Historical Events In November - 01

1849  Dutch govt of Thorbecke forms on November - 01.   

1853  On this day in history jose Santos Zelaya, (L), ruler of Nicaragua (1893-1910)   

1855  Guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music) on this day in history.   

1859  The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse was lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (30 kilometers), in good conditions on November - 01.   

1859  On November - 01 charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)   

1861  On this day in history gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies   

1862  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) on November - 01.   

1863  On this day in history fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops   

1863  -8] Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia on November - 01.   

1863  Alfred Reisenauer, composer on this day in history.   

1864  On November - 01 -Dec) Tennessee campaign   

1865  Zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history monty Bowden, cricketer (England Test capt v S Africa at 23)   

1866  On November - 01 1st Civil Rights Bill passes   

1867  On November - 01 "Harpers Bazaar" publishes   

1869  On November - 01 deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

1870  US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) on this day in history.   

1871  The birth of Stephen Crane, American novelist on November - 01.   

1871  Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer on November - 01.   

1876  On November - 01 king Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)   

1877  On this day in history dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns   

1877  On this day in history roger Quilter, British composer   

1878  Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)   

1879  Pal Teleki-von Szek, geographer/premier Hungary (1920-21, 39-41) on November - 01.   

1880  On this day in history alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift)   

1881  On November - 01 jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22   

1884  The Harbour Grace Railway, the first railway on Newfoundland, is opened for traffic between St. Johns and Harbour Grace. The last spike was driven by Prince George, later to become King George V, who was at the time visiting Newfoundland as a midshipman aboard H.M.S. Cumberland on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history the Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.   

1885  On this day in history first train service established over CP between Montreal and Winnipeg via Ottawa, Sudbury and the Lakehead.   

1885  On this day in history pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei   

1886  On November - 01 ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students.   

1886  On November - 01 hermann Broch, Austria, novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment)   

1887  The birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures on this day in history.   

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1050  On November - 01 birth of henry IV, German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or Nov 11]   

1339  Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.   

1351  Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386) was born on November - 01.   

1500  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1530  Ã‰tienne 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  Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580) was born on November - 01.   

0921  Death of Richard, Duke of Burgundy on November - 01.   

0955  On November - 01 death of henry I, Duke of Bavaria   

1296  On this day in history death of guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230)   

1391  Death of Amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1399  On this day in history death of john V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)   

1535  On November - 01 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 November - 01.