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The Strait of Magellan is approximately 570 km long and 2 km wide at its narrowest point.
November 1 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
November 1 spans 82 recorded events across recorded history, from 365 to 2024. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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82 events
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More major events on November 1
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- 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
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese navigator who worked for the Spanish crown during his voyage.
Did you know
The strait separates mainland South America to the north and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago to the south.
Did you know
The name of the strait dates to 1520, when the Spanish expedition brought the first Europeans to the area.
Did you know
The Strait of Magellan is considered the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
365
Roman Emperor Valentinian I learns the Alemanni have crossed the Rhine and invaded Gaul.
Calendar year
996
Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).
Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002
1141
Empress Matilda's reign as "Lady of the English" ends as Stephen of Blois regains the title of "King of England".
Holy Roman Empress from 1114 to 1125; claimant to the English throne
1214
The port city of Sinope surrenders to the Seljuq Turks.
Municipality in Turkey on the Black Sea
1348
The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro on the pretext that they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists".
Anti-royalist movement in the Kingdom of Valencia from 1283 to the 15th century
1512
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
1555
French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Historical religious group of French Protestants
1570
The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
Flooding on the coasts of Germany and the Netherlands
1612
During the Time of Troubles, Polish troops are expelled from Moscow's Kitay-gorod by Russian troops under the command of Dmitry Pozharsky (22 October O.S.).
1598–1613 chaotic period of Russian history
1683
The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
British colony in North America (1664–1776)
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.
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702
1755
In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 people.
Capital and largest city of Portugal
1765
The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
United English and Scottish parliament 1707–1800
1790
Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster.
Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher (1729–1797)
1800
John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
1805
Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition.
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
1814
Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France in the Napoleonic Wars.
1814–1815 meetings to create a peace plan for Europe
1848
In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens.
Capital and largest city in Massachusetts, United States
1861
American Civil War: U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.
1870
In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1893
The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
1893 battle of the First Matabele War
1894
Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
1894
Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Native Americans, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
1896
A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
American monthly magazine
1897
The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S.
Capitol.
1897
Italian Sport-Club Juventus is founded by a group of students of Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio.
Association football club in Turin, Italy
1905
Lahti, a city in Finland, is granted city rights by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Grand Duke of Finland.
City in Päijät-Häme, Finland
1911
World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War.
Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
1914
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
1914
World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
Expeditionary force during World War I
1916
In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
Russian historian and politician (1859–1943)
1918
World War I: With a brave action carried out into the waters of the Austro-Hungarian port of Pula, two officers of the Italian Regia Marina sink with a manned torpedo the enemy battleship SMS Viribus Unitis.
City in Istria County, Croatia
1918
Malbone Street wreck: The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 102 deaths.
1918 New York City Subway derailment
1918
1922
Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
Abolition of the monarchy in Turkey
1923
1928
The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
Latin script for the Turkish language
1937
Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community.
Political and economic policies implemented by Joseph Stalin
1938
Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
American champion thoroughbred racehorse (1933–1947)
1941
American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
1942
World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1943
World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures a beachhead, leading that night to a naval clash at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.
Active US Marine Corps formation
1944
World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.
1944 battle on the Western Front of World War II
1945
The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro.
Country in East Asia
1948
Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned.
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972
1949
All 55 people on board Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 are killed when the Douglas DC-4 operating the flight collides in mid-air with a Bolivian Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Alexandria, Virginia.
1949 mid-air collision
1950
Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S.
Truman at Blair House.
1951
Operation Buster–Jangle: Six thousand five hundred United States Army soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada.
Participation is not voluntary.
1952
Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll.
The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent.
1954
The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
Political party in Algeria
1955
The establishment of a Military Assistance Advisory Group in South Vietnam marks the beginning of American involvement in the conflict.
US military advisors sent to other countries to help train their armed forces
1955
The bombing of United Air Lines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
Flight that exploded over Longmont, Colorado in November 1955
1956
The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
Delhi was established as a union territory.
1956
Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy announces Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact.
Soviet troops begin to re-enter Hungary, contrary to assurances by the Soviet government. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich secretly defect to the Soviets.
1956
The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
Any of three mining disasters in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada (1891, 1956, 1958)
1957
The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
Suspension bridge in Michigan, US
1963
The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
Radio observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
1963
The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
Military overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm
1968
The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
American trade organization
1970
Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
1970 nightclub fire in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1973
Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
1970s political scandal in the U.S.
1973
The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
City in Karnataka, India
1976
Burundian president Michel Micombero is deposed in a bloodless military coup d'état by deputy Jean-Baptiste Bagaza.
1st President of Burundi (1966–76)
1979
In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara.
55th President of Bolivia
1979
Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
Mexican politician (1913–2009)
1981
Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.
Country in the Lesser Antilles
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.
Japanese automotive manufacturer
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.
1984 assassination of Indian prime minister
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 high speed diesel locomotive
1991
President of the Chechen Republic Dzhokhar Dudayev declares sovereignty of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from the Russian Federation.
Highest-ranking official in Chechnya, Russia
1993
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
1992 founding treaty of the European Union
1997
Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.
1997 film by James Cameron
2000
Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
State in central India
2000
Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
Country in Southeast Europe (1992–2006)
2001
Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
2009
An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.
Russian heavy four-engined military transport jet aircraft
2011
Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.
Prime Minister of Italy from 2021 to 2022
2012
A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.
2024
A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.
2024 disaster in Serbia