Thursday November 01, 2012

US date format: 11/1/2012, UK date format: 1/11/2012

The day of the week was Thursday, under the astrological sign of Scorpio (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on November 1, 2012).

The number one song in US was One More Night by Maroon 5.

Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2012 while The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching The Greatest Event in Television History. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Darksiders II or The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at November 01 across the years or at November 2012 calendar.

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November 01, 2012 Events

What happened on November 01, 2012?

Historical Events

Syrian civil war: 28 soldiers killed by rebels in an attack on military checkpoints in the northern Idlib province. This happened hours after a wave bombings struck Damascus. Five rebels were also killed in gun battles that followed the attacks.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 28 soldiers were killed in an attack on military checkpoints in the northern Idlib province. This occurred hours after a wave bombings had hit Damascus. Five rebels also lost their lives in the gun battles that followed the attacks.
ComScore, an internet analytics company, says Google's Gmail is now the top e-mail service in the world after Microsoft's Hotmail.
Hurricane Sandy: At least 90 people have died in the United States due to Hurricane Sandy. This is despite millions of Americans still struggling to get power, fuel shortages, and limited public transport. (Wall Street Journal), (ABC News), (US News). Economists estimate that the damage from the storm will reach US $50 billion. However, the overall impact on the U.S. economy should be minimal.
At least 90 people have died in the United States due to Hurricane Sandy. Nearly half of them were in New York City. Millions of Americans in the Northeastern United States are still struggling with power outages and fuel shortages.
Economists estimate that the storm will cause damage of up to US $50 billion. However, the impact on the wider U.S. economy should be minimal.
A fuel tank truck collides with a building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It explodes and kills 22 people and injures 111.
Yellow fever in Sudan kills 32 people, and causes at least 50 more deaths in Darfur.
Susilo Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia, receives a medal of Knighthood of the Order of the Bath (Queen Elizabeth II).
After seeing their daughter, aged 15, talking to a young man in Azad Kashmir (Pakistan), parents kill her in an "honour killing" with acid.
Nine women political prisoners, including an Iranian human rights lawyer NasrinSotoudeh start a hunger strike in protest of their conditions at Tehran's Evin prison.
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier, and two other administrators, were charged with perjury, child endangerment and other charges in connection to the Penn State scandal that involved former football coach Jerry Sandusky being imprisoned. New charges are also filed against Tim Curley, retired Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley, who are already facing perjury charges and failing to report child abuse.
Dissident Irish republicans ambush a prison officer as he drives along the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland. This is the first attack on the Northern Ireland Prison Service in 20 years.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg supports President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney. He cited the need to address climate change after Hurricane Sandy as the reason for his endorsement.
Based on high-energy radiation data, Astronomers have detected what appears to be light coming from the first stars of the universe. This indicates that stars existed at least 500 million years before the "big bang".
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November 01, 2012 Famous Deaths

Who died on November 01, 2012?

Other November 1st famous deaths

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian Poet / Author / director, murdered at 53.
George Papandreou
Greek sociologist and politician 182nd Prime Minister of Greece.
Benita Hume
Actress (Vicky-Thew Halls of Ivy), dies at 61.
James Broderick
American noted family, the son and first child of Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband, Mathew Broderick.

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November 01, 2012 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Scorpio

Scorpio personality

Who should a Scorpio marry?

Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius

Personality of November born

Chinese Zodiac

Dragon

November 01, 2012 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was November 01, 2012?

The day of the week was Thursday.

November 1st marks the 305th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2012.

There are 60 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

November 2012 calendar

November	2012
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

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