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- 1972-11-01Arts & CultureElvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.
- 1963-11-01ConflictLê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.
- 1959-11-01ConflictDominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.
- 1959-11-01SportsAfter being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask, now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.
- 1956-11-01GeopoliticsThe Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.
- 1944-11-01ConflictWorld War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.
- 1941-11-01Arts & CultureAmerican photographer Ansel Adams (pictured) shot Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, one of his most famous photographs.
- 1921-11-01Arts & CultureFrances Kyle was called to the Bar of Ireland, becoming the first female barrister in Ireland or Great Britain.
- 1914-11-01ConflictWorld War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force departed Albany, Western Australia.
- 1824-11-01GeopoliticsThe disposable ship Columbus (pictured) arrived in the The Downs off England, becoming, at that time, the largest vessel to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1214-11-01ConflictByzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuq Turks captured the important port city of Sinope.
- 1141-11-01ConflictAfter 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.