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November 1

25 years on from Turkey, November 1 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Scorpio is the sign for November 1 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 1?

November 1 is the 305th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1141 and 2001. Famous people born on November 1 include Antonio Canova, VVS Laxman and 11th Dalai Lama.

Released on November 1

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Farmagia
  • Game Homicipher

2023

  • Game Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

2021

  • Game The Legend of Tianding
  • TV Mao Xue Woof

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1141

    Empress Matilda

  2. 1755

    Lisbon

  3. 1805

    Napoleon

  4. 1848

    Boston

  5. 1914

    World War I

  6. 1941

    Ansel Adams

  7. 1942

    World War II

  8. 1945

    North Korea

  9. 1956

    Kerala

  10. 2001

    Turkey

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 1

Antonio Canova

b. 1757

VVS Laxman

b. 1974

11th Dalai Lama

b. 1838

Jan Davis

b. 1953

Francis Arinze

b. 1932

Aishwarya Rai

b. 1973

Gustav IV Adolf

b. 1778

Eugen Jochum

b. 1902

Deaths

  • 2015Günter Schabowski
  • 1982King Vidor
  • 1907Alfred Jarry
  • 1903Theodor Mommsen
  • 1700Charles II of Spain
  • 1038Herman I, Margrave of Meissen

Holidays & observances

  • —All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti)
  • —Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria)
  • —Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma)
  • —Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India)
  • —Christian feast day: Austromoine
  • —Christian feast day: Benignus of Dijon
  • —Christian feast day: Caesarius of Africa
  • —Christian feast day: Santa Muerte (Folk Catholicism, Mexico and Southwestern United States)

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