1605 – Guy Fawkes was arrested during a search of the Palace of Westminster on the 5th November 1605, which foiled Robert Catesby‘s plot to destroy the House of Lords and all within it. GUY FAWKES NiGHT aka Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on the 5th November since 1605.
1895 – George B. Selden was granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile on the 5th November 1895.
1913 – King Otto of Bavaria was deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumed the title Ludwig III on the 5th November 1913.
1911 – Roy Rogers the American singer, guitarist, and actor was born on the 5th November 1911 (d. 1998).
1913 – Vivien Leigh the English actress was born on the 5th November 1913 (d. 1967).
1940 – Elke Sommer the German actress was born on the 5th November 1940.
1941 – Art Garfunkel the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Simon & Garfunkel was born on the 5th November 1941.
1946 – Gram Parsons the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 5th November 1946 (d. 1973).
1945 ~ Les Murray (AM) the Australian sports journalist and soccer broadcaster was born on the 5th November 1945.
1957 – Mike Score the English singer-songwriter and musician from A Flock of Seagulls was born on the 5th November 1957.
1963 – Tatum O’Neal the American actress and author was born on the 5th November 1963.
2006 – Saddam Hussein the former president of Iraq, and his 2 co-defendants were sentenced to death on the 5th November 2006, in the al-Dujail trial for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi’as in 1982.
2007 – Chang’e 1, China’s 1st lunar satellite, went into orbit around the Moon on the 5th November 2006.
1783 – Mozart‘s Symphony No. 36 was performed for the 1st time on the 4th November 1783, in Linz, Austria.
1879 – Will Rogers the American actor was born on the 4th November 1979 (died 1935).
1890 ~ CARBiNE won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1873 with jockey R. Ramage. Carbine came from New Zealand and was a direct descendant of Phar Lap. He competed carrying the weight record of 65.77kg, beating 38 other runners. The Melbourne Cup prize money was£13,230.
1921 – Hara Takashi the Japanese Prime Minister was assassinated in Tokyo on the 4th November 1921.
1930 ~ PHAR LAP won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1930 with jockey Jim Pike. Phar Lap was the only horse to be given legend status by the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. He holds the record for the shortest priced favourite in the Melbourne Cup. During the 1930 Melbourne Cup, bookmakers realised they would lose a fortune if Phar Lap was to win, and incidentally, he was shot at by gangsters on that day. Tommy Woodcock saved Phar Lap by placing himself and his pony between the shot.The Melbourne Cup prize money was£12,429.
Phar Lap, the 1930 Melbourne Cup champion winner, with jockey Jim Pike at Flemington race track (1930 Photo by Charles Daniel Pratt)Phar Lap winning the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1930 (Argus news photo)
1952 – The National Security Agency was established by the United States government on the 4th November 1952.
1953 – Jacques Villeneuve the Canadian race car driver was born on the 4th November 1953.
1955 – The Vienna State Opera reopened with a performance of Beethoven‘s Fidelioon the 4th November 1955, after being rebuilt after it was destroyed in World War II.
1957 – Tony Abbott the Australian politician was born on the 4th November 1957.
1962 – The NiM-14-Nike-Hercules was the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States on the 4th November 1962. The air defense missile was tested with it’s detonation at 69,000 feet above Johnston Island.
1969 ~ RAiN LOVER won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1969 with jockey Jim Johnson, and also won the 1968 Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup prize money was $77,000.
1975 – Curtis Stone the Australian chef and author was born on the 4th November 1975.
1994 – The World Wide Web 1st conference that focused exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of it was held in San Francisco on the 4th November 1994.
1783 – Continental Army in America was disbanded on the 3rd November 1783.
1793 – Olympe de Gouges the French playwright, journalist and feminist was guillotined on the 3rd November 1793.
1838 – The Times of India, the world’s largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper was founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. on the 3rd November 1838.
1911 – Chevrolet officially entered the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T on the 3rd November 1911.
1957 – Laika the dog, the 1st animal to enter orbit was launched by the Soviet Union aboard Sputnik 2on the 3rd November 1957.
1973 – Mariner 10 was launched by NASA destined for Mercury on the 3rd November 1973. Mariner 10 became the 1st space probe to reach the planet Mercury on the 29th March 1974.
1982 ~ GURNER’S LANE the chestnut gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Mick Dittman won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1978, trained by Geoff T. Murphy. Gurner’s Lane is best remembered for winning the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double in 1982.
