November 1
November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining.
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996 - 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).
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1512 - The ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel, painted by
Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
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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.
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1592 - At the
Battle of Busan, the outnumbered Korean navy defeats a larger Japanese army.
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1604 -
William Shakespeare's tragedy
Othello is presented for the first time, at
Whitehall Palace in
London.
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1611 -
William Shakespeare's romantic comedy
The Tempest is presented for the first time, at
Whitehall Palace in
London.
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1612 - (
22 October O.S.)
Time of Troubles in Russia:
Moscow Kitai-gorod taken by
Russian troops under command of
Dmitry Pozharsky*
1683 - The
British crown colony of
New York is subdivided into 12
counties.
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1755 -
Lisbon earthquake: In
Portugal,
Lisbon is destroyed by a massive
earthquake and
tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people.
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1765 - The
British Parliament enacts the
Stamp Act on the
13 colonies in order to help pay for
British military operations in
North America.
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1790 -
Edmund Burke publishes
Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the
French Revolution will end in disaster.
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1800 - US President
John Adams becomes the first
President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the
White House).
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1802 - Delegates met at
Chillicothe, Ohio to form a state
constitutional convention.
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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.
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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).
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1861 -
American Civil War: US President
Abraham Lincoln appoints
George McClellan as commander of the
Union Army, replacing the aged General
Winfield Scott.
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1870 - In the
United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the
National Weather Service) makes its first official
meteorological forecast.
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1871 - The
Stamford to
Bourne, Lincolnshire turnpike road was freed from tolls.
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1876 -
New Zealand's
provincial government system is dissolved.
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1884 - The
Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in
Thurles,
County Tipperary.
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1894 -
Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of
Russia after his father,
Alexander III, dies.
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1896 - A picture showing the naked
breasts of a woman appears in
National Geographic magazine for the first time.
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1897 - The major
Italian football team
Juventus F.C. was founded.
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1901 -
Sigma Phi Epsilon, a national men's collegiate
fraternity is established at
Richmond College, in
Richmond, VA.
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1911 - The first dropping of a bomb from an airplane in combat, during the
Italo-Turkish War.
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1914 -
World War I: the first
British naval defeat of the war, the
Battle of Coronel is fought off of the coast of
Chile.
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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.
*1918 - Western
Ukraine gains
independence from
Austria-Hungary*
1922 - The last sultan of the
Ottoman Empire,
Mehmed VI, abdicates.
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1939 - The first
rabbit born after
artificial insemination is shown to the world.
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1943 -
World War II:
Operation Goodtime launched -
United States Marines invade
Bougainville in the
Solomon Islands.
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1943 -
World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. carrier aircraft
attack the main Japanese base at
Rabaul.
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1944 -
World War II:
Operation Infatuate launched - The
British Army land at
Walcheren in the
Netherlands.
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1945 - The official
North Korean newspaper,
Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name
Chongro.
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1948 - Off southern
Manchuria, 6,000 are killed as a
Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks.
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1950 -
Puerto Rican nationalists
Griselio Torresola and
Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President
Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
* 1950 - Pope
Pius XII witnesses the "
Miracle of the Sun" while at the
Vatican"
[Joseph Pelletier "The Sun Danced at Fatima", Doubleday, New York (1983),pp150,151]* 1950 -
Pope Pius XII claims
Papal Infallibility when he formally
defines the dogma of the
Assumption of Mary.
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1951 - soldiers are exposed to an
atomic explosion for training purposes in
Desert Rock,
Nevada; participation was not voluntary.
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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.
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1954 - The
Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the
Algerian War of Independence.
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1955 - A
United Airlines DC-6B explodes in mid-air and crashes near Longmont,
Colorado, killing 44 people
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1956- Formation of the Indian state of
Karnataka (1973), formerly known as
Mysore State.
* 1956 - Formation of
Kerala state in
India.
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1957 - The
Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's two peninsulas.
