Did you know
Takeoff was best known as the youngest member of the hip hop group Migos along with his uncle Quavo and close friend Offset.
Notable Deaths on November 1
2022 — Takeoff
member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)
November 1 has 95 recorded notable deaths across history, from 934 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
By thisDay.info Editorial Team · — Wikipedia
Notable Deaths
95 source records
934 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on November 1
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 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
Did you know
Phil Silvers's career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years.
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Noah Lindsey Beery was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery.
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Andre Louis Hicks, known professionally as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Vallejo, California.
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Yma Sumac won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956.
More major people who died on November 1
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1985
Phil Silvers
American actor and comedian (born 1911)
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years.
1994
Noah Beery
Jr., American actor (born 1913)
Noah Lindsey Beery was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Beery Jr.
2004
Mac Dre
American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (born 1970)
Andre Louis Hicks, known professionally as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Vallejo, California.
2008
Yma Sumac
Peruvian-American soprano and actress (born 1922/1923)
Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo, known as Yma Sumac, was a Peruvian-born vocalist, actress, model, musical composer and producer. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956.
1987
René Lévesque
Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (born 1922)
René Lévesque was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985.
2015
Günter Schabowski
German journalist and politician (born 1929)
Günter Schabowski was a German politician who served as an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the ruling party during most of the existence of East Germany.
1996
J. R. Jayewardene
Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (born 1906)
Junius Richard Jayewardene, commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, and statesman who served as prime minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the second president of Sri Lanka from 1978…
1970
Robert Staughton Lynd
American sociologist and academic (born 1892)
Robert Staughton Lynd was an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University, New York City.
2000
George Armstrong
English footballer and manager (born 1944)
George "Geordie" Armstrong was an English football player and coach, who was mostly associated with Arsenal.
1678
William Coddington
American judge and politician, 1st Governor of Rhode Island (born 1601)
William Coddington was an early magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
1986
Serge Garant
Canadian composer and conductor (born 1929)
Albert Antonio Serge Garant, was a Canadian composer, conductor, music critic, professor of music at the University of Montreal and radio host of Musique de notre siècle on Radio-Canada.
1903
Theodor Mommsen
German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1817)
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century.
2025
Martha Layne Collins
American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (born 1936)
Martha Layne Collins was an American businesswoman and politician from Kentucky; she served as the state's 56th governor from 1983 to 1987, the first woman to hold the office and the only one to date.
2014
Wayne Static
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1965)
Wayne Richard Wells, known professionally as Wayne Static, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, and primary lyricist for the industrial metal band Static-X, of which…
1546
Giulio Romano
Italian painter and architect (born 1499)
Giulio Pippi, known as Giulio Romano ( JOOL-yoh rə-MAH-noh and sometimes known in French as Jules Romain, was an Italian painter and architect.
1938
Charles Weeghman
American businessman (born 1874)
Charles Henry Weeghman was an American restaurant entrepreneur and sports executive. Beginning in 1901, he began opening quick-service lunch counters throughout downtown Chicago. After failing to acquire the St.
1955
Dale Carnegie
American author and educator (born 1888)
Dale Carnegie was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.
2008
Jacques Piccard
Swiss oceanographer and engineer (born 1922)
Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed submarines for studying ocean currents.
1461
David of Trebizond (born 1408)
David Megas Komnenos sometimes enumerated as David II was the last Emperor of Trebizond from 1460 to 1461. He was the third son of Emperor Alexios IV of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene.