Historical Events In November - 01

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

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 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  James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) on November - 01.  

1921  On this day in history national Birth Control League & Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League  

1921  Ilse Aichinger, Austria, author on November - 01.  

1922  Ottoman Empire abolished on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history george S Irving, Springfield Mass, singer/actor (Dumplings)  

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

1923  On this day in history bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties)  

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

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

1926  Air Commerce Act passes on this day in history.  

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

1927  Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in NYC at 32 on November - 01.  

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

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

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

1929  On November - 01 lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps  

1931  Dupont introduces synthetic rubber on November - 01.  

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 November - 01 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 November - 01.  

1938  On November - 01 german colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires  

1939  On November - 01 the first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed  

1939  Trans Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights on November - 01.  

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

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

1940  The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on this day in history.  

1940  On November - 01 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 this day in history.  

1339  On November - 01 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  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  On November - 01 birth of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563)  

1539  On November - 01 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 this day in history.  

1296  Death of Guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230) on this day in history.  

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 November - 01 francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies  

1546  On November - 01 giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies  

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