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Birthdays in History on November 1

  • 846 Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia (877-79) (d. 879)
  • 1339 Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1358-65), born in Vienna (d. 1365)
  • 1351 Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1386)
  • 1500 Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor, goldsmith and author (Perseus), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1571)
  • 1526 Catherine Jagellion, Polish princess and queen of Sweden as the wife of John III of Sweden, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1583)
  • 1530 Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer, born in Sarlat-la-Canéda, Périgord, France (d. 1563)
  • 1539 Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (Les Libertés de l’église gallicane), born in Troyes, France (d. 1596)
  • 1567 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish diplomat, born in Astorga, Spain (d. 1626)
  • 1578 Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (known for his military leadership during the Polish–Muscovite War 1611-12), born in Klin County, Moscow Governorate, Tsardom of Russia (d. 1642)
  • 1585 Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer, born in Kurzelów, Sandomierz Province, Poland (d. 1652)
  • 1607 Georg Philipp Harsdörffer, German poet and translator, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1658)
  • 1611 François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander, born in Piedmont, Italy (d. 1656)
  • 1629 St. Oliver Plunkett, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and last Catholic martyr to die in England, born in Loughcrew, County Meath, Ireland (d. 1681)
  • 1636 Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic, born in Paris (d. 1711)
  • 1643 John Strype, English historian and biographer, born in Houndsditch, London (d. 1737)
  • 1704 Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (editor of Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1779)
  • 1720 Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral, born in Rennes, France (d. 1791)
  • 1727 Ivan Shuvalov, 1st Russian Minister of Education and founder of the Moscow University, born in Moscow (d. 1797)
  • 1757 Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor, born in Possagno, Republic of Venice (d. 1822)

Spencer PercevalSpencer Perceval (1762-1812)

British statesman and Prime Minister (Tory: 1809-12), born in London

Spencer Perceval

Gustav IV AdolfGustav IV Adolf (1778-1837)

King of Sweden (1792-1809), born in Stockholm Palace, Sweden

Gustav IV Adolf
  • 1782 F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1827-28), born in Skelton-on-Ure, Yorkshire, England (d. 1859)
  • 1798 Benjamin Guinness, Irish brewer and philanthropist, born in Dublin (d. 1868)
  • 1808 John Taylor, American religious leader (3rd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England (d. 1887)
  • 1815 Crawford Williamson Long, American surgeon and pioneer (use of ether as an anesthetic in surgery), born in Danielsville, Georgia (d. 1878)
  • 1815 Douglas H. Cooper, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amite County, Mississippi (d. 1879)
  • 1825 Joseph B. Palmer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Rutherford County, Tennessee (d. 1890)
  • 1835 Godfrey Weitzel, German-American Major General (Union Army), born in Pirmasens, Germany (d. 1884)
  • 1838 Khedrup Gyatso, 11th Dalai Lama of Tibet, born in Lithang (d. 1856)
  • 1853 José Santos Zelaya, President of Nicaragua (1893-1910), born in Managua, Nicaragua (d. 1919)
  • 1859 Charles Brantley Aycock, 50th Governor of North Carolina (1901-05), born in Wayne County, North Carolina (d. 1912)
  • 1860 Boies Penrose, American politician (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1897-1921)), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1921)

Stephen CraneStephen Crane (1871-1900)

American novelist (Red Badge of Courage), born in Newark, New Jersey

Stephen Crane

Carlos Saavedra LamasCarlos Saavedra Lamas (1878-1959)

Argentine politician (Nobel Peace Prize 1936), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Carlos Saavedra Lamas
  • 1878 Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter, born in Hellenurme Manor, Elva Parish, Governorate of Livonia (d. 1925)
  • 1879 Pal Teleki-von Szek, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920-21, 39-41), born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1941)

Alfred WegenerAlfred Wegener (1880-1930)

German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist (continental drift), born in Berlin