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1960 - While campaigning for
President of the United States,
John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the
Peace Corps.
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1963 - The
Arecibo Observatory in
Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, with the largest
radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
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1966 - The
National Football League grants
New Orleans, Louisiana a professional football franchise, the
New Orleans Saints.
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1969 - After seven years off the top of the charts,
Elvis Presley hits number one on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart with his song "
Suspicious Minds."
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1970 - A fire at a dance hall in
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont,
France kills 144 young people.
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1973 -
Watergate Scandal:
Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
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1974 -
Hello Kitty, was first drawn by Japanese Sanrio designer Ikuko Shimizu.
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1980 -
Wayanad district formed in the state of
Kerala,
India.
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1981 -
Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the
United Kingdom.
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1982 -
S4C launches in the
United Kingdom.
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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".
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1993 - The
Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the
European Union.
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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.
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1998 - The
European Court of Human Rights is instituted.
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2004 -
Vendetta Online is released.
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2005 -
Makybe Diva wins her third consecutive
Melbourne Cup race.
* 2005 - First part of the
Gomery Report, which discusses allegations of political money manipulation, is released in
Canada.
* 2005 - The
U.S. Senate enters a rare
closed session to discuss the
Plame affair and intelligence in the
Iraq disarmament crisis.
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846 -
Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia (d.
879)
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1339 - Duke
Rudolf IV of Austria (d.
1365)
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1351 - Duke
Leopold III of Austria (d.
1386)
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1500 -
Benvenuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and writer (d.
1571)
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1530 -
Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d.
1563)
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1539 -
Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d.
1596)
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1567 -
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d.
1626)
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1578 -
Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d.
1642)
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1585 -
Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d.
1652)
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1607 -
Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d.
1658)
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1611 -
François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d.
1656)
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1636 -
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d.
1711)
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1643 -
John Strype, English historian and biographer (d.
1737)
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1661 -
Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d.
1725)
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1704 -
Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d.
1779)
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1720 -
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d.
1791)
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1727 -
Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, founder of the
Moscow University (d.
1797)
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1762 -
Spencer Perceval,
Prime Minister of Great Britain (d.
1812)
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1778 -
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d.
1837)
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1808 -
John Taylor, American religious leader (d.
1887)
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1860 -
Boies Penrose, United States Senator from Pennsylvania (d.
1921)
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1871 -
Stephen Crane, American writer (d.
1900)
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1877 -
Roger Quilter, British composer (d.
1953)
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1878 -
Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d.
1925)
* 1878 -
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize (d.
1959)
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1880 -
Sholom Asch, Polish-born American writer (d.
1957)
* 1880 -
Grantland Rice, American sports writer (d.
1954)
* 1880 -
Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d.
1930)
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1881 -
Edward Van Sloan, American actor (d.
1964)
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1886 -
Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d.
1951)
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1887 -
L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d.
1976)
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1889 -
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize (d.
1982)
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1892 -
Alexander Alekhine, Russian-born chess player (d.
1946)
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1902 -
Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d.
1987)
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1903 -
Max Adrian, Irish actor (d.
1973)
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1914 -
Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (d.
2006)
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1923 -
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d.
2001)
* 1923 -
Victoria de los Angeles, Catalan soprano (d.
2005)
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1926 -
Lou Donaldson, American jazz alto saxophonist
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1929 -
Betsy Palmer, American actress
* 1929 -
Nicholas Mavroules, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts (d.
2003)
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1934 -
Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-born automobile executive (d.
2004)
* 1934 -
William Mathias, British composer (d.
1992)
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1935 -
Gary Player, South African golfer
* 1935 -
Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d.
2003)
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1939 -
Barbara Bosson, American actress
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1940 -
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti,
Chief Justice of India*
1941 -
Alfio Basile, Boca Juniors head coach
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1942 -
Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher
* 1942 -
Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
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1946 -
Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
* 1946 -
Ric Grech, English rock bassist (
Family,
Ginger Baker's Air Force,
Traffic) (d.
