This day in History - November 1

456 Historic Events for November 1
79 Event Pompei buried by Mt Vesuvius
846 Birth Louis II, the Stutterer, King of France (877-79)
996 Event 1st use of name "Austria" for Ostarrichi/in oorkonde
1050 Birth Henry IV, German emperor (1056/84-1105) [or Nov 11]
1210 Event King John of England begins imprisoning Jews
1248 Event Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor
1349 Event Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells
1462 Event Arch duke Albrecht VI van Habsburg occupies Vienna
1500 Birth Benvenuto Cellini, sculptor/goldsmith/author (Perseus)
1512 Event Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel, 1st exhibited
1535 Death Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies
1546 Death Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies
1570 Event Netherlands hit by flood disaster, 1,000s killed
1604 Event William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" 1st presented
1607 Birth Georg Philipp Harsd”rfer, Nrnberg Germany, poet (Poetischer Trichter)
1611 Event Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Tempest" 1st presented
1618 Birth Johannes Flittner, composer
1623 Event Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings
1628 Event French king Louis XIII occupies La Rochelle
1666 Birth James Sherard, composer
1671 Event French King Louis XIV and RC German emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty
1672 Death Heinrich Schutz, composer, dies at 87
1676 Death Gisbertus Voetius, [G˜sbert Voet], reformed theologist, dies at 87
1700 Death Carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39
1711 Death Christian Demelius, composer, dies at 68