November 1
What happened on November 1 in history
5 events fall on November 1, from 1512 to 1952. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on November 1
1512
The Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled
Michelangelo's four years of painting are shown to the public.
Michelangelo spent four years on scaffolding painting the chapel vault, working in fresco on a surface of over 500 square metres. He was a sculptor by trade and took the commission reluctantly. The ceiling's scenes from Genesis, the Creation of Adam among them, are among the most widely reproduced images in Western art.
Source: Vatican Museums — Sistine Chapel
1755
The Lisbon earthquake
A quake, fire and tsunami destroy the city on All Saints' Day.
1800
The first president moves in
John Adams takes up residence in the unfinished White House.
1922
The Ottoman sultanate is abolished
Six centuries of the dynasty end.
1952
The first hydrogen bomb test
The United States detonates Ivy Mike in the Marshall Islands.