November 1
Template:Linked-title is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining.
Events
- 996 - 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 and the Atlantic Oceans, is first navigated by Ferdinand Magellan during his global circumnavigation voyage.
- 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 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 Dmitry Pozharsky
- 1683 - The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
- 1755 - 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 on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for 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).
- 1802 - Delegates met at Chillicothe, Ohio to form a state constitutional convention.
- 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, 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 meteorological forecast.
- 1871 - The Stamford to Bourne, Lincolnshire turnpike road was freed from tolls.
- 1876 - New Zealand's provincial government system is dissolved.
- 1884 - The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
- 1894 - Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of Russia after his father, 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.
- 1911 - The first dropping of a bomb from an airplane in combat, during the Italo-Turkish War.
- 1914 - World War I: the first 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 City, with at least 93 dead.
- 1918 - 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.
- 1943 - World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. carrier aircraft attack the main Japanese base at Rabaul.
- 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 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 "Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican"[1]
- 1950 - Pope Pius XII claims Papal Infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
- 1951 - US soldiers are exposed to an 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 Indian State of Andhra Pradesh with its capital as Hyderabad, formerly known as Nizam State.
- 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, 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.
- 1974 - Hello Kitty, was first drawn by Japanese Sanrio designer Ikuko Shimizu.
- 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 eating five people.
- 1998 - The European Court of Human Rights is instituted.
- 2004 - Vendetta Online is released.
- 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 (d. 1386)
- 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)
- 1727 - Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, founder of the Moscow University (d. 1797)
- 1762 - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1812)
- 1778 - Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837)
- 1808 - 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 chess player (d. 1946)
- 1902 - Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)
- 1903 - Max Adrian, Irish actor (d. 1973)
- 1914 - Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (d. 2006)
- 1923 - Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d. 2001)
- 1923 - Victoria de los Angeles, Catalan soprano (d. 2005)
- 1926 - Lou Donaldson, American jazz alto saxophonist
- 1929 - Betsy Palmer, American actress
- 1929 - Nicholas Mavroules, U.S. 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, American special effects artist
- 1946 - Ric Grech, English rock bassist (Family, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Traffic) (d. 1990)
- 1948 - James Richard Steinman American songwriter
- 1949 - Michael D. Griffin, NASA chief administrator
- 1950 - Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1957 - Lyle Lovett, American singer
- 1957 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
- 1958 - Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter
- 1960 - Fernando Valenzuela, Major League Baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- 1962 - Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 1963 - Rick Allen, British drummer (Def Leppard)
- 1963 - Kip James, American professional wrestler
- 1966 - Barbara Becker, German actress; ex-wife of Boris Becker
- 1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
- 1967 - Tina Arena, Australian singer
- 1969 - Tie Domi, Canadian hockey player
- 1971 - Vikram Chatwal, Indian Hotelier
- 1972 - Toni Collette, Australian actress
- 1972 - Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
- 1972 - Jenny McCarthy, American actress/TV personality
- 1973 - Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress
- 1973 - Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
- 1974 - VVS Laxman, Indian cricketer
- 1976 - Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
- 1978 - Manju Warrier, Indian actress
- 1979 - Coco Crisp, baseball player
- 1979 - Milan Dudić, Serbia and Montenegro football player
- 1985 - Dizzee Rascal, British rapper
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)
- 1814 - Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1744)
- 1888 - Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (b. 1838)
- 1894 - Tsar Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)
- 1903 - Theodor Mommsen, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)
- 1907 - Alfred Jarry, French writer (b.1873).
- 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 - George "Papa Bear" Halas, player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional football (b. 1895)
- 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)
- 2003 - Anton Gustafsson, better known as Anton Maiden. Infamous Swedish Iron Maiden fan (b. 1980)
- 2004 - Mac Dre, American rap artist (b. 1970)
- 2004 - Terry Knight, American music promoter (Grand Funk Railroad) (murdered) (b. 1943)
- 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.
- 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, Guatemala.
- Also see November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Algeria - National day
- Antigua and Barbuda - Independence Day (from Britain, 1981)
- Ireland - Samhain the traditional first day of Winter
- World Vegan Day
- United States - Start of National Novel Writing Month
External links
October 31 - November 2 - October 1 - December 1 - more historical anniversaries
- ^ Joseph Pelletier "The Sun Danced at Fatima", Doubleday, New York (1983),pp150,151