November 01 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1941  Camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50   

1942  10th day of battle at El Alamein.   

1942  Hugo Distler, composer, dies at 34   

1943  Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area.   

1943  Dim-out ban lifted in SF Bay area   

1944  Final mass gassing at Auschwitz, 73 women are murdered. The remainder of the prisoners, approximately 2300, are deported to Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen to meet the growing slave labor demand   

1945  Australia ratifies Charter of United Nations   

1945  inaugural issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson   

1946  West German state of Niedersachsen formed   

1947  UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK   

1947  Man O' War, racehorse, dies   

1949  Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies   

1950  Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at the Blair House   

1950  Griselio Torresola, attempted to assassinate Pres Truman, shot dead   

1951  Award of Republic of South Korea Presidential Citation to 77 Squadron, RAAF.   

1951  The inaugural atomic explosion witnessed by troops, NM.   

1952  The inaugural hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific.   

1954  Algeria begins rebellion against French rule.   

1954  India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements   

1955  Time bomb aboard United DC-6 results in the deaths of 44 above Longmont Colorado   

1955  W H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies.   

1956  Delhi is recorded as becoming a territory of the Indian union.   

1956  Indian state of Madhya Pradesh formed   

1956  Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact.   

1956  Lajos Asztalos, International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67   

1959  Goalie Jacques Plant wears a hockey mask fo rthe inaugural time in a game   

1959  Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66.   

1960  Benelux treaty comes into force   

1961  Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97.   

1962  inaugural ever spacecraft to Mars, Mars 1, launched.   

1962  Greece enters the European Common Market.   

1962  USSR launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars   

1962  Winter Haynes Watts, composer, dies at 78.   

1963  Revolt against the Diem regime in South Vietnam.   

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1050  Henry iv: German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or nov 11]   

1339  Duke rudolf iv of austria: Duke rudolf iv of austria (d. 1365)   

1351  Duke leopold iii of austria: Duke leopold iii of austria (d. 1386)   

1500  Benvenuto cellini: Sculptor/goldsmith/author (perseus)   

1526  Catherine jagellonica of poland: Queen of sweden and duchess of finland   

1530  Ã‰tienne de la boétie: French judge and writer   

1539  Pierre pithou: French lawyer and scholar   

1549  Anna of austria: Fourth wife of philip ii of spain   

0921  Death of Richard: Duke of burgundy   

0955  Death of Henry i: Duke of bavaria   

1296  Death of Guillaume durand: French writer (b. 1230)   

1391  Death of Amadeus vii of savoy: Amadeus vii of savoy (b. 1360)   

1399  Death of John v: Duke of brittany (b. 1339)   

1535  Francesco sforza: Italian ruler (milan),   

1546  Giulio romano: Italian painter/architect (ondergang der titanen),   

1588  Death of Jean daurat: French poet (b. 1508)