Historical Events In November - 01

1918  97 die in NYC subway's worst accident on November - 01.  

1918  Sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium on November - 01.  

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

1919  On this day in history john Secondari, Rome Italy, newscaster (Open Hearing)  

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  National Birth Control League & Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League on this day in history.  

1921  On November - 01 ilse Aichinger, Austria, author  

1922  On November - 01 ottoman Empire abolished  

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

1923  On November - 01 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  Air Commerce Act passes on this day in history.  

1926  On November - 01 louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72  

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

1928  Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km on November - 01.  

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

1929  Lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps on this day in history.  

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

1931  On November - 01 dupont introduces synthetic rubber  

1932  On this day in history wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program  

1935  On November - 01 tS Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London  

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

1936  On this day in history 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  The first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed on this day in history.  

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  On November - 01 prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France  

1940  The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on November - 01.  

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

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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  Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) was born on this day in history.  

1500  On November - 01 birth of benvenuto Cellini, sculptor/goldsmith/author (Perseus)  

1526  Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583) was born on November - 01.  

1530  Étienne 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 November - 01 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies  

1546  On this day in history giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies  

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