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Rai won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popular and influential celebrities in India.
Famous Birthdays on November 1
1973 — Aishwarya Rai
Indian model and actress
November 1 has 253 recorded notable births across history, from 846 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on November 1
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- 1520 The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. Source
- 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. Source
- 1945 The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro. Source
- 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition. Source
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Flynt fought several high-profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and unsuccessfully ran for public office.
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amb In 2016, she was listed as one of the 'fifty high and mighty Indians' by India Today and in 'the most influential women business leaders in Asia' list by Forbes.
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Jeannie Berlin is best known for her role in the 1972 comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, for which she received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
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Prior to Auburn, he was the head coach at his alma mater, Boise State from the 2014 season through the 2020 season where he posted a 69–19 overall record.
More major people born on November 1
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1942
Larry Flynt
American publisher, founded Larry Flynt Publications (died 2021)
Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP).
1963
Nita Ambani
Indian businesswoman
Nita Mukesh Ambani is an Indian businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, Dhirubhai Ambani International School and a director of Reliance Industries.
1949
Jeannie Berlin
American actress
Jeannie Berlin is an American actress. She is the daughter of Elaine May.
1976
Bryan Harsin
American college football coach
Bryan Dale Harsin is an American college football coach who was most recently the offensive coordinator at California. He was the head coach for the Auburn Tigers from 2021 to 2022.
1950
Mitch Kapor
American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Development and Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mitchell David Kapor is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus Development, where he was…
1932
Francis Arinze
Nigerian cardinal
Francis Arinze is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Prefect of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1984 to 2002 and Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the…
1945
John Williamson
Australian singer-songwriter
John Robert Williamson is an Australian country music and folk music singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, television host and conservationist.
1978
Jessica Valenti
American author
Jessica Valenti is an American feminist writer. She was the co-founder of the blog Feministing, which she wrote for from 2004 to 2011.
1339
Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria (died 1365)
Rudolf IV, also called Rudolf the Founder, was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from…
1932
Al Arbour
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Alger Joseph Arbour was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He is seventh for games coached in National Hockey League history and eighth all-time in wins.
1991
Jiang Yuyuan
Chinese gymnast
Jiang Yuyuan is a retired Chinese gymnast. She is the 2008 Chinese all-around senior national champion and a member of the gold medal-winning People's Republic of China team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
1831
Harry Atkinson
English-New Zealand politician, 10th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1892)
Sir Harry Albert Atkinson served as the tenth premier of New Zealand on four occasions in the late 19th century, and was Colonial Treasurer for a total of ten years.
1917
Zenna Henderson
American author (died 1983)
Zenna Chlarson Henderson was an American elementary school teacher and science fiction and fantasy author. Her first story was published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1951.
1661
Louis
Grand Dauphin, heir apparent to the throne of France (died 1711)
Louis, Dauphin of France, commonly known as le Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain and heir apparent to the French throne.
1966
Jeremy Hunt
English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health
Sir Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt is a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2022 to 2024 and Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2019, having previously served as Secretary of State for Health…
1964
Sophie B. Hawkins
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City, she attended the Manhattan School of Music for a year as a percussionist before leaving to pursue a music career.
1940
Barry Sadler
American sergeant, author, actor, and singer-songwriter (died 1989)
Barry Allen Sadler was an American singer-songwriter and author whose military service influenced his work.
1962
Magne Furuholmen
Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Magne Furuholmen is a Norwegian musician and visual artist. Also known by his stage name Mags, he is the keyboardist of the synth-pop band A-ha and co-wrote hits such as "Take On Me", "Stay on These Roads", "Manhattan…
1918
Ken Miles
English-American race car driver (died 1966)
Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene.