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Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 1
- 100th: 1924 - First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Victoria de los Angeles in Spain; soprano (Mimi - La Boheme).
- 100th: 1924 - Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals.
- 90th: 1934 - In Great Britain, Winston Churchill speaks to his constituency: "Germany is arming, secretly, illegally, and rapidly.".
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Keith Emerson in England; musician (Emerson, Lake and Palmer - "Brain Salad Surgery").
- 80th: 1944 - Japanese begin launching large balloons with bombs destined for the west coast of North America. The balloons maintain a range of altitude by releasing sandbags or hydrogen automatically during their flight. The bombs are set to be released when all sandbags have been dropped.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Ruben Guerrero in Mexico; relay swimmer (Olympic-1968).
- 70th: 1954 - India takes over administration of four French Indian settlements.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Joe Leste in San Diego, California, USA; rock vocalist (Bang Tango - "Dancin' on Coals").
- 60th: 1964 - George Blanda of Houston Oilers throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts.
- 60th: 1964 - Kansas City Chiefs' Len Dawson passes for six touchdowns vs Denver Broncos (49-39).
- 50th: 1974 - Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
- 40th: 1984 - Despite Mike Bossy's four goals, New York Islanders lose 5-6 to Montreal Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick 77-3-4.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Noah Beery Junior at age 81 from a cerebral thrombosis in California, USA; actor (The Rockford Files, Yellow Rose, Doc Elliot, Quest).
- 25th: 1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average removes Chevron Corporation, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Union Carbide Corporation, and Sears Roebuck from its index, replacing them with Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corporation, SBC Communications, and Home Depot Incorporated.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Walter Payton of bile duct cancer; American football player (Chicago Bears halfback) (born 1954).
- 20th: 2004 - A 16-year-old Palestinian Muslim blows himself up in an outdoor market in Tel Aviv, killing three Israelis.
- 15th: 2009 - US lender CIT Group files for bankruptcy protection, arranging with bondholders to reduce debt by US$10 billion. In its filing it showed US$71 billion in finance and leasing assets against total debt of US$64.9 billion, making this the fifth biggest in US corporate history.
- 15th: 2009 - In Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi, round 17 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel.
- 15th: 2009 - The FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button.
- 15th: 2009 - In Okayama, Japan, round 11 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Andy Priaulx; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 15th: 2009 - The FIA World Touring Car Championship is won by Gabriele Tarquini.
- 5th: 2019 - Apple launches Apple TV+ video streaming service.
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