Historical Events for 1st November 2025

1870 – US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)
1956 – Delhi becomes a union territory of India
1968 – MLB Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain is named unanimous AL Cy Young Award winner after finishing MLB season, 31-6 for World Series winning Tigers
1970 – Fire at Club Cinq-Sept Discotheque in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, kills 146, as all emergency exits were padlocked
1972 – 1st gay themed TV movie – “That Certain Summer”
1987 – New York City Marathon: Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya wins men’s race, 2:11:01; English runner Priscilla Welch women’s champion, 2:30:17
2012 – Acid is poured over a 15-year-old girl by her parents after being seen talking to a young man in an “honour killing” in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
2018 – Google employees stage mass walkout to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment

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