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Day Of The Week: November 1

November 1, 2025 is the 305th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 60 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Topaz is your modern birthstone. Pearl is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: November 1
- 1814 –Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars.
- 1901 –Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, VA.
- 1938 –Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed “the match of the century” in horse racing.
- 1941 –American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
- 1942 –Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 4.
- 1945 –Australia joins the United Nations.
- 1948 –Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is enthroned.
- 1950 –Pope Pius XII claims Papal Infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
- 1968 –The Motion Picture Association of America’s film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
- 1973 –The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
Who were born on November 1?
- 1526 –Queen Catherine Jagellonica of Poland (d. 1583)
- 1578 –Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
- 1924 –Colette Renard, French actress and singer (d. 2010)
- 1944 –Kinky Friedman, American musician and novelist
- 1947 –Jim Steinman, American songwriter
- 1949 –Michael D. Griffin, American NASA executive
- 1950 –Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1968 –Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor
- 1983 –Matt Moulson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1997 –Alex Wolff, American singer and actor
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