Page 3: Historical Events In November - 01

1849  On this day in history dutch govt of Thorbecke forms   

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

1855  On this day in history guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops   

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

1863  Alfred Reisenauer, composer on November - 01.   

1864  -Dec) Tennessee campaign on this day in history.   

1865  On November - 01 zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens   

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

1866  On November - 01 1st Civil Rights Bill passes   

1867  On this day in history "Harpers Bazaar" publishes   

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

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

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

1871  Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer on November - 01.   

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  On November - 01 roger Quilter, British composer   

1878  On this day in history edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)   

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 November - 01.   

1880  Alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift) on November - 01.   

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 November - 01.   

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

1885  On November - 01 first train service established over CP between Montreal and Winnipeg via Ottawa, Sudbury and the Lakehead.   

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

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

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

1887  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1339  On this day in history 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 November - 01.   

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

1530  On this day in history birth of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563)   

1539  On November - 01 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.   

0921  Death of Richard, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

0955  Death of Henry I, Duke of Bavaria on November - 01.   

1296  On this day in history death of guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230)   

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

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

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  On November - 01 death of jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)