What Day of the Week

November 1, 2023 was the 305^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 60 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

• 365

  The Alamanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities.
• 1611

  William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
• 1683

  The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
• 1755

  Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty thousand and ninety thousand people.
• 1790

  Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster.
• 1859

  The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (30 kilometers), in good conditions.
• 1901

  Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, VA.
• 1916

  Paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous “stupidity or treason” speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government.
• 1942

  Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 4.
• 1943

  World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. aircraft carrier forces attack the huge Japanese base at Rabaul.

• 1889

  Hannah Höch, German Dada artist (d. 1978)
• 1905

  Paul-Émile Borduas, Quebec painter (d. 1960)
• 1912

  Gunther Plaut, German-born Canadian rabbi and writer
• 1924

  Jean-Luc Pépin, French Canadian politician (d. 1995)
• 1935

  Gary Player, South African golfer
• 1950

  Dan Peek, American guitarist (America) (d. 2011)
• 1959

  Eriko Hara, Japanese voice actress
• 1969

  Tie Domi, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973

  Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
• 1979

  Coco Crisp, American baseball player

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