Hear are Some Notable Events
that Happened on
This Date in History
November 1st
November 1st is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.
There are 60 days remaining until the end of the year.
On This Day
ISLAMIC
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EVENTS
- 1901 Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male 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 Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth.
- 1915 Parris Island is officially designated a US Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
- 1916 Paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stόrmer government.
- 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 deaths.
- 1918 Western Ukraine gains its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- 1920 American Fishing Schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian Fishing Schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax.
- 1922 The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
- 1928 The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replacing the version of the Arabic alphabet previously used, comes into force in Turkey.
- 1937 Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community.
- 1938 Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
- 1939 The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is exhibited to the world.
- 1941 American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
- 1942 Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 4.
- 1943 World War II: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States Marines, the 3rd Marine Division, land on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.
- 1943 World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. aircraft carrier forces attack the huge Japanese base at Rabaul.
- 1944 World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren in the Netherlands.
- 1945 The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro. Australia joins the United Nations.
- 1946 The New York Knicks played against the Toronto Huskies at the Maple Leaf Gardens, in the first Basketball Association of America game. The Knicks would win 68-66.
- 1948 Off southern Manchuria, 6,000 people 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 claims Papal Infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
- 1951 Operation Buster-Jangle: 6,500 American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.
- 1952 Operation Ivy The United States successfully detonates the first large hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["M" for megaton], in the Eniwetok atoll, located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The explosion had a yield of 10 megatons.
- 1954 The Front de Libιration Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
- 1955 The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
- 1956 The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore state are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.
- 1957 The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
- 1959 Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante wears a protective mask for the first time in an NHL game.
- 1959 In Rwanda, Hutu politician Dominique Mbonyumutwa is beaten up by Tutsi forces, leading to a period of violence known as the wind of destruction.
- 1960 While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
- 1961 50,000 women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation.
- 1963 The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
- 1968 The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
- 1970 Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
- 1973 Watergate Scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
- 1973 The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
- 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1982 Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
- 1993 The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
- 2000 Serbia joins the United Nations.
- 2005 First part of the Gomery Report, which discusses allegations of political money manipulation by members of the Liberal Party of Canada, is released in Canada.
- 2009 The inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held at the Yas Marina Circuit.
BIRTHS
- 1902 Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian lyric poet (d. 1943)
- 1902 Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)
- 1903 Max Adrian, Irish actor (d. 1973)
- 1903 Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
- 1905 Paul-Ιmile Borduas, Quebec painter (d. 1960)
- 1906 Johnny Indrisano, American boxer and actor (d. 1968)
- 1911 Henri Troyat, French author and historian (d. 2007)
- 1912 Gunther Plaut, German-born Canadian rabbi and writer
- 1914 Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (d. 2006)
- 1917 Clarence E. Miller, American politician
- 1920 James Kilpatrick, American journalist (d. 2010)
- 1920 Ted Lowe, English former snooker commentator
- 1921 John W. Peterson, American songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1923 Gordon R. ****son, Canadian author (d. 2001)
- 1923 Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005)
- 1924 Jean-Luc Pιpin, French Canadian politician (d. 1995)
- 1924 Sόleyman Demirel, 9th President of Turkey
- 1926 Lou Donaldson, American jazz alto saxophonist
- 1926 Betsy Palmer, American actress
- 1927 Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1928 Emmaline Henry, American actress (d. 1979)
- 1929 Nicholas Mavroules, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts (d. 2003)
- 1930 A. R. Gurney, American playwright
- 1931 Chosuke Ikariya, Japanese comedian (d. 2004)
- 1931 Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer
- 1932 John Clark, English-born actor/director
- 1932 Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1932 Francis Arinze, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate
- 1934 Umberto Agnelli, Italian automobile executive (d. 2004)
- 1934 Gillian Knight, English mezzo-soprano
- 1934 William Mathias, British composer (d. 1992)
- 1935 Gary Player, South African golfer
- 1935 Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d. 2003)
- 1936 Eddie Colman, English footballer (d. 1958)
- 1936 Katsuhisa Hattori, Japanese composer
- 1936 Shizuka Kamei, Japanese politician
- 1937 Bill Anderson, American country music singer and songwriter
- 1939 Barbara Bosson, American actress
- 1940 Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Chief Justice of India
- 1940 Barry Sadler, American singer (d. 1989)
- 1941 Alfio Basile, Argentine football coach
- 1942 Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher
- 1942 Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
- 1942 Marcia Wallace, American actress
- 1943 Salvatore Adamo, popular singer
- 1943 John McEnery, English actor
- 1943 Jacques Attali, French economist
- 1944 Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia
- 1944 Bobby Heenan, American professional wrestling manager and commentator
- 1946 Ric Grech, English rock bassist (Family, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Traffic) (d. 1990)
- 1946 Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
- 1946 Lynne Russell, ex-CNN news anchor
- 1947 Jim Steinman, American songwriter
