1771 – Carlo Goldoni’s “Le Bourru Bienfaisant” premieres in Paris
1893 – British South Africa Company troops under Dr Jamesons occupy Bulawayo, Matabeleland
1914 – Vogue holds 1st model show (“Fashion Fete”, NYC)
1918 – The Allied armistice with Austria-Hungary, signed 3 November, goes into effect
1960 – Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey discover first Homo habilis jaw fragments (OH 7) at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
1975 – Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award
1980 – Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
1991 – Mid East peace conference ends in Madrid Spain
1996 – British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut album “Spice”, goes on to sell 23 million copies
2012 – Bishop Tawadros appointed as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 3rd November 2018
1527 – Ferdinand of Austria/Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
1656 – Treaty of Vilnius: Russia and Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant [NS]
1970 – “President’s Daughter” opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 72 performances
1980 – Ianford Wilson’s “5th of July” premieres in NYC
1982 – Pitcher Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee Brewers’ second consecutive American League Cy Young Award winner; edges Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles; Vuckovich, 18-6 with 105 strikeouts and 3.34 ERA
1986 – Joaquim Chissano elected president Mozambique
1994 – Small forward Glenn Robinson signs the then most lucrative rookie contract in NBA history, a 10-year, $68.15 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks
1996 – “It’s a Slippery Slope” opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC
1997 – Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra becomes 6th player to be unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year; leads AL in hits (209), triples (11), multi-hit games (68); also sets AL rookie-record with 30-game hitting streak
2017 – Pakistani woman charged with poisoning 17 members of husband’s family in attempt to escape forced marriage in Punjab Province
Historical Events for 2nd November 2018
1881 – Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms
1903 – Lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St NYC
1917 – In WWI the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat: James Gresham, Thomas Enright and Merle Hay
1934 – MLB All-Star team led by Connie Mack and including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig starts 18-game tour against Japanese Big-Six University League
1942 – 11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir
1960 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s 8th String quartet premieres in Leningrad
1987 – George Harrison releases “Cloud 9” and McCartney releases “All the Best”
1993 – First commemorative bricks are laid at Bob Feller Memorial
2013 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year’s Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan, Mucho Macho Man
2017 – On This Day and Xiaomi launch a content partnership to display today in history content in Xiaomi’s calendar app to users in India
Historical Events for 1st November 2018
1683 – The English crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
1834 – First published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game)
1926 – US Air Commerce Act passes
1953 – Herb Thomas, driving his own No. 92 Hudson Hornet wraps up the NASCAR Grand National Championship with 14th-place in 100-mile finale at Atlanta’s Lakewood Speedway; Thomas first repeat champion of the series
1956 – Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact
1958 – USSR performs nuclear test
1962 – WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1973 – “Molly” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
1976 – W German Generals Krupinski and Franke admit to having been Nazis
1990 – Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts
Historical Events for 31st October 2018
1759 – Earthquake in Safed, Palestine kills hundred
1808 – Holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain
1837 – Collision of river boat Monmouth and Trement on Mississippi; 300 die
1888 – Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tyre
1951 – French Second Chamber accepts the Schuman Plan
1962 – “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” horror film released directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, based on novel by Henry Farrell
1963 – Leaking propane gas explodes kills 64 at ‘Holiday on Ice’ in Indiana
1987 – American jockey Chris Antley becomes first rider to win 9 races in a day (4 at Aqueduct / 5 at The Meadowlands)
1995 – NHL NJ Devils agree to stay in NJ
2011 – The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations
Historical Events for 30th October 2018
1389 – French King Charles VI visits pope Clemens VII
1766 – St. Paul’s Chapel in New York is consecrated
1851 – Alfred de Musset’s “Bettine” premieres in Paris
1911 – Clark Griffith is named manager of Washington Senators
1918 – Slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state
1972 – The Northern Ireland Office issues a discussion document ‘The Future of Northern Ireland’; the paper states Britain’s commitment to the union as long as the majority of people wish to remain part of the United Kingdom
1976 – “Going Up” closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 49 performances
1980 – Honduras and El Salvador sign a peace treaty ending the “Football War”
1990 – Britain and France complete the “Chunnel” under the English Channel
2012 – Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and its rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion
Historical Events for 29th October 2018
1665 – Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila],: Portuguese forces defeat forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King Antonio I of Kongo / Nvita a Nkanga
1727 – Severe earthquake in New England
1881 – Judge (U.S. magazine) first published.
1939 – Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure)
1949 – White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A’s for Nellie Fox
1975 – ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ Peter Sutcliffe kills first victim, Wilma McCann
1989 – NYC MTA opens 63rd street extension to subway
1993 – Dow Jones index reaches record 3687.86
1995 – “Fool Moon” opens at Ambassador Theater NYC
2008 – “Quantum of Solace” 22nd James Bond film starring Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko, premieres in London
Historical Events for 28th October 2018
1726 – “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift is published by Benjamin Motte in London
1790 – New York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000
1938 – Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona)
1954 – Major league owners vote down sale of A’s to a Philadelphia syndicate
1955 – Egypt and Saudi Arabia sign defense treaty
1962 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1976 – Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (NY Yankees)
1993 – Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99-years
1995 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled’s Song
2012 – Syrian ceasefire collapses and 128 people are killed in ongoing civil war violence
Historical Events for 27th October 2018
1864 – Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess’ Mill, Southside Railroad)
1960 – Singer Ben E. King records “Spanish Harlem” and “Stand By Me”
1967 – Expo 67 closes in Montreal, Canada
1981 – The Soviet submarine U 137 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
1982 – China announces its population has reached 1 billion plus people
1987 – Peter Shaffer’s “Lettice and Lovage” premieres in London
1992 – Great Britain issues postage stamp on 100th anniversary of JRR Tolkien
1997 – US releases a redesigned $50 bill
2006 – St. Louis beats Detroit Tigers, 4-2 in Game 5 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals’ 10th Baseball World Series; Cards infielder David Eckstein MVP
2012 – Thousands demonstrate in Madrid against proposed budget cuts
Historical Events for 26th October 2018
1529 – Sir Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor of England
1863 – Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer, splitting with rugby
1919 – B C Hilliam’s musical “Buddies” premieres in NYC
1922 – Gertrude Bell appointed Honorary Director of Antiquities in new Department of Antiquities in Baghdad, Iraq (origin of the Baghdad Archaeological Museum)
1955 – British troops occupy Saudi Arabian oil field at Boeraimi
1968 – First European satellite launched, Esro 1, at Cape Kennedy
1977 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1987 – Dow Jones down 156.83 points
1992 – The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum.
2002 – Moscow Theatre Siege ends: Approximately 50 Chechen rebels and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the rebels during a musical performance three days before