Historical Events In November - 01

1849  On November - 01 dutch govt of Thorbecke forms  

1853  On November - 01 jose Santos Zelaya, (L), ruler of Nicaragua (1893-1910)  

1855  Guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music) on November - 01.  

1859  On November - 01 the current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse was lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (30 kilometers), in good conditions.  

1859  On November - 01 charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)  

1861  Gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)  

1863  On November - 01 fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops  

1863  -8] Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia on this day in history.  

1863  On November - 01 alfred Reisenauer, composer  

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1864  -Dec) Tennessee campaign on November - 01.  

1865  Zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens on this day in history.  

1865  On November - 01 monty Bowden, cricketer (England Test capt v S Africa at 23)  

1866  On this day in history 1st Civil Rights Bill passes  

1867  "Harpers Bazaar" publishes on this day in history.  

1869  Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra on this day in history.  

1870  US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) on November - 01.  

1871  On November - 01 the birth of Stephen Crane, American novelist  

1871  On this day in history alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer  

1876  On November - 01 king Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)  

1877  Dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns on November - 01.  

1877  Roger Quilter, British composer on this day in history.  

1878  On November - 01 edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)  

1878  Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936) on November - 01.  

1879  Pal Teleki-von Szek, geographer/premier Hungary (1920-21, 39-41) on November - 01.  

1880  On November - 01 alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift)  

1881  Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history the Harbour Grace Railway, the first railway on Newfoundland, is opened for traffic between St. Johns and Harbour Grace. The last spike was driven by Prince George, later to become King George V, who was at the time visiting Newfoundland as a midshipman aboard H.M.S. Cumberland.  

1884  On November - 01 the Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.  

1885  First train service established over CP between Montreal and Winnipeg via Ottawa, Sudbury and the Lakehead on this day in history.  

1885  On November - 01 pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei  

1886  On this day in history ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students.  

1886  Hermann Broch, Austria, novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment) on November - 01.  

1887  On November - 01 the birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures  

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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  Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of benvenuto Cellini, sculptor/goldsmith/author (Perseus)  

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  Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.  

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 November - 01.  

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

1391  Death of Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

1399  Death of John V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339) on this day in history.  

1535  Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies on this day in history.  

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

1588  Death of Jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508) on November - 01.