Page 3: Historical Events In November - 01

1849  Dutch govt of Thorbecke forms on November - 01.   

1853  Jose Santos Zelaya, (L), ruler of Nicaragua (1893-1910) on this day in history.   

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

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

1861  Gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies on November - 01.   

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

1863  On this day in history fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops   

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

1863  On this day in history alfred Reisenauer, composer   

1864  On this day in history -Dec) Tennessee campaign   

1865  Zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens on November - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1871  The birth of Stephen Crane, American novelist on November - 01.   

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 November - 01 dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns   

1877  Roger Quilter, British composer on November - 01.   

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

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  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  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  The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary on this day in history.   

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

1885  Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures   

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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  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  Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583) was born on November - 01.   

1530  Ã‰tienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On November - 01 birth of pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)   

1549  On November - 01 birth of anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)   

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

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

1296  On November - 01 death of guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230)   

1391  Death of Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360) on November - 01.   

1399  On November - 01 death of john V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)   

1535  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies   

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

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