On This Day: 1 November

1 November in Indian history

• 2000Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.India
• 1984After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupt.India
• 1973The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.India
• 1956The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.India

1 November in world history

• 2001Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
• 1993The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
• 1963Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.
• 1959Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.
• 1959After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask, now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.
• 1956Hungarian 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.
• 1952Nuclear 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.
• 1950Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
• 1949All 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.
• 1944World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.
• 1943World 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.
• 1914World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force departed Albany, Western Australia.
• 1824The disposable ship Columbus arrived in the The Downs off England, becoming, at that time, the largest vessel to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1141After Empress Matilda released her rival King Stephen, he in turn released Robert of Gloucester, her strongest supporter, thus prolonging the Anglo-Norman civil war known as The Anarchy.

Born on 1 November

• 1973Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actressIndia
• 1963Nita Ambani, Indian businesswomanIndia
• 1950Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Development and Electronic Frontier Foundation
• 1945Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist, founded Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (died 2013)India
• 1945John Williamson, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1932Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)

Died on 1 November

• 2007S. Ali Raza, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1922)India
• 2004Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (born 1970)
• 1970Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (born 1892)
• 1678William Coddington, American judge and politician, 1st Governor of Rhode Island (born 1601)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 1 November in history?

2001: Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan. 2000: Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh. 1993: The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union. 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.

What happened on 1 November in Indian history?

2000: Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh. 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. 1973: The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.

Which famous people were born on 1 November?

Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress (1973); Nita Ambani, Indian businesswoman (1963); Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Development and Electronic Frontier Foundation (1950); Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist, founded Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (died 2013) (1945).

Which day is observed on 1 November?

All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observ; Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria); Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma); Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India); Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan).