12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for November 1, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1512 – Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled to the public in Rome.
- 1604 – Shakespeare’s “Othello” is first performed at Whitehall Palace in London.
- 1755 – The Great Lisbon earthquake and tsunami devastate Portugal and parts of Spain and Morocco.
- 1800 – President John Adams becomes the first U.S. president to reside in the White House.
- 1911 – First aerial bombardment in warfare as Italy drops bombs on Ottoman forces in Libya.
- 1918 – The Western Ukrainian People’s Republic is proclaimed in Lviv.
- 1928 – Turkey formally adopts the Latin alphabet, replacing Ottoman Turkish script.
- 1952 – The United States detonates “Ivy Mike,” the first full-scale hydrogen bomb, at Enewetak Atoll.
- 1954 – The Algerian War of Independence begins with coordinated FLN attacks (“Toussaint Rouge”).
- 1963 – A coup begins in South Vietnam that will depose President Ngô Đình Diệm the next day.
- 1981 – Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1993 – The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1957 – Lyle Lovett, singer-songwriter and actor (68).
- 1960 – Fernando Valenzuela, MLB pitcher, 1981 NL Cy Young & MVP (65).
- 1962 – Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman (63).
- 1972 – Toni Collette, Australian actress (“Hereditary,” “The Sixth Sense”) (53).
- 1972 – Jenny McCarthy, TV host/actress (“Singled Out,” “The Masked Singer”) (53).
- 1973 – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Indian actress and Miss World 1994 (52).
- 1986 – Penn Badgley, actor (“Gossip Girl,” “You”) (39).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1700 – Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg king of Spain (38).
- 1894 – Alexander III of Russia, Emperor of Russia (49).
- 1972 – Ezra Pound, modernist poet and critic (87).
- 1985 – Phil Silvers, actor/comedian (“The Phil Silvers Show”) (74).
- 1999 – Walter Payton, Hall of Fame NFL running back (45).
- 2015 – Fred Thompson, U.S. senator and actor (“Law & Order”) (73).
- 2022 – Takeoff, rapper and member of Migos (28).
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