Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/November 1

Births

 * 1762 - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1812)
 * 1871 - Stephen Crane, American writer (d. 1900) (pictured)
 * 1887 - L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d. 1976)
 * 1957 - Lyle Lovett, American singer
 * 1972 - Toni Collette, Australian actress
 * 1973 - Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress

Deaths

 * 1972 - Ezra Pound, American poet (b. 1885)
 * 1979 - Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (b. 1896)
 * 1985 - Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b. 1911)
 * 1999 - Walter Payton, American football player (b. 1954)