Historical Events In November - 01

1849  Dutch govt of Thorbecke forms on this day in history.  

1853  Jose Santos Zelaya, (L), ruler of Nicaragua (1893-1910) on November - 01.  

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  On this day in history gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies  

1862  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) on this day in history.  

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

1863  On November - 01 -8] Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia  

1863  On this day in history alfred Reisenauer, composer  

1864  -Dec) Tennessee campaign on November - 01.  

1865  On November - 01 zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens  

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 November - 01.  

1869  Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra on November - 01.  

1870  On November - 01 uS Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)  

1871  On this day in history the birth of Stephen Crane, American novelist  

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

1876  On this day in history king Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)  

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

1877  On this day in history roger Quilter, British composer  

1878  Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) on this day in history.  

1878  On November - 01 carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)  

1879  Pal Teleki-von Szek, geographer/premier Hungary (1920-21, 39-41) on this day in history.  

1880  Alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift) on this day in history.  

1881  On November - 01 jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22  

1884  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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1887  The birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures on this day in history.  

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

1339  On November - 01 birth of duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)  

1351  On this day in history 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  On November - 01 birth of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563)  

1539  Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596) was born on November - 01.  

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

0921  On November - 01 death of richard, Duke of Burgundy  

0955  On this day in history death of henry I, Duke of Bavaria  

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

1391  On November - 01 death of amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360)  

1399  Death of John V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339) on November - 01.  

1535  Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies on November - 01.  

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 November - 01.