Historical anniversaries mark November 1 and 2

Various historical events are commemorated on November 1 and 2.

On November 1, notable occurrences include the completion of the Fourth Council of Chalcedon in 451, the first public exhibition of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling in 1512, and the discovery of the Strait of Magellan in 1520. Other significant events include the devastating 1755 earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, and the 1920 electoral defeat of Eleftherios Venizelos in Greece.

On November 2, historical milestones include the election of Jimmy Carter as the 39th US President in 1976 and the BBC’s first high-resolution television broadcast in 1936. More recently, in 2025, a Berlin judge issued an arrest warrant for a 22-year-old Syrian man accused of planning a jihadist attack and spreading Islamic State propaganda.