November 1 in History

• 1512

  November 1, 1512:

  Michelangelo’s frescoes painted on the ceiling of the Vatican Palace’s Sistine Chapel is open to viewing by the public for the first time.

• 1611

  November 1, 1611:

  “The Tempest” by English playwright William Shakespeare is performed for the first time.

• 1755

  November 1, 1755:

  An earthquake hits Lisbon, damaging over 9000 buildings and killing an estimated 30,000 people.

• 1922

  November 1, 1922:

  Upon the commands of Kemal Ataturk, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey votes to abolish the country’s Sultanate.

• 1954

  November 1, 1954:

  Actor John Wayne marries actress Pilar Pallete, the same day his divorce to actress Esperanza Baur was finalized.

• 1967

  November 1, 1967:

  “Cool Hand Lukes”, the film starring Paul Newman, starts showing in theatres in the United States.

• 1969

  November 1, 1969:

  The album, “Abbey Road” by The Beatles tops the Billboard 200 albums chart.

• 1994

  November 1, 1994:

  Wind, a NASA spacecraft, is launched on a mission to orbit between the sun and the earth.

• 1997

  November 1, 1997:

  The classic film, “Titanic” is premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

• 1999

  November 1, 1999:

  Bile duct cancer claims the life of NFL legend Walter Payton.