- 1948 Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1949 Michael D. Griffin, NASA chief administrator
- 1949 David Foster, Canadian musician and composer
- 1950 Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman
- 1950 Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1950 Dan Peek, American guitarist (America)
- 1951 Belita Moreno, American actress
- 1951 Ronald Bell, American singer and saxophonist (Kool & the Gang)
- 1951 Fabrice Luchini, French actor
- 1953 Jan Davis, American astronaut
- 1955 Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress
- 1955 Mike Mendoza, British radio personality
- 1957 Lyle
tt, American singer
- 1957 Peter Ostrum, American actor
- 1957 Carlos Paiγo, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
- 1958 Joe DeRenzo, American musician
- 1958 Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter
- 1958 Jim Steinmeyer, Illusion creator
- 1958 Rachel Ticotin, American actress
- 1959 Eriko Hara, Japanese voice actress
- 1960 Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player
- 1961 Louise Boije af Gennδs, Swedish writer and novelist
- 1961 Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System)
- 1961 Kim Krizan, American screenwriter
- 1961 Nicky Grist, WRC Co-Driver
- 1962 Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 1962 Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian guitarist and keyboardist (a-ha)
- 1962 Sharron Davies, British swimmer
- 1963 Rick Allen, British drummer (Def Leppard)
- 1963 Kenny Alphin, American guitarist (Big & Rich)
- 1963 Monty Sopp, American professional wrestler
- 1963 Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
- 1964 Daran Norris, American actor
- 1965 Inka Friedrich, German actress
- 1965 Patrik Ringborg, Swedish conductor
- 1966 Willie D, American hip hop artist, famous for being a member of The Geto Boys
- 1966 Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (d. 2002)
- 1967 Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
- 1967 Tina Arena, Australian singer
- 1967 Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
- 1968 Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor
- 1969 Tie Domi, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1971 Vikram Chatwal, Indian hotelier
- 1972 Jenny McCarthy, American "Playmate of the Year" and TV actress
- 1972 Toni Collette, Australian actress
- 1972 Sean Roberge, Canadian actor (d. 1996)
- 1972 Paul ****ov, Scottish footballer
- 1973 Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress and Miss World, 1994
- 1973 Assia, Algerian singer
- 1973 Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
- 1974 V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer
- 1975 Bo Bice, American singer
- 1975 Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician
- 1975 Megan Wing, Canadian figure skater
- 1976 Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
- 1976 Logan Marshall-Green, American actor
- 1978 Manju Warrier, Indian actress
- 1978 Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress
- 1978 Jessica Valenti, American feminist writer and blogger
- 1979 Coco Crisp, American baseball player
- 1979 Delgado, Angolan footballer
- 1979 Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer
- 1979 Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
- 1982 Warren Spragg, English-born Italian rugby player
- 1983 Yuko Ogura, Japanese model
- 1983 Josh Wicks, American footballer
- 1983 Jon Wilkin, English rugby league footballer
- 1984 Natalia Tena, English actress
- 1986 Penn Badgley, American actor
- 1988 Ai Fukuhara, Japanese table tennis player
- 1988 Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player
DEATHS
- 1907 Alfred Jarry, French writer (b. 1873)
- 1942 Hugo Distler, German composer (b. 1908)
- 1947 Man o' War, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1917)
- 1952 Dixie Lee. American actress, dancer, and singer (b. 1911)
- 1955 Dale Carnegie, American writer (b. 1888)
- 1962 Ricardo Rodrνguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1942)
- 1968 George Papandreou, Greek politician (b. 1888)
- 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)
- 1982 James Broderick, American actor (b. 1927)
- 1983 Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (b. 1887)
- 1985 Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b. 1911)
- 1986 Serge Garant, French-Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1929)
- 1987 Renι Lιvesque, Premier of Quebec (b. 1922)
- 1993 Severo Ochoa, Spanish biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1905)
- 1993 A. N. Sherwin-White, English historian (b. 1911)
- 1994 Noah Beery, Jr., American actor (b. 1913)
- 1999 Theodore Alvin Hall, American atomic spy (b. 1925)
- 1999 Jean Coutu, Canadian actor (b. 1925)
- 1999 Walter Payton, American football player (b. 1954)
- 2000 Bernard Erhard, American voice actor (b. 1934)
- 2004 Mac Dre, American rapper (b. 1970)
- 2004 Terry Knight, American music promoter (b. 1943)
- 2005 Skitch Henderson, English bandleader (b. 1918)
- 2005 Michael Piller, American screenwriter (b. 1948)
- 2006 William Styron, American author (b. 1925)
- 2006 Adrienne Shelly, American actress (b. 1966)
- 2007 Paul Tibbets, US Air Force retired Brigadier General (b. 1915)
- 2007 S. Ali Raza, Bollywood Screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 2008 Nathaniel Mayer, American soul musician (b. 1944)
- 2008 Jacques Piccard, Swiss ocean explorer (b. 1922)
- 2008 Yma Sumac, Peruvian singer (b. 1922)
- 2008 Shakir Stewart, American music producer (b. 1974)
HOLIDAYS AND OSERVANCES
- All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation (Roman Catholic Church. A holiday in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta (for schools only), Mauritius, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Austromoine
- Benignus of Dijon
- Caesarius of Africa
- November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico)
- Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival (Bulgaria)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981.
- Karnataka Formation Day (Karnataka)
- Andhra Pradesh formation day
- National day (Algeria)
- The first day of Samhain, officially started at Samhain Eve, at the sunset of October 31. (Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagans)
- World Vegan Day (International)
SOME NEWS HEADLINES
- 1966: At least eight people are killed including an American officer when Viet Cong artillery shells the South Vietnamese capital.
- 1966: Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created.
- 1970: A fire at a nightclub in France has killed 142 people, most of them teenagers.
- 1980: U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test.
- 1986: A catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basle, Switzerland, sends tons of toxic chemicals into the river Rhine, turning it red.
- 1984: Rioting breaks out in parts of India following yesterday's assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- 1989: Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets to win Cricket's Nehru Cup.
- 1990: The UK's deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, has resigned after disagreements over the government's Europe policy.
- 2009: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume as soon as possible.
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