1994 -
George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical. While on sabbatical, he writes the prequel section of the
Star Wars movies.
* 1994 - The
Chijon Family is sentenced to death in
South Korea for murdering and
cannibalism eating five people.
*
1998 - The
European Court of Human Rights is instituted.
*
2004 - The
Bank of Japan issues a new series of 1000, 5000, and 10,000 yen notes. Both old and the new series will circulate together.
*
2005 -
Makybe Diva wins her third consecutive
Melbourne Cup race.
* 2005 - First part of the
Gomery Report, which discusses allegations of political money manipulation, is released in
Canada.
* 2005 - The
U.S. Senate enters a rare
closed session to discuss the
Plame affair and intelligence in the
Iraq disarmament crisis.
Births
*
846 -
Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia (d.
879)
*
1339 - Duke
Rudolf IV of Austria (d.
1365)
*
1351 - Duke
Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) Leopold III of Austria (d.
1386)
*
1500 -
Benvenuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and writer (d.
1571)
*
1530 -
Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d.
1563)
*
1539 -
Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d.
1596)
*
1567 -
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d.
1626)
*
1578 -
Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d.
1642)
*
1585 -
Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d.
1652)
*
1607 -
Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d.
1658)
*
1611 -
François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d.
1656)
*
1636 -
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d.
1711)
*
1643 -
John Strype, English historian and biographer (d.
1737)
*
1661 -
Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d.
1725)
*
1704 -
Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d.
1779)
*
1720 -
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d.
1791)
*
1762 -
Spencer Perceval,
Prime Minister of Great Britain (d.
1812)
*
1778 -
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d.
1837)
*
1808 -
John Taylor (1808-1887) John Taylor, American religious leader (d.
1887)
*
1860 -
Boies Penrose, United States Senator from Pennsylvania (d.
1921)
*
1871 -
Stephen Crane, American writer (d.
1900)
*
1877 -
Roger Quilter, British composer (d.
1953)
*
1878 -
Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d.
1925)
* 1878 -
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize (d.
1959)
*
1880 -
Sholom Asch, Polish-born American writer (d.
1957)
* 1880 -
Grantland Rice, American sports writer (d.
1954)
* 1880 -
Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d.
1930)
*
1881 -
Edward Van Sloan, American actor (d.
1964)
*
1886 -
Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d.
1951)
*
1887 -
L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d.
1976)
*
1889 -
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize (d.
1982)
*
1892 -
Alexander Alekhine, Russian-born many times World Champion chess player (d.
1946)
*
1902 -
Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d.
1987)
*
1903 -
Max Adrian, Northern Irish actor (d.
1973)
*
1923 -
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d.
2001)
* 1923 -
Victoria de los Angeles, Catalan soprano (d.
2005)
*
1929 -
Betsy Palmer, American actress
* 1929 -
Nicholas Mavroules, United States Congressman from Massachusetts (d.
2003)
*
1934 -
Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-born automobile executive (d.
2004)
* 1934 -
William Mathias, British composer (d.
1992)
*
1935 -
Gary Player, South African golfer
* 1935 -
Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d.
2003)
*
1939 -
Barbara Bosson, American actress
*
1940 -
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti,
Chief Justice of India
*
1941 -
Alfio Basile, Boca Juniors head coach
*
1942 -
Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher
* 1942 -
Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
*
1946 -
Dennis Muren, Visiual Effects artist
* 1946 -
Rick Grech, English rock bassist (
Family (band) Family,
Ginger Baker's Air Force,
Traffic (band) Traffic) (d.
1990)
*
1948 -
James Richard Steinman American songwriter
*
1949 -
Michael D. Griffin,
NASA chief administrator
*
1950 -
Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist,
Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize laureate
*
1957 -
Lyle Lovett, American singer
* 1957 -
Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d.
1988)
*
1962 -
Anthony Kiedis, American singer (
Red Hot Chili Peppers)
*
1963 -
Rick Allen, British drummer (
Def Leppard)
*
1963 -
Kip James, American professional wrestler
*
1967 -
Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
* 1967 -
Tina Arena, Australian singer
*
1969 -
Tie Domi, Hockey Player
*
1972 -
Toni Collette, Australian actress
* 1972 -
Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
* 1972 -
Jenny McCarthy, Actress/TV personality
*
1973 -
Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress
*
1974 -
VVS Laxman, Indian cricketer
* 1974 -
Alison King, British actress
*
1975 -
Bo Bice, ''American Idol'' runner-up
*
1976 -
Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
*
1978 -
Manju Warrier, Indian actress
*
1979 -
Coco Crisp, Baseball player
*
1986 -
Heather Driscoll, American Supermodel
Deaths
*
1296 -
Guillaume Durand, French writer
*
1391 -
Amadeus VII of Savoy (b.
1360)
*
1399 -
John V, Duke of Brittany (b.
1339)
*
1546 -
Giulio Romano, Italian painter
*
1588 -
Jean Daurat, French poet (b.
1508)
*
1596 -
Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (b.
1539)
*
1642 -
Jean Nicolet, French explorer (b.
1598)
*
1676 -
Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (b.
1589)
*
1678 -
William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b.
1601)
*
1700 -
Charles II of Spain (b.
1661)
*
1888 -
Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (b.
1838)
*
1894 - Tsar
Alexander III of Russia (b.
1845)
*
1903 -
Theodor Mommsen, German writer,
Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1817)
*
1942 -
Hugo Distler, German composer (b.
1908)
*
1972 -
Ezra Pound, American poet (b.
1885)
*
1979 -
Mamie Eisenhower,
First Lady of the United States (b.
1896)
*
1982 -
King Vidor, American film director (b.
1894)
*
1983 -
Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (b.
1887)
*
1985 -
Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b.
1911)
*
1987 -
René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec (b.
1922)
*
1993 -
Severo Ochoa, Spanish–born biochemist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b.
1905)
*
1999 -
Walter Payton, American football player (b.
1954)
*
2004 -
Mac Dre, American rap artist (b.
1970)
*
2005 -
Skitch Henderson, English-born bandleader (b.
1918)
* 2005 -
Michael Piller, American screenwriter (b.
1948)
Holidays and observances
*
Roman festivals - last day of the ''Ludi Victoriae Sullanae''.
*
Calendar of Saints Catholicism -
Holy Day of Obligation,
All Saints Day. Holiday in
Austria,
Belgium,
Croatia,
France,
Germany,
Hungary,
Italy,
Lithuania,
Mexico,
The Philippines,
Poland,
Portugal,
Seychelles,
Slovenia,
Spain.
* Also see
November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*
Algeria -
National day, commemorating the begin of the struggle for independence from France.
*
Antigua and Barbuda -
Independence Day] (from Britain,
1981)
*
Ireland -
Samhain the traditional first day of
Winter
*
Mexico - The
Day of the Dead
*
World Vegan Day
*Kickoff day for
National Novel Writing Month
Fiction
*
Hello Kitty's birthday, 1974.
External links
-
BBC: On This Day
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October 31 -
November 2 -
October 1 -
December 1 - more
historical anniversaries
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