1 November
Notable Births
Ernest Nuamah
b. 2003
Ghanaian footballer (born 2003)
NLE Choppa
b. 2002
American rapper (born 2002)
Gonzalo Plata
b. 2000
Ecuadorian footballer (born 2000)
Max Burkholder
b. 1997
American actor
Nordi Mukiele
b. 1997
French footballer (born 1997)
Alex Wolff
b. 1997
American actor and musician (born 1997)
GeorgeNotFound
b. 1996
English internet personality (born 1996)
Jeongyeon
b. 1996
South Korean singer (born 1996)
Chinanu Onuaku
b. 1996
American basketball player (born 1996)
Lil Peep
b. 1996
American rapper (1996–2017)
Joe Chealey
b. 1995
American basketball player (born 1995)
Margarita Mamun
b. 1995
Russian rhythmic gymnast
Brent Rooker
b. 1994
American baseball player (born 1994)
James Ward-Prowse
b. 1994
English footballer (born 1994)
Filip Kostić
b. 1992
Serbian footballer (born 1992)
Anthony Ramos
b. 1991
American actor and singer (born 1991)
Jiang Yuyuan
b. 1991
Chinese gymnast (born 1991)
Tim Frazier
b. 1990
American basketball player (born 1990)
Masahiro Tanaka
b. 1988
Japanese baseball player (born 1988)
Ileana D'Cruz
b. 1987
Indian-Portuguese actress (born 1986)
Notable Deaths
Martha Layne Collins
d. 2025
American politician (1936–2025)
Carlos Manzo
d. 2025
Mexican politician (1985–2025)
Takeoff (rapper)
d. 2022
American rapper (1994–2022)
Lady Elizabeth Shakerley
d. 2020
British party planner and socialite
Charles Duncan Michener
d. 2015
American entomologist (1918–2015)
Günter Schabowski
d. 2015
German politician
Fred Thompson
d. 2015
American politician and actor (1942–2015)
Joel Barnett
d. 2014
British politician (1923-2014)
Jackie Fairweather
d. 2014
Australian triathlete, long-distance runner and coach
Jean-Pierre Roy
d. 2014
Canadian baseball player (1920-2014)
Wayne Static
d. 2014
American musician (1965–2014)
John Y. McCollister
d. 2013
American politician (1921–2013)
Agustín García Calvo
d. 2012
Spanish writer (1926–2012)
Mitch Lucker
d. 2012
American singer (1984–2012)
Pascual Pérez (baseball)
d. 2012
Dominican baseball player (1957–2012)
Cahit Aral
d. 2011
Turkish politician (1927–2011)
Shannon Tavarez
d. 2010
American actress (1999–2010)
Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington
d. 2010
British aristocrat and WWII intelligence agent
Jacques Piccard
d. 2008
Swiss oceanographer and engineer (1922–2008)
Yma Sumac
d. 2008
Peruvian singer (1922–2008)
On This Day in History
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2024
A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.
Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse
2012
A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.
List of tank truck fires and explosions
2011
Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.
Mario Draghi
2009
An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.
Ilyushin Il-76
2001
Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
Turkey
2000
Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Chhattisgarh
2000
Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
Serbia and Montenegro
1997
Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.
Titanic (1997 film)
1993
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
Maastricht Treaty
1991
President of the Chechen Republic Dzhokhar Dudayev declares sovereignty of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from the Russian Federation.
Head of the Chechen Republic
1987
British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238 km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
British Rail Class 43 (HST)
1984
After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupt.
Assassination of Indira Gandhi
1982
Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
Honda
1981
Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.
Antigua and Barbuda
1979
In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara.
Alberto Natusch
1979
Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
Griselda Álvarez
1976
Burundian president Michel Micombero is deposed in a bloodless military coup d'état by deputy Jean-Baptiste Bagaza.
Michel Micombero
1973
Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
Watergate scandal
1973
The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
Mysore
1970
Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
Club Cinq-Sept fire