On this day in History - Nov. 01

0846 - Louis the Stammerer was born (d. 0879). King of West Francia
0996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).
1296 - Guillaume Durand dies. French writer
1339 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria was born (d. 1365)
1351 - Duke Leopold III of Austria was born (d. 1386)
1391 - Amadeus VII of Savoy dies (b. 1360)
1399 - John V, Duke of Brittany dies (b. 1339)
1431 - Nuno Álvares Pereira dies (b. 1360). Portuguese general
1456 - Edmundo Tudor, Conde de Richmond dies (b. 1430). Father of Henrique VII of England
1500 - Benvenuto Cellini was born (d. 1571). Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and writer
1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1520 - The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America, connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first navigated by Ferdinand Magellan during his global circumnavigation voyage.
1530 - An approximated 400,000 die after the Netherlands' dikes fail.
1530 - Étienne de La Boétie, was born (d. 1563). French judge and writer
1539 - Pierre Pithou was born (d. 1596). French lawyer and scholar
1546 - Giulio Romano dies. Italian painter
1567 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar was born (d. 1626). Spanish diplomat
1578 - Dmitry Pozharsky was born (d. 1642). Russian prince
1585 - Jan Brożek was born (d. 1652). Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer
1588 - Jean Daurat dies (b. 1508). French poet
1592 - At the Battle of Busan, the outnumbered Korean navy defeats a larger Japanese army.
1596 - Pierre Pithou dies (b. 1539). French lawyer and scholar
1604 - William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1607 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer was born (d. 1658). German poet
1611 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie was born (d. 1656). Italian-born French commander
1611 - William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1636 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux was born (d. 1711). French poet and critic
1642 - Jean Nicolet dies (b. 1598). French explorer
1643 - John Strype was born (d. 1737). English historian and biographer
1661 - Florent Carton Dancourt was born (d. 1725). French dramatist and actor
1676 - Gisbertus Voetius dies (b. 1589). Dutch theologian
1678 - William Coddington dies (b. 1601). First Governor of Rhode Island
1683 - The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
1700 - Charles II of Spain dies (b. 1661)
1704 - Paul Daniel Longolius was born (d. 1779). German encylopedist
1755 - Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people.
1762 - Spencer Perceval was born (d. 1812). Prime Minister of Great Britain
1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
1778 - Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was born (d. 1837)
1790 - Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in disaster.
1800 - US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1808 - John Taylor was born (d. 1887). American religious leader
1837 - Couto Magalhães was born (d. 1898). Brazilian militar, politician and writer.
1848- In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which will later merge with Boston University School of Medicine), opens.
1859 - The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lighted for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for 19 miles (30 kilometers).
1860 - Boies Penrose was born (d. 1921). United States Senator from Pennsylvania
1861 - American Civil War: US President Abraham Lincoln appoints George McClellan as commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott.
1870 - In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
1871 - The Stamford to Bourne, Lincolnshire turnpike road was freed from tolls.
1871- Stephen Crane was born (d. 1900). American writer
1876 - New Zealand's provincial government system is dissolved.
1887 - Fundação do clube de futebol italiano Juventus, que viria a ser o maior vencedor do campeonato italiano.
1877 - Roger Quilter was born (d. 1953). British composer.
1878 - Konrad Mägi was born (d. 1925). Estonian painter
1878 - Carlos Saavedra Lamas was born (d. 1959). Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1880 - Alfred Wegener was born (d. 1930). German meteorologist and geophysicist
1880 - Sholom Asch was born (d. 1957). Polish-born American writer
1880 - Grantland Rice was born (d. 1954). American sports writer
1886 - Hermann Broch was born (d. 1952). Austrian author
1887 - L. S.
Lowry was born (d. 1976). British painter of industrial scenes
1888 - Nikolai Przhevalsky dies (b. 1838). Russian explorer
1894 - Tsar Alexander III of Russia dies (b. 1845)
1889 - Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker was born (d. 1982). Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1892 - Alexander Alekhine was born (d. 1946). Russian-born chess player
1894 - Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
1896 - A picture showing the naked breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
1901 - Sigma Phi Epsilon, a national men's collegiate fraternity is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, VA.
1902 - Eugen Jochum was born (d. 1987). German conductor
1903 - Theodor Mommsen dies (b. 1817). German writer, Nobel Prize laureate
1914 - World War I: the first British naval defeat of the war, the Battle of Coronel is fought off of the coast of Chile.
1918 - Malbone Street Wreck: the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 93 dead.
1922 - The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
1922 - Lima Barreto dies (b. 1881). Brazilian writer
1923 - Gordon R. Dickson was born (d. 2001). Canadian author
1923 - Victoria de los Angeles was born (d. 2005). Catalan soprano
1929 - Betsy Palmer was born. American actress
1934 - Umberto Agnelli was born (d. 2004). Swiss-born automobile executive
1934 - William Mathias was born (d. 1992). British composer.
