World Vegan Day

Name: World Vegan Day
Start: 2000-11-01
End: 2000-11-01
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On November 1, in the year 0, World Vegan Day. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of November 1, a notable event in this corner of history.

World Vegan Day is a global event celebrated annually on 1 November. Vegans celebrate the benefits of veganism for animals, humans, and the natural environment through activities such as setting up stalls, hosting potlucks, and planting memorial trees.

Key Facts

This event took place on November 1, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 26 May 2026.

On This Date in History

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2025	Nov 1	Martha Layne Collins, American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2025	Nov 1	John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (born 1957)
Notable Deaths	2025	Nov 1	Carlos Manzo, Mexican politician (born 1985)
Historical Events	2024	Nov 1	A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.
Notable Deaths	2023	Nov 1	Brian Brain, English cricketer (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2022	Nov 1	Takeoff, member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)
Notable Deaths	2021	Nov 1	Hugo Dittfach, Canadian horse jockey (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2020	Nov 1	Keith Hitchins, American historian expert on Romanian history (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2020	Nov 1	Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, British party planner, writer and socialite (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 1	Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 1	Houston McTear, American sprinter (born 1957)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 1	Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist and academic (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 1	Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 1	Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (born 1942)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 1	Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, English accountant and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (born 1923)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 1	Jackie Fairweather, Australian runner and coach (born 1967)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 1	Abednigo Ngcobo, South African footballer (born 1950)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 1	Jean-Pierre Roy, Canadian-American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 1	Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1965)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 1	John Y. McCollister, American lieutenant and politician (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 1	Piet Rietveld, Dutch economist and academic (born 1952)
Historical Events	2012	Nov 1	A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 1	Agustín García Calvo, Spanish poet, playwright, and philosopher (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 1	Mitch Lucker, American singer (born 1984)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 1	Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (born 1957)
Historical Events	2011	Nov 1	Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.
Notable Deaths	2011	Nov 1	Cahit Aral, Turkish engineer and politician, Turkish Minister of Industry and Commerce (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2010	Nov 1	Shannon Tavarez, American actress (born 1999)
Notable Deaths	2010	Nov 1	Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (born 1922)
Historical Events	2009	Nov 1	An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.
Notable Deaths	2009	Nov 1	Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2009	Nov 1	Endel Laas, Estonian scientist and academic (born 1915)
Notable Deaths	2009	Nov 1	Robert H. Rines, American violinist and composer (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2008	Nov 1	Jacques Piccard, Swiss oceanographer and engineer (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2008	Nov 1	Shakir Stewart, American record producer (born 1974)
Notable Deaths	2008	Nov 1	Yma Sumac, Peruