Historical Events In November - 01

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

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

1918  102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn on this day in history.  

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 November - 01 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 November - 01 ilse Aichinger, Austria, author  

1922  On this day in history ottoman Empire abolished  

1922  On November - 01 george S Irving, Springfield Mass, singer/actor (Dumplings)  

1923  On this day in history bruno E Lucander forms Aero E/Y (Finnair)  

1923  Bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties) on this day in history.  

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

1925  VARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1926  On November - 01 air Commerce Act passes  

1926  On this day in history louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72  

1927  On November - 01 florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in NYC at 32  

1928  Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history 1st celebration of Author's Day  

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

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  TS Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1936  Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "Axis" on November - 01.  

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

1937  On November - 01 stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women).  

1938  On this day in history german colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires  

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

1939  On this day in history trans Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights  

1939  1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed on November - 01.  

1940  Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France on November - 01.  

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

1940  On November - 01 1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa  

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1050  On November - 01 birth of henry IV, German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or Nov 11]  

1339  On November - 01 birth of duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)  

1351  Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) was born on November - 01.  

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Richard, Duke of Burgundy on November - 01.  

0955  On this day in history death of henry I, Duke of Bavaria  

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

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 November - 01.  

1546  Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies on this day in history.  

1588  On November - 01 death of jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)