Historical Events In November - 01

1918  On this day in history 97 die in NYC subway's worst accident  

1918  On this day in history sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium  

1918  102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn on November - 01.  

1919  John Secondari, Rome Italy, newscaster (Open Hearing) on this day in history.  

1920  Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history james J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)  

1921  On November - 01 national Birth Control League & Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League  

1921  On this day in history ilse Aichinger, Austria, author  

1922  On this day in history ottoman Empire abolished  

1922  George S Irving, Springfield Mass, singer/actor (Dumplings) on this day in history.  

1923  Bruno E Lucander forms Aero E/Y (Finnair) on this day in history.  

1923  Bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties) on November - 01.  

1924  1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded on November - 01.  

1925  On November - 01 vARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam  

1926  On November - 01 air Commerce Act passes  

1926  Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1927  Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in NYC at 32 on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km  

1928  1st celebration of Author's Day on November - 01.  

1929  On this day in history lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps  

1929  Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps on November - 01.  

1931  Dupont introduces synthetic rubber on this day in history.  

1932  Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program on this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history tS Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London  

1936  On this day in history mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "Axis"  

1936  On November - 01 mussolini describes alliance between Italy & Germany as an "axis"  

1937  Stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women) on this day in history.  

1938  German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires on November - 01.  

1939  On this day in history the first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed  

1939  On November - 01 trans Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights  

1939  1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed on this day in history.  

1940  Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history the first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa  

1940  On this day in history 1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa  

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

1339  Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.  

1351  On November - 01 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 this day in history 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 November - 01.  

0921  On this day in history death of richard, Duke of Burgundy  

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

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

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

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)