1987 ~ KENSEi (NZ) the chestnut gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Larry Olsen won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1987. Kensei was trained by Les J. Bridge.
1992 ~ SUBZERO the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Greg Hall won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1992. Subzero was trained by Lee Freedman.
Subzero the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner (Photo from Mansfield Secondary College on Wikipedia)
1995 – Kendall Jenner the American model was born on the 3rd November 1995.
1998 ~ JEZABEEL the brown mare thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Chris Munce won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1998, trained by Brian Jenkins. Jezabeel was the only horse to have won both the Melbourne Cup and the Auckland Cupin 1998.
2009 ~ SHOCKiNG the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Corey Brown won the 149th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 2009. Shocking was trained by Mark Kavanagh. Today in History for November 3rd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1947 – The H-4 Hercules also known as the Spruce Goose was flown by Howard Hughes on its maiden (and only) flight on the 2nd November 1947, in California. The H-4 Hercules was the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built, the largest flying boat ever built and had the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history.
1959 – The M1 motorway first section of the 1st inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom was opened on the 2nd November 1959, between the present day junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.
1982 ~ Cosentino the Australian illusionist and escapologist was born Paul Cosentino in Victoria on the 2nd November 1982. Cosentino came 2nd in the 2011 series of Australia’s Got Talent. Cosentino won Dancing With the Stars in 2013. official website: Cosentino.com.au | social media : Facebook | Twitter | videos : Youtube | video : Cosentino Highlights Reel (uploaded Marrch 2018)…
1984 – Velma Barfield became the 1st woman executed in the United States since 1962, on the 2nd November 1984.
1988 – The Morris worm became the 1st internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention when launched from MIT on the 2nd November 1988.
2003 ~ Cliff Young the Australian potato farmer and athlete from Beech Forest, Victoria died at the age of 81 on the 2nd November 2003 (born 1922). Cliff Young is best known for his unexpected win of the inaugural Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983 at the age of 61. See more about Cliff, and his potato farm for sale, and Cliffy the movie. | video : Cliff Young Shuffle – Ultramarathon Runner – Never Give Up!…
Today in History for November 2nd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1512 – The Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo was exhibited to the public for the first time on the 1st November 1512.
1520 – The Strait of Magellan was first discovered and navigated by by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan on the 1st November 1520, during the 1st recorded circumnavigation voyage.
1570 – The All Saints’ Flood devastated the Dutch coast on the 1st November 1570.
1683 – The British crown colony of New York was subdivided into 12 counties on the 1st November 1683.
1755 – The Lisbon earthquake destroyed Lisbon the capital city of Portugal on the 1st November 1755. The massive earthquake and tsunami killed over 60,000 people.
1757 – Antonio Canova the Italian sculptor was born on the 1st November 1757 (died 1822).
1870 –The National Weather Service in the U.S made its 1st official meteorological forecast on the 1st November 1870, when it was originally known as the Weather Bureau.
1872 – Louis Dewis the Belgian-French painter was born on the 1st November 1872 (died 1946).
1888 – George Kenner the German painter was born on the 1st November 1888 (died 1971).
1889 – Hannah Höch the German painter and photographer was born on the 1st November 1889 (died 1978).
1896 – The National Geographic magazine showed the bare breasts of a woman for the first time on the 1st November 1896.
1905 – Paul-Émile Borduas the Canadian painter was born on the 1st November 1905 (died 1960).
1911 – The 1st dropping of a bomb from an airplane in combat was on the 1st November 1911, during the Italo-Turkish War.
1938 – Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed the match of the century in horse racing on the 1st November 1938.
1950 – Dan Peek the American guitarist from the soft rock band America was born on the 1st November 1950 (died 2011).
1952 – Ivy Mike the first large hydrogen bomb was detonated on the 1st November 1952 by the United States on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Ivy. The codename Ivy Mike [“M” for megaton] was given to the first test of a thermonuclear device, in which part of the explosive yield came from nuclear fusion.
1953 – Jan Davis the American astronaut was born on the 1st November 1953.
1957 – The Mackinac Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas on the 1st November 1957.
1963 – Rick Allen the English drummer from Def Leppard was born on the 1st November 1963.
1967 – Sophie B. Hawkins the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 1st November 1967.
