Historical Events In November - 01

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

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

1855  On November - 01 guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music)  

1859  On this day in history 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 this day in history charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)  

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  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 this day in history.  

1863  Alfred Reisenauer, composer on this day in history.  

1864  On November - 01 -Dec) Tennessee campaign  

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

1865  Monty Bowden, cricketer (England Test capt v S Africa at 23) on this day in history.  

1866  1st Civil Rights Bill passes on November - 01.  

1867  On this day in history "Harpers Bazaar" publishes  

1869  Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra on this day in history.  

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

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

1871  On November - 01 alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer  

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

1877  On November - 01 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 this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history 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  On November - 01 alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift)  

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  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 November - 01 pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei  

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

1886  Hermann Broch, Austria, novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment) on this day in history.  

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

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

1339  On this day in history birth of duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)  

1351  On November - 01 birth of duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386)  

1500  On November - 01 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  Ã‰tienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563) was born on November - 01.  

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 November - 01.  

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

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

1399  Death of John V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339) on this day in history.  

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