On This Day in History for November 1
Events in History
- 835 All Saints Day made compulsory by Pope Gregory IV throughout Frankish Kingdom
- 996 First recorded use of modern name for Austria in the 'Ostarrîchi Document'
- 1179 Phillip II crowned King of France aged 14 at Reims, with his father Louis VII in ill health
- 1210 King John of England begins imprisoning Jews
- 1248 Earl William II of Holland crowned as King of Germany
- 1348 The Black Death reaches London on or about this date
- 1349 Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells
- 1462 Archduke Albrecht VI van Habsburg occupies Vienna
- More Events in History
Spencer Perceval
Stephen Crane
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Alfred Wegener
Larry Flynt
Tim CookWeddings in History
- 1940 Theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer (36) weds biologist Katherine Harrison Puening
- 2014 Counting star Jessa Duggar weds Ben Seewald at the First Baptist Church in Bentonville, Arkansas
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Alexander III
Theodor Mommsen
Pietro Badoglio
Ezra PoundNovember in History
WHSmith: a Retail Giant Born From a Widow's Might
Nobody wanted to buy the little shop owned by 18th Century widow Anna Smith. So she kept it, and built a business that was to become famous in global retailing.
November 1, 1848
End of the Ottoman Empire
The last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI, departs his palace in Istanbul after the abolition of the monarchy
November 1, 1922
Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death
Laika, a stray dog picked up on the streets of Moscow, was launched into space on this day – and to her death. Furious worldwide protests ensued, bewildering some.
November 3, 1957
Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day in history – a death that his brother would sense in an extraordinary and inexplicable experience.
November 4, 1918