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