Today in History – November 1 in History
What happened on this day in history – November 1 in History around the world
79 | The city of Pompeii is buried by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. | |
1512 | Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited for the first time. | |
1582 | Maurice of Nassau, the son of William of Orange, becomes the governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht. | |
1755 | A great earthquake at Lisbon, Portugal, kills over 50,000 people. | |
1765 | The Stamp Act goes into effect in the British colonies. | |
1861 | Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, 50 year-veteran and leader of the U.S. Army at the onset of the Civil War, retires. General George McClellan is appointed general-in-chief of the Union armies. | |
1866 | Wild woman of the west Myra Maybelle Shirley (Belle Starr) marries James C. Reed in Collins County, Texas. | |
1869 | Louis Riel seizes Fort Garry, Winnipeg, during the Red River Rebellion. | |
1911 | Italian planes perform the first aerial bombing on Tanguira oasis in Libya. | |
1923 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company buys the rights to manufacture Zeppelin dirigibles. | |
1924 | Legendary Oklahoma marshal Bill Tilghman, 71, is gunned down by a drunk in Cromwell, Oklahoma. | |
1936 | Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini announces the Rome-Berlin axis after Count Ciano’s visit to Germany. | |
1936 | The Rodeo Cowboy’s Association is founded. | |
1943 | American troops invade Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. | |
1945 | John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony magazine. | |
1950 | Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist movement attempt to assassinate President Harry S Truman. | |
1951 | Algerian National Liberation Front begins guerrilla warfare against the French. | |
1967 | The first issue of Rolling Stone hits the streets. | |
1968 | President Lyndon B. Johnson calls a halt to bombing in Vietnam, hoping this will lead to progress at the Paris peace talks. | |
1968 | The Motion Picture Association of America officially introduces its rating system to indicate age-appropriateness of film content. | |
1973 | Leon Jaworski appointed as new Watergate Special Prosecutor. | |
1981 | Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom. | |
1982 | Honda opens a plant in Marysville, Ohio, becoming the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the US. | |
2000 | Serbia joins the United Nations. | |
Born on November 1 | ||
1500 | Benvunuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith and sculptor. | |
1636 | Nicholas Boileaus, French poet and historian. | |
1762 | Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated. | |
1798 | Benjamin Lee Guinness, Irish brewer. | |
1818 | Jems Renwick, architect. | |
1828 | Balfour Steward, Scottish physicist and meteorologist. | |
1871 | Stephen Crane, poet and novelist (The Red Badge of Courage). | |
1880 | Sholem Asch, Polish-born American novelist and playwright (The Nazarene, The Mother). | |
1880 | Grantland Rice, American sportswriter. | |
1902 | Nordahl Brun Greig, Norwegian writer and wartime hero during WWII. | |
1923 | Victoria de Los Angeles, Spanish opera soprano. | |
1930 | A.R. Gurney, American playwright (Love Letters, The Dining Room). | |
1935 | Gary Player, professional golfer from South Africa; the only non-American to win the Grand Slam; inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame 1974. | |
1937 | Bill Anderson, country singer, songwriter; known as Whisperin’ Bill, he ranked among the top country songwriters of the 1960s and ’70s and has continued to pen No. 1 hits into the 21st century. | |
1942 | Ralph Klein, Canadian politician; Premier of Alberta (1992–2006) and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (1992–2006); known as “King Ralph” for his political longevity. | |
1944 | Richard “Kinky” Friedman, singer, songwriter, humorist, author; known for his satirical lyrics and commentary (“Sold American”); ran as an independent for Governor of Texas (2006). | |
1946 | Lynne Russell, journalist; first woman to anchor a nationally televised prime time news program in US (CNN Headline News, 1983–2001). | |
1950 | Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Software and Electronic Frontier Foundation. | |
1958 | Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter, director, producer (Being John Malkovich; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). | |
1960 | Tim Cook, business executive; CEO of Apple, inc. (2011– ). | |
1964 | Karen Marie Moning, bestselling author; her Highlander and Fever series blend urban fantasy with Celtic mythology. | |
1967 | Tina Arena (Filippina Lydia Arena), singer, songwriter, actress, record producer; first Australian to receive the Order of State; awarded Knighthood of the Order of National Merit, by the President of the French Republic (2009). | |
1981 | LaTavia Roberson, singer, songwriter; original member of Destiny’s Child group. |