Friday, November 1, 2013

November 1st in History


1141 - Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of King of England.

1179 - Philip II is crowned King of France.

1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.

1604 - William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.

1688 - William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.

1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.

1800 - US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).

1805 - Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition.

1884 - The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

1894 - Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.

1918 - Western Ukraine gains its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

1918 - Banat Republic is founded.

1945 - Australia joins the United Nations.

1950 - Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.

1961 - 50,000 women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation.

1993 - The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.

2000 - Serbia joins the United Nations.

Famous Birthdays:

1351 - Duke Leopold III of Austria

1526 - Queen Catherine Jagellonica of Poland

1549 - Anna of Austria, consort of Philip II of Spain

1629 - St. Oliver Plunkett, martyr

1762 - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1778 - Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

1847 - Emperor Hiep Hoa, the sixth emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty

1926 - Betsy Palmer, actress

1944 - Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia

1976 - Logan Marshall-Green, actor

1993 - Dillon Lane, actor

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