1967 ~ Tina Arena the Australian singer-songwriter was born in Keilor East, Victoria, on the 1st November 1967. She has sold over 10 million records worldwide. official website : TinaArena.com | social media : Facebook | Twitter | instagram | videos : YouTube | video : Tina Arena performing her song “Sorrento Moon” in 1994…
1982 – Honda became the 1st Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio on the 1st November 1982. The Honda Accord was the first car produced there.
2002 ~ The Sleepover ClubAustralian television series was first broadcast on the 1st November 2002, until the 7th March 2008.
2011 ~ DUNADEN the French trained thoroughbred racehorse won the 2011 MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 1st November 2000. Dunaden was ridden by Christophe Lemaire and trained by Mikel Delzangles. He was the 1st horse to win the Hong Kong Vase after winning the Melbourne Cup. Dunaden was originally purchased for €1,500 as a foal at a sale in France in 2006, and sold to Pearl Bloodstock Pty (Mgr. R Levitt) in 2010 for about $200,000., and won $3.3 million at the 2011 Melbourne Cup. Dunaden beat Red Cadeaux in the closest photo-finish ever in the Melbourne Cup.
Dunaden & Red Cadeaux in the closest ever photo finish in Melbourne Cup ~ Tuesday 1st November 2011
2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup video…
Dunaden, the 1st horse to win the Hong Kong Vase after winning the Melbourne Cup (2011 Photo by Flamelai)
Today in History for November 1st ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1926 – Jimmy Savile the English radio and television host was born on the 31st October 1926 (died 2011).
1955 ~ Ruby Hunter the Australian singer and songwriter was born on the banks of the Murray River in South Australia on the 31st October 1955 (died 2010 aged 54). Ruby Hunter was a member of the Ngarrindjeri nation of Aboriginal tribes, and often performed with her partner Archie Roach, whom both met as homeless teenagers. Ruby was forcibly taken from her family at the age of 8 as part of the Stolen Generation. Ruby Hunter received two ARIA Award nominations, for Best Indigenous Release for Thoughts Within (1995), and Best Blues & Roots Album for Feeling Good (2000).
1999 – EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on the 31st October 1999, killing all 217 people on board.
2000 – Willow Smith the American actress and singer was born on the 31st October 2000.
2003 ~ Bethany Hamilton the American 13 year old professional surfer had her left arm bitten off by a 14 to 15 foot tiger shark on the 31st October 2003, while having a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with her best friend Alana Blanchard, her father and brother. Bethany overcame the injury and returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In 2011 the feature film Soul Surfer was released, based on the book.
Today in History for October 31st ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1998 – Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board on the 29th October 1998. John Glenn became the oldest person to go into space.
1998 – HURRiCANE MiTCHmade landfall in Honduras on the 29th October 1998. Hurricane Mitch was the 2nd deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, with 19,325 people killed. It was the most powerful and destructive hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, with winds of 285 km/h (180 mph). Hurricane Mitch matched the 4th most intense Atlantic hurricane on record as of 1998. Mitch struck Florida as a strong tropical storm. The hurricane left 2.7 million people homeless, and a damage bill of over $6 billion.
2008 – Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest Airlines on the 29th October 2008, which created the world’s largest airline and reduced the number of US legacy carriers to 5.
2012 ~ HURRiCANE SANDYaka SUPERSTORM SANDY, the devastating tropical cyclonemade landfall at New Jerseyon the coastline of America’s north-east on the 29th October 2012. Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane in diameter on record, with winds spanning 1,800 km (1,100 miles), and affected at least 24 states, from Florida to New England. Sandy brought a destructive storm surge to New York City, flooding streets, tunnels and subway lines in Lower Manhattan. Massive destruction occurred along the Jersey Shore in New Jersey. Estimations suggest the damage bill will be over $52 billion, which would rank Sandy in the top 5 most destructive hurricanes of all time. Super Storm Sandy caused 193 deaths.
Satellite captured image of Hurricane Sandy battering the U.S. East coast at 9:10am (EDT) Monday 29th October 2012. The center of the Hurricane was about 310 miles south-southeast of New York City. The Tropical Storm force winds are about 1,000 miles in diameter. (Credit: NASA / NOAA GOES Project)
ABC News has presented some Superstorm Sandy interactive before & after photos. The interactive images on the ABC.net.au website show the parts of the New Jersey coastline damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in a before and after format, by hovering your mouse over each satellite photo. Visit the ABC News Superstorm Sandy interactive before & after photo sliders to see the damage done to Casino Pier, Breakwater Beach Park, Ortley Beach, Mantoloking, Brielle, Ocean City, Brick township, Playland’s Castaway Cove, Gillian’s Island Water Park, Ocean City coastline and Longport coastline in New Jersey..
