Tukuk-OS📅 November 1
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on November 1? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 1998 — Karl Bushby set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, beginning his attempt to walk around the world towards England, a journey that remains ongoing.
- 1981 — The Associated State of Antigua gained independence from the United Kingdom as Antigua and Barbuda.
Associated State of AntiguaIndependence of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda
- 1972 — Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.
- 1963 — Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.
Lê Quang TungArmy of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état
- 1959 — Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.
- 1959 — After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask (pictured), now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.
- 1956 — The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.
- 1944 — World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.
World War IIBoeing B-29 Superfortress variants1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan
- 1941 — American photographer Ansel Adams (pictured) shot Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, one of his most famous photographs.
- 1921 — Frances Kyle was called to the Bar of Ireland, becoming the first female barrister in Ireland or Great Britain.
- 1914 — World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force departed Albany, Western Australia.
World War IFirst Australian Imperial ForceAlbany, Western Australia
- 1824 — The disposable ship Columbus (pictured) arrived in the The Downs off England, becoming, at that time, the largest vessel to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
Disposable shipColumbus (1824 ship)The Downs (ship anchorage)
- 1214 — Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuq Turks captured the important port city of Sinope.
- 1141 — After Empress Matilda released her rival King Stephen, he in turn released Robert of Gloucester, her strongest supporter, thus prolonging the Anglo-Norman civil war known as The Anarchy.
Empress MatildaStephen, King of EnglandRobert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Births
- 2003 — Ernest Nuamah, Ghanaian footballer
- 2003 — Lautaro Rivero, Argentine footballer
- 2002 — NLE Choppa, American rapper and YouTuber
- 2001 — Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Australian rugby league player
- 2000 — Gonzalo Plata, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1998 — Stuart Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1997 — Max Burkholder, American actor
- 1997 — Nordi Mukiele, French footballer
- 1997 — Elvis Rexhbeçaj, Kosovan footballer
- 1997 — Alex Wolff, American actor and musician
- 1996 — GeorgeNotFound, English internet personality
- 1996 — Jeongyeon, South Korean singer
Deaths
- 2025 — Martha Layne Collins, American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (born 1936)
- 2025 — John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (born 1957)
- 2025 — Carlos Manzo, Mexican politician (born 1985)
- 2023 — Brian Brain, English cricketer (born 1940)
- 2022 — Takeoff, member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)
- 2021 — Hugo Dittfach, Canadian horse jockey (born 1936)
- 2020 — Keith Hitchins, American historian expert on Romanian history (born 1931)
- 2020 — Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, British party planner, writer and socialite (born 1941)
- 2015 — Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (born 1941)
- 2015 — Houston McTear, American sprinter (born 1957)
- 2015 — Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist and academic (born 1918)
- 2015 — Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (born 1929)
Observances & holidays
- All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti)
- Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria)
- Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma)
- Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India)
- Christian feast day: Austromoine
- Christian feast day: Benignus of Dijon
- Christian feast day: Caesarius of Africa
- Christian feast day: Blessed Rupert Mayer
- Christian feast day: Santa Muerte (Folk Catholicism, Mexico and Southwestern United States)
- Christian feast day: November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981.
- Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnataka, India)
- Kerala Day (Kerala, India)
- Liberty Day (United States Virgin Islands)
Public holidays in the United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands
- International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day
- National Brush Day (United States)
- Self-Defense Forces Commemoration Day (Japan)
- The first day of winter observances: Calan Gaeaf, celebrations start at sunset of October 31. (Wales)
- The first day of winter observances: Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere and Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere, celebrations start at sunset of October 31 (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- World Vegan Day
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