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1 November 2029
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
1998 - Karl Bushby set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, beginning his attempt to walk around the world towards England, a journey that remains ongoing.English adventurer and paratrooper (born 1969)
Anniversary
1972 - Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.1972 film by Robert Abel
Anniversary
1963 - Lê 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.South Vietnamese soldier (1919–1963)
Anniversary
1959 - After 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.Sports equipment for ice hockey
Anniversary
1959 - Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.Rwandan president
Historical events
History
2024 - A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.2024 disaster in Serbia
History
2012 - A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.History
2011 - Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.Prime Minister of Italy from 2021 to 2022
History
2009 - An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.Russian heavy four-engined military transport jet aircraft
History
2001 - Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
History
2000 - Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.State in central India
History
2000 - Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.Country in Southeast Europe (1992–2006)
History
1997 - Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.1997 film by James Cameron
History
1993 - The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.1992 founding treaty of the European Union
History
1991 - President of the Chechen Republic Dzhokhar Dudayev declares sovereignty of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from the Russian Federation.Highest-ranking official in Chechnya, Russia
Notable births
Born
2001 - Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1998 - Stuart Skinner, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Martha Layne Collins, American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (born 1936)American politician (1936–2025)
Died
2025 - John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (born 1957)Australian rugby league player (1957–2025)
Died
2025 - Carlos Manzo, Mexican politician (born 1985)Mexican politician (1985–2025)
Died
2023 - Brian Brain, English cricketer (born 1940)English cricketer (1940–2023)
Died
2022 - Takeoff, member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)American rapper (1994–2022)
Died
2021 - Hugo Dittfach, Canadian horse jockey (born 1936)Canadian jockey (1936–2021)
Died
2020 - Keith Hitchins, American historian expert on Romanian history (born 1931)American historian member of the Romanian Academy
Died
2020 - Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, British party planner, writer and socialite (born 1941)British party planner and socialite
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.5 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
9.35 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Virgo
4.53 degrees
Constellation: Sextans
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.