Famous Personalities Born In November - 01
Thursday, 05 February 2026
1050 On this day in history 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 Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) was born on November - 01. 

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

1526 Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583) was born on this day in history. 

1530 On November - 01 birth of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563) 

1539 On this day in history birth of pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596) 

1549 Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580) was born on this day in history. 

1567 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d. 1626) was born on this day in history. 

1578 Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642) was born on November - 01. 

1585 On this day in history birth of jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652) 

1607 Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history. 

1611 On this day in history birth of françois-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656) 

1618 Johannes Flittner, composer was born on this day in history. 

1629 On November - 01 birth of st. Oliver Plunkett, last Catholic martyr to die in England. (d. 1681) 

1636 On November - 01 birth of nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711) 

1643 On November - 01 birth of john Strype, English historian and biographer (d. 1737) 

1661 Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d. 1725) was born on this day in history. 

1666 James Sherard, composer was born on this day in history. 

1704 Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d. 1779) was born on November - 01. 

1720 Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791) was born on November - 01. 

1727 On November - 01 birth of ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, founder of the Moscow University (d. 1797) 

1731 On November - 01 birth of theodore-Jean Tarade, composer 

1748 On November - 01 birth of christoph Rheineck, composer 

1757 Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor was born on November - 01. 

1761 On November - 01 birth of antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer 

1762 On this day in history birth of spencer Perceval, (Tory), British PM (1809-12) 

1778 On November - 01 birth of gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837) 

1782 On this day in history birth of viscount Goderich, (Tory), British PM (1827-28) 

1798 Benjamin Lee, Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor was born on November - 01. 

1805 Alessandro Nini, composer was born on November - 01. 

1808 John Taylor, American religious leader (d. 1887) was born on this day in history. 

1815 Crawford Williamson Long, surgeon/pioneer (use of ether) was born on this day in history. 

1815 Douglas Hancock Cooper, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history. 

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