Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
November 1
| 79 | The city of Pompeii is buried by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. | |
| 1512 | Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited for the first time. | |
| 1582 | Maurice of Nassau, the son of William of Orange, becomes the governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht. | |
| 1755 | A great earthquake at Lisbon, Portugal, kills over 50,000 people. | |
| 1765 | The Stamp Act goes into effect in the British colonies. | |
| 1861 | Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, 50 year-veteran and leader of the U.S. Army at the onset of the Civil War, retires. General George McClellan is appointed general-in-chief of the Union armies. | |
| 1866 | Wild woman of the west Myra Maybelle Shirley marries James C. Reed in Collins County, Texas. | |
| 1869 | Louis Riel seizes Fort Garry, Winnipeg, during the Red River Rebellion. | |
| 1911 | Italian planes perform the first aerial bombing on Tanguira oasis in Libya. | |
| 1923 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company buys the rights to manufacture Zeppelin dirigibles. | |
| 1924 | Legendary Oklahoma marshal Bill Tilghman, 71, is gunned down by a drunk in Cromwell, Oklahoma. | |
| 1936 | Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini announces the Rome-Berlin axis after Count Ciano's visit to Germany. | |
| 1936 | The Rodeo Cowboy's Association is founded. | |
| 1943 | American troops invade Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. | |
| 1945 | John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony magazine. | |
| 1950 | Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist movement attempt to assassinate President Harry S Truman. | |
| 1951 | Algerian National Liberation Front begins guerrilla warfare against the French. | |
| 1967 | The first issue of Rolling Stone hits the streets. | |
| 1968 | President Lyndon B. Johnson calls a halt to bombing in Vietnam, hoping this will lead to progress at the Paris peace talks. | |
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Born on November 1 |
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| 1500 | Benvunuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith and sculptor. | |
| 1636 | Nicholas Boileaus, French poet and historian. | |
| 1762 | Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated. | |
| 1798 | Benjamin Lee Guinness, Irish brewer. | |
| 1818 | Jems Renwick, architect. | |
| 1828 | Balfour Steward, Scottish physicist and meteorologist. | |
| 1871 | Stephen Crane, poet and novelist (The Red Badge of Courage). | |
| 1880 | Sholem Asch, Polish-born American novelist and playwright (The Nazarene, The Mother). | |
| 1880 | Grantland Rice, American sportswriter. | |
| 1902 | Nordahl Brun Greig, Norwegian writer and wartime hero during WWII. | |
| 1923 | Victoria de Los Angeles, Spanish opera soprano. | |
| 1930 | A.R. Gurney, American playwright (Love Letters, The Dining Room). | |
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1755 The Great earthquake is Lisbon. Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal not Spain.