Alfred Wegener
  • 1880 Sholem Asch, Polish-Jewish novelist and playwright (East River, Three Cities), born in Kutno, Poland (d. 1957)
  • 1886 Hermann Broch, Austrian novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1951)
  • 1887 L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes, born in Stretford, England (d. 1976)
  • 1889 Philip Noel-Baker, British politician and disarmament advocate (Nobel 1959), born in London (d. 1982)
  • 1896 Edmund Blunden, English poet and critic (Undertones of War), born in London (d. 1974)
  • 1897 Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author (African Heroes, Return to Fairy Hill), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1999)
  • 1902 Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian poet, dramatist and novelist (The Defeat), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1943)
  • 1903 Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian Rules Football midfielder (winner inaugural Brownlow Medal 1924), born in Warragul, Victoria (d. 1963)
  • 1903 Gerard Nabrink, Dutch anarchist and co-founder (NVSH), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
  • 1903 Jean Tardieu, French dramatist, born in St Germain de Joux (d. 1995)
  • 1905 Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian abstract painter, born in Saint-Hilaire, Quebec (d. 1960)
  • 1907 Terence Cuneo, English artist (official artist for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953), born in London (d. 1996)
  • 1911 Donald William Kerst, American Physicist who developed the betatron (device to accelerate electron beams), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1992)
  • 1911 Henri Troyat, Russian-French author and historian, born in Moscow (d. 2007)
  • 1917 Clarence E. Miller, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1967-93), born in Lancaster, Ohio (d. 2011)
  • 1917 Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American visual artist and co-founder of DuSable Museum of African American History, born in St. Rose, Louisiana (d. 2010)
  • 1917 Zenna Henderson, American sci-fi author (Anything Box), born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 1983)
  • 1921 Ilse Aichinger, Austrian writer (Die größere Hoffnung), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2016)
  • 1923 Edward A de Jongh, Antillian author (The Arch)
  • 1923 Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American sci-fi author (Genetic General), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2001)
  • 1924 Robert Rapoport, American social anthropologist, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
  • 1924 Suleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993-2000) and Prime Minister, born in Isparta, Atabey (d. 2015)
  • 1929 Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1979-93), born in Peabody, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
  • 1929 Rudy Kousbroek, Dutch writer and literary (Leopold the Buch), born in Pematang Siantar, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (d. 2010)
  • 1930 A. R. Gurney, American playwright (The Dining Room), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2017)
  • 1934 Aat Veldhoen, Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam
  • 1934 Hugh Bidwell, 662nd Lord Mayor of London (1989-90) (d. 2013)
  • 1934 Umberto Agnelli, Italian automotive executive (Fiat, 1965-2004), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2004)

Charles KochCharles Koch (87 years old)

1935 American businessman and philanthropist (Koch Industries billionaire), born in Wichita, Kansas

Charles Koch
  • 1935 Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary critic, born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2003)
  • 1939 Barbara Bosson, American actress (Hill Street Blues - "Fay Furillo"; Hooperman; Murder One), born in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • 1940 Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, 35th Chief Justice of India, born in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • 1941 Alfio Basile, Argentine football coach, born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
  • 1942 John Spratt, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1983-2011), born in Charlotte, North Carolina

Larry FlyntLarry Flynt (1942-2021)

American magazine publisher (Hustler), born in Lakeville, Kentucky

Larry Flynt
  • 1944 Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia 2011-13, born in Faa'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  • 1946 Yuko Shimizu, Japanese illustrator (creator of Hello Kitty), born in Kyoto, Japan
  • 1949 Michael D. Griffin, American aerospace engineer and NASA chief administrator, born in Aberdeen, Maryland
  • 1950 Tony Hymphris, political activist
  • 1953 Jan Davis, American astronaut (STS 47, 60, 85), born in Cocoa Beach, Florida
  • 1958 Jim Steinmeyer, American inventor and designer of magical illusions, born in Oak Park, Illinois

Tim CookTim Cook (62 years old)

1960 American businessman (CEO of Apple Inc. 2011-), born in Mobile, Alabama

Tim Cook
  • 1961 Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish writer and novelist (Stjärnor utan svindel)
  • 1961 Petr Pavel, Czech military officer and politician (Czech Republic President, 2023- ), born in Planá, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Rebublic)
  • 1963 Nita Ambani, Indian businesswoman (Reliance Industries, Mumbai Indians) and philanthropist, born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • 1966 Jeremy Hunt, British politician and Foreign Secretary (2018-), born in London, England
  • 1966 Willie D., American hip hop artist (Geto Boys), born in The 5th Ward, Houston, Texas
  • 1967 Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands


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