On November 1, history records 76 notable events, 205 famous births and 86 deaths, spanning the years 365 to 1555.
Events on this day include: The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities. (365); 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). (996).
Notable people born on November 1 include Louis the Stammerer (846), Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339), Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1351).
Notable figures who died on this day include Beornstan of Winchester (934), Boso of Merseburg (970), Herman I, Margrave of Meissen (1038).
Events on 1 November 76
See all →The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities.
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).
Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of King of England.
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".
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
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.
French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.