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 November - 01.   

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 November - 01.   

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

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

1863  On this day in history alfred Reisenauer, composer   

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

1865  On November - 01 zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens   

1865  Monty Bowden, cricketer (England Test capt v S Africa at 23) on November - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history pal Teleki-von Szek, geographer/premier Hungary (1920-21, 39-41)   

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

1881  Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 on November - 01.   

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  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 November - 01.   

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

1886  On November - 01 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   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

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 November - 01.   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)   

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

0955  Death of Henry I, Duke of Bavaria on this day in history.   

1296  Death of Guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230) on November - 01.   

1391  On this day in history death of amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360)   

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  Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history death of jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)