Historical Events In November - 01

1849  On this day in history dutch govt of Thorbecke forms  

1853  On this day in history jose Santos Zelaya, (L), ruler of Nicaragua (1893-1910)  

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

1859  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 on November - 01.  

1859  Charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC) on this day in history.  

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

1862  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) on November - 01.  

1863  Fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops on November - 01.  

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

1863  On November - 01 alfred Reisenauer, composer  

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1864  On November - 01 -Dec) Tennessee campaign  

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

1865  On this day in history monty Bowden, cricketer (England Test capt v S Africa at 23)  

1866  1st Civil Rights Bill passes on this day in history.  

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

1869  On this day in history deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra  

1870  On this day in history uS Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)  

1871  The birth of Stephen Crane, American novelist on this day in history.  

1871  Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer on this day in history.  

1876  King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden) on November - 01.  

1877  On this day in history dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns  

1877  Roger Quilter, British composer on November - 01.  

1878  Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) on November - 01.  

1878  Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22  

1884  On November - 01 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 this day in history 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 November - 01.  

1885  On this day in history pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei  

1886  Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students on November - 01.  

1886  On this day in history hermann Broch, Austria, novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment)  

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

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1050  Henry IV, German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or Nov 11] was born on November - 01.  

1339  Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.  

1351  Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) was born on November - 01.  

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

1526  On this day in history birth of catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583)  

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

1546  On this day in history giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies  

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