1990)
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1948 -
James Richard Steinman American songwriter
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1949 -
Michael D. Griffin,
NASA chief administrator
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1950 -
Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate
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1957 -
Lyle Lovett, American singer
* 1957 -
Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d.
1988)
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1958 -
Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter
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1960 -
Fernando Valenzuela, Major League Baseball pitcher (
Los Angeles Dodgers)
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1962 -
Anthony Kiedis, American singer (
Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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1963 -
Rick Allen, British drummer (
Def Leppard)
* 1963 -
Kip James, American professional wrestler
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1967 -
Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
* 1967 -
Tina Arena, Australian singer
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1969 -
Tie Domi, Canadian hockey player
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1971 -
Vikram Chatwal, Indian Hotelier
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1972 -
Toni Collette, Australian actress
* 1972 -
Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
* 1972 -
Jenny McCarthy, American actress/TV personality
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1973 -
Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress
* 1973 -
Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
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1974 -
VVS Laxman, Indian cricketer
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1976 -
Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
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1978 -
Manju Warrier, Indian actress
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1979 -
Coco Crisp, baseball player
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1979 -
Milan Dudić, Serbia and Montenegro football player
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1985 -
Dizzee Rascal, British rapper
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1296 -
Guillaume Durand, French writer
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1391 -
Amadeus VII of Savoy (b.
1360)
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1399 -
John V, Duke of Brittany (b.
1339)
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1546 -
Giulio Romano, Italian painter
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1588 -
Jean Daurat, French poet (b.
1508)
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1596 -
Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (b.
1539)
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1642 -
Jean Nicolet, French explorer (b.
1598)
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1676 -
Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (b.
1589)
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1678 -
William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b.
1601)
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1700 -
Charles II of Spain (b.
1661)
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1814 -
Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and statesman (b.
1744)
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1888 -
Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (b.
1838)
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1894 - Tsar
Alexander III of Russia (b.
1845)
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1903 -
Theodor Mommsen, German writer,
Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1817)
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1907 -
Alfred Jarry, French writer (b.
1873).
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1942 -
Hugo Distler, German composer (b.
1908)
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1972 -
Ezra Pound, American poet (b.
1885)
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1979 -
Mamie Eisenhower,
First Lady of the United States (b.
1896)
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1982 -
King Vidor, American film director (b.
1894)
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1983 -
George "Papa Bear" Halas, player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional football (b.
1895)
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1983 -
Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (b.
1887)
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1985 -
Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b.
1911)
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1987 -
René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec (b.
1922)
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1993 -
Severo Ochoa, Spanishâ€"born biochemist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b.
1905)
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1999 -
Walter Payton, American football player (b.
1954)
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2003 -
Anton Gustafsson, better known as Anton Maiden. Infamous Swedish Iron Maiden fan (b.
1980)
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2004 -
Mac Dre, American rap artist (b.
1970)
* 2004 -
Terry Knight, American music promoter (
Grand Funk Railroad) (murdered) (b.
1943)
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2005 -
Skitch Henderson, English-born bandleader (b.
1918)
* 2005 -
Michael Piller, American screenwriter (b.
1948)
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Roman festivals - last day of the
Ludi Victoriae Sullanae.
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Catholicism -
Holy Day of Obligation,
All Saints Day. Holiday in
Austria,
Belgium,
Croatia,
France,
Germany,
Hungary,
Italy,
Lithuania,
Mexico, the
Philippines,
Poland,
Portugal,
Seychelles,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Guatemala.
* Also see
November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)*
Algeria -
National day*
Antigua and Barbuda -
Independence Day (from Britain,
1981)
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Ireland -
Samhain the traditional first day of
Winter*
Mexico - The
Day of the Dead*
World Vegan Day*
United States - Start of
National Novel Writing Month*
BBC: On This DayOctober 31 -
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