Some of the great historical events that happened today in history, on November 1st!
| 79 | The city of Pompeii is buried by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. |
| 1512 | Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited for the first time. |
| 1582 | Maurice of Nassau, the son of William of Orange, becomes the governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht. |
| 1604 | William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was first performed, at Whitehall Palace in London. |
