Public Holidays on November 1

• 🌍 All Saints' Day (Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Philippines, Poland, Venezuela)
• 🌍 All Saints Day (Chile, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Peru, Portugal)
• 🌍 Allerheiligen (Austria, Belgium)
• 🌍 Día de Todos los Santos (Chile)
• 🌍 Dia de Todos os Santos (Portugal)
• 🌍 Giorno dell'unità nazionale; Ognissanti (Italy)
• 🌍 Mindenszentek (Hungary)
• 🌍 National Youth Day (Nigeria)
• 🌍 Todos Los Santos (Peru)
• 🌍 Toussaint (France)
• 🌍 Uroczystość Wszystkich Świętych (Poland)

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Religious Observances on November 1

• Christian: All Saints' Day

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On This Day in History — November 1

• 2012 — A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.
• 2000 — The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
• 1993 — The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
• 1987 — British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238 km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
• 1984 — After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupts.
• 1982 — Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.

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Notable Births on November 1

• 1995 — Margarita Mamun, Russian gymnast
• 1994 — James Ward-Prowse, English footballer
• 1991 — Eyþór Arnarson, Icelandic skier
• 1991 — Reece Brown, English footballer
• 1991 — Jiang Yuyuan, Chinese gymnast
• 1988 — Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player

Notable Deaths on November 1

• 2015 — Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (b. 1941)
• 2015 — Houston McTear, American sprinter (b. 1957)
• 2015 — Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist and academic (b. 1918)
• 2015 — Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (b. 1942)
• 2014 — Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, English accountant and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (b. 1923)

Sports on November 1

• College Football: Washington Huskies @ Nebraska Cornhuskers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Army Black Knights @ Memphis Tigers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Dallas Stars — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on November 2

• 🌍 All Souls' Day (Brazil, Philippines, Venezuela)
• 🌍 All Saints’ Day (Colombia)
• 🌍 Día de Todos los Santos (observado) (Colombia)
• 🌍 Finados (Brazil)
• 🌍 Marlborough Anniversary Day (New Zealand)

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On This Day in History — November 2

• 1990 — British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
• 1988 — The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
• 1986 — US Hostage, David Jacobsen, is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.[2]
• 1984 — Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.
• 1983 — U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• 1967 — Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.

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Notable Births on November 2

• 1997 — Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer
• 1994 — Shaq Coulthirst, English footballer
• 1990 — Christopher Dibon, Austrian footballer
• 1989 — Stevan Jovetić, Montenegrin footballer
• 1989 — Natalie Pluskota, American tennis player
• 1989 — Luke Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Deaths on November 2

• 2015 — Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, Polish painter, historian, and academic (b. 1924)
• 2015 — Mike Davies, Welsh-American tennis player and businessman (b. 1936)
• 2015 — Roy Dommett, English scientist and engineer (b. 1933)
• 2015 — Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
• 2014 — Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)

Sports on November 2

• MLS: Inter Miami CF @ New England Revolution — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Ottawa Senators @ Anaheim Ducks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders — 01:20 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Minnesota United FC @ LAFC — 01:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: LA Clippers @ Golden State Warriors — 01:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Lakers — 02:00 UTC Scheduled

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