What happened on November 1

82 documented historical events happened on November 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: After 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. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuq Turks captured the important port city of Sinope. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 1, including Lou Donaldson, Betsy Palmer, Marcel Ophuls. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

95 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 1, including Guillaume Durand, John IV of Brittany, Joanna of Brabant. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

21 observances are celebrated on November 1 around the world: All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti), Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria), Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma), Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India), Christian feast day: Austromoine, Christian feast day: Benignus of Dijon. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.