Page 3: Historical Events In November - 01

1849  Dutch govt of Thorbecke forms on this day in history.   

1853  Jose Santos Zelaya, (L), ruler of Nicaragua (1893-1910) on November - 01.   

1855  On this day in history guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music)   

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  Charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC) on November - 01.   

1861  Gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies on this day in history.   

1862  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history alfred Reisenauer, composer   

1864  -Dec) Tennessee campaign on November - 01.   

1865  On this day in history zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens   

1865  Monty Bowden, cricketer (England Test capt v S Africa at 23) on November - 01.   

1866  On November - 01 1st Civil Rights Bill passes   

1867  On this day in history "Harpers Bazaar" publishes   

1869  Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra on November - 01.   

1870  US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) on November - 01.   

1871  On November - 01 the birth of Stephen Crane, American novelist   

1871  Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer on this day in history.   

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

1877  Dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns on this day in history.   

1877  On November - 01 roger Quilter, British composer   

1878  On November - 01 edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)   

1878  Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936) on November - 01.   

1879  On this day in history pal Teleki-von Szek, geographer/premier Hungary (1920-21, 39-41)   

1880  Alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift) on this day in history.   

1881  Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history 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.   

1884  On November - 01 the Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.   

1885  On November - 01 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  Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students on this day in history.   

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

1887  On November - 01 the birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures   

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1050  Henry IV, German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or Nov 11] was born on this day in history.   

1339  Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365) was born on November - 01.   

1351  On November - 01 birth of duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386)   

1500  On November - 01 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  On this day in history birth of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563)   

1539  On November - 01 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  On this day in history death of richard, Duke of Burgundy   

0955  Death of Henry I, Duke of Bavaria on November - 01.   

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 November - 01 death of john V, Duke of Brittany (b. 1339)   

1535  Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies on this day in history.   

1546  On November - 01 giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies   

1588  Death of Jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508) on November - 01.