Historical Events In November - 01

1918  97 die in NYC subway's worst accident on November - 01.   

1918  Sgt. Hugh Cairns (46th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Valenciennes, Belgium on November - 01.   

1918  102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn on November - 01.   

1919  John Secondari, Rome Italy, newscaster (Open Hearing) on November - 01.   

1920  Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC on November - 01.   

1920  James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) on this day in history.   

1921  On November - 01 national Birth Control League & Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League   

1921  Ilse Aichinger, Austria, author on November - 01.   

1922  Ottoman Empire abolished on this day in history.   

1922  On November - 01 george S Irving, Springfield Mass, singer/actor (Dumplings)   

1923  On November - 01 bruno E Lucander forms Aero E/Y (Finnair)   

1923  On November - 01 bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties)   

1924  On November - 01 1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded   

1925  VARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam on November - 01.   

1926  Air Commerce Act passes on November - 01.   

1926  Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72 on November - 01.   

1927  On this day in history florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in NYC at 32   

1928  On this day in history graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km   

1928  On November - 01 1st celebration of Author's Day   

1929  Lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps on this day in history.   

1929  Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps on this day in history.   

1931  Dupont introduces synthetic rubber on November - 01.   

1932  On this day in history wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program   

1935  TS Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1936  Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "Axis" on this day in history.   

1936  Mussolini describes alliance between Italy & Germany as an "axis" on November - 01.   

1937  On November - 01 stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women).   

1938  German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires on this day in history.   

1939  The first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed on November - 01.   

1939  On this day in history trans Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights   

1939  1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France   

1940  On this day in history the first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

1940  On this day in history 1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

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

1339  On this day in history birth of duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)   

1351  On this day in history birth of duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386)   

1500  On this day in history birth of benvenuto Cellini, sculptor/goldsmith/author (Perseus)   

1526  On this day in history birth of catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583)   

1530  Ã‰tienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history birth of pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)   

1549  On November - 01 birth of anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)   

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

0955  Death of Henry I, Duke of Bavaria on this day in history.   

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

1391  On this day in history death of amadeus VII of Savoy (b. 1360)   

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

1535  Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies on November - 01.   

1546  Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies on this day in history.   

1588  On November - 01 death of jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)