What happened on November 1 in other years, from the events Wikipedia's editors chose for its "On this day":
- 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 Matilda
- 1824: The disposable ship Columbus arrived in the The Downs off England, becoming, at that time, the largest vessel to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean. → Columbus (1824 ship)
- 1941: American photographer Ansel Adams shot Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, one of his most famous photographs. → Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
- 1956: The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act. → States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- 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. → 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état
- 1998: Karl Bushby set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, beginning his attempt to walk around the world towards England, a journey that remains ongoing. → Punta Arenas
Born on November 1
- 1880: Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (died 1930)
- 1924: Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (died 2015)
- 1935: Edward Said, Palestinian-American theorist, author, and academic (died 2003)
- 1973: Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress
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