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November 1: Independence Day in Antigua and Barbuda (1981), All Saints' Day in Catholicism, Day of the Dead in Mexico

1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was re-painted in fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
1755 - Lisbon was destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people.
1954 - The "Front de Libération Nationale" began the Algerian War of Independence against French rule, with guerrilla attacks in various parts of Algeria.
1963 - The Arecibo Observatory, with the world's largest radio telescope, officially opened in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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 *[[1512]] - The [[ceiling]] of the '''[[Sistine Chapel]]''' in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]] was re-painted in [[fresco]] by [[Michelangelo Buonarroti]].
 *[[1755]] - [[Lisbon]] was destroyed by a '''[[1755 Lisbon earthquake|massive earthquake]]''' and [[tsunami]], killing between sixty and ninety thousand people.
+*[[1954]] - The [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|"Front de Libération Nationale"]] began the '''[[Algerian War of Independence]]''' against [[France|French]] rule, with [[guerrilla]] attacks in various parts of [[Algeria]].
-*[[1800]] - [[John Adams]] became the first [[President of the United States]] to take residence in the Executive Mansion, later re-named the '''[[White House]]'''.
 *[[1963]] - The '''[[Arecibo Observatory]]''', with the world's largest [[radio telescope]], officially opened in [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]], [[Puerto Rico]].
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