1892 ~ CHARLES-ÉMiLE REYNAUD projected the 1st ANiMATED CARTOON FiLM to the public, Pauvre Pierrot(aka Poor Pete) at the Musée Grévin (waxwork museum) in Paris, France, on the 28th October 1892. Reynaud created the Praxinoscope in 1877 and the Théâtre Optique in 1888, which was seen for the first time in a public performance, in the show, billed as Pantomimes Lumineuses, which included 3 cartoons, Pauvre Pierrot, Un bon bock, and Le Clown et ses chiens, each consisting of 500 to 600 individually painted images (= 15 minute duration). Reynaud was the projectionist, and accompanied by a piano player. The show remained at the Musée Grévin until 1900, and was seen by over 500,000 people.
Pauvre Pierrot (aka Poor Pete) 1892 French short animated film directed by Charles-Émile ReynaudThe Théâtre Optique moving picture show presented for the first time by Charles-Émile Reynaud in Paris ~ 28th October 1892 (note: The moving images were back projected onto the screen)
1909 – Francis Bacon the Irish painter was born on the 28th October in 1909 (d. 1992).
1927 – Cleo Laine the British singer was born on the 28th October in 1927.
1936 – Charlie Daniels the American musician was born on the 28th October in 1936.
1941 – Hank Marvin the English guitarist was born on the 28th October in 1941.
1955 – BiLL GATES the American software executive was born on the 28th October in 1955. Bill Gates is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is the current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen. Bill Gates is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people, and was ranked the World’s wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked 3rd. In 2011, Bill Gates was the wealthiest American and the 2nd wealthiest person.
1956 – Volker Zotz the Austrian philosopher was born on the 28th October in 1956.
1962 – Daphne Zuniga the American actress was born on the 28th October in 1962. Daphne Zuniga is best known for her roles as Jo Reynolds on Melrose Place, as Victoria Davis on One Tree Hill, and as Princess Vespa in the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs.
1965 – St. Louis Arch was completed on the 28th October in 1965.
1967 – Julia Roberts the American actress was born on the 28th October in 1967.
1971 – The Prospero satellite was launched on the 28th October in 1971, the only British satellite to date launched by British rocket. Prospero was launched into low Earth orbit atop a Black Arrow carrier rocket.
1987 ~ Frank Oceanaka Christopher Oceanthe American singer and songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana was born Christopher Breaux on the 28th October in 1987.
2002 ~ iNTERNATiONAL ANiMATiON DAY was proclaimed on the 28th October 2002 by the ASIFA (International Animated Film Association) to celebrate the art of animation around the World. International Animation Day commemorates the first public performance of Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique in Paris, on the 28th day of October 1892 in 1895.
ASIFA.net ~ International Animated Film Association official websiteASIFA cartoon illustration by Bordo Dovnikovic, the 2011 Winner for the ASIFA Anniversary Book artworkMusée Grévin “Pantomimes Lumineuses” Théâtre Optique by Émile Reynaud poster advertising for the 1st animation show ~ Paris 1892
2009 – Ares I-X mission was successfully launched by NASA on the 28th October in 2009, the only rocket launch for its later-cancelled Constellation program.
2012 ~ CASEY STONER had his sixth straight win at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island on the 28th October in 2012.
Casey Stoner holding the trophy for 1st place at the 2011 Australian Grand Prix at the Phillip Island MotoGP, his 5th year winning in a row, & his 2nd World championship, all on his 26th birthday (Photo by Andrew Napier)
Today in History for October 28th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1978 – Vanessa-Mae the Singaporean-English violinist was born on the 27th October 1978.
1984 – Kelly Osbourne the English singer-songwriter and actress was born on the 27th October 1984. She is the daughter of Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne. Video : Kelly Osbourne fights every day to stay sober (on the Loose Women show on iTV 2018)…
1994 – The U.S. prison population tops 1 million on the 27th October 1994, for the first time in American history.
2005 – The SSETI Express micro-satellite was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the 27th October 2005.
Today in History for October 27th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
