Historical Events In November - 01

1918  97 die in NYC subway's worst accident on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium   

1918  102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn on November - 01.   

1919  John Secondari, Rome Italy, newscaster (Open Hearing) on November - 01.   

1920  On November - 01 eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC   

1920  On November - 01 james J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)   

1921  National Birth Control League & Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League on November - 01.   

1921  On this day in history ilse Aichinger, Austria, author   

1922  Ottoman Empire abolished on November - 01.   

1922  George S Irving, Springfield Mass, singer/actor (Dumplings) on this day in history.   

1923  On November - 01 bruno E Lucander forms Aero E/Y (Finnair)   

1923  On November - 01 bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties)   

1924  On November - 01 1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded   

1925  VARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history air Commerce Act passes   

1926  Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72 on November - 01.   

1927  On this day in history florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in NYC at 32   

1928  Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km on November - 01.   

1928  1st celebration of Author's Day on November - 01.   

1929  Lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps on this day in history.   

1929  Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps on November - 01.   

1931  Dupont introduces synthetic rubber on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program   

1935  TS Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London on November - 01.   

1936  On this day in history mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "Axis"   

1936  On November - 01 mussolini describes alliance between Italy & Germany as an "axis"   

1937  On this day in history stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women).   

1938  On November - 01 german colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires   

1939  The first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed on this day in history.   

1939  On November - 01 trans Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights   

1939  On November - 01 1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed   

1940  On this day in history prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France   

1940  The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on this day in history.   

1940  On November - 01 1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

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1050  On November - 01 birth of henry IV, German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or Nov 11]   

1339  On this day in history birth of duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)   

1351  On November - 01 birth of duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386)   

1500  Benvenuto Cellini, sculptor/goldsmith/author (Perseus) was born on this day in history.   

1526  On November - 01 birth of catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583)   

1530  Ã‰tienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563) was born on November - 01.   

1539  On November - 01 birth of pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)   

1549  On November - 01 birth of anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)   

0921  On this day in history death of richard, Duke of Burgundy   

0955  Death of Henry I, Duke of Bavaria on this day in history.   

1296  Death of Guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230) on this day in history.   

1391  Death of Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360) on November - 01.   

1399  On this day in history death of john V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)   

1535  On November - 01 francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies   

1546  Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies on November - 01.   

1588  Death of Jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508) on this day in history.