1935 - Gary Player was born. South African golfer
1935 - Edward Said was born (d. 2003). Palestinian-born literary critic.
1937 - Milton José Pinto was born. Brazilian personality of communication
1939 - The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is shown to the world.
1939 - Barbara Bosson was born. American actress
1939 - Bernard Kouchner was born. French physician ansd politician
1940 - Ramesh Chandra Lahoti was born. Chief Justice of India
1942 - Larry Flynt was born. American magazine publisher
1942 - Ralph Klein was born. Premier of Alberta
1942 - Entra em vigor o padrão monetário do Cruzeiro no Brasil
1942 - Hugo Distler dies (b. 1908). German composer
1943 - World War II: Operation Goodtime launched - United States Marines invade Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.
1943 - Salvatore Adamo was born. Belgian singer.
1944 - World War II: Operation Infatuate launched - The British Army land at Walcheren in the Netherlands.
1945 - Austrália é admitida como Estado-Membro da ONU
1945 - Gilberto Braga was born. Brazilian playwriter
1948 - Off southern Manchuria, 6,000 are killed as a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks.
1950 - Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman.
1950 - Pope Pius XII claims Papal Infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. 1951 - US soldiers are exposed to an atomic explosion for training purposes in Desert Rock, Nevada; participation was not voluntary.
1950 - Robert B. Laughlin was born. American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 - Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at Eniwetok island in the Bikini atoll located in the Pacific Ocean.
1952 - Januário Cicco dies. Brazilian physician.
1954 - The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
1955 - A United Airlines DC-6B explodes in mid-air and crashes near Longmont, Colorado, killing 44 people
1956 - Formation of Kerala state in India.
1956 - Paulo Gonzo was born. Portuguese singer and songwriter.
1957 - Lyle Lovett was born. American singer
1957 - Carlos Paião was born (d. 1988). Portuguese singer and songwriter
1957 - The Mackinac Bridge opens to traffic connecting Michigan's two peninsulas.
1960 - While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
1960 - O tratado da primeira organização de integração econômica da Europa, a Benelux, entra em vigor
1962 - Anthony Kiedis was born. American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1963 - Rick Allen was born. British drummer (Def Leppard)
1963 - Roddy Bottum was born. American musician (Faith No More and Imperial Teen)
1963 - The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
1963 - Golpe Militar no Vietnam(e) do Sul derruba Ngo Dihn Diem, que é morto no dia seguinte
1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins was born. American musician
1969 - After seven years off the top of the charts, Elvis Presley hits No. 1 on the Billboard Music charts with his song "Suspicious Minds."
1972 - Toni Collette was born. Australian actress
1972 - Ezra Pound dies (b. 1885). American poet
1973 - Aishwarya Rai was born. Indian actress
1973 - Watergate Scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
1973 - Formation of Karnataka state in India.
1974 - VVS Laxman was born. Indian Cricket Player
1976 - Matt Chapman was born. American cartoonist and voice actor
1978 - Manju Warriar was born. Indian actress
1979 - Mamie Eisenhower dies (b. 1896). First Lady of the United States
1980 - Wayanad district formed in the state of Kerala, India.
1981- Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom.
1982 - King Vidor dies (b. 1894). American film director
1983 - Anthony van Hoboken dies (b. 1887). Dutch musicologist
1985 - Phil Silvers dies (b. 1911). American actor and comedian
1987 - René Lévesque dies (b. 1922). Premier of Quebec
1990 - A New York City civil jury awards Sandra Miller $100 for battery after an incident in which Mike Tyson grabbed her breasts and insulted her; the jury found Tyson's behavior "not outrageous".
1993 - The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
1993 - Severo Ochoa dies (b. 1905). Spanish–born biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1994 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical. While on sabbatical, he writes the prequel section of the Star Wars movies.
1994 - The Chijon Family is sentenced to death in South Korea for murdering and eating five people.
1998 - The European Court of Human Rights is instituted.
1999 - Walter Payton dies (b. 1954). American football player
2000 - Sérvia e Montenegro é admitida como Estado-Membro da ONU
2004 - The Bank of Japan issues a new series of 1000, 5000, and 10,000 yen notes. Both old and the new series will circulate together.
2005 - ITV PLC's new digital channel, ITV4, lanches on Freeview, NTL digital, and Sky Digital.
Catholicism - Holy Day of Obligation All Saints Day.
Holiday in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Seychelles, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, The Philippines, Hungary and Croatia.
Algeria - National day
Lá Samhna the traditional first day of Winter in modern Ireland, see also Samhain
Mexico and United States - The Day of the Dead
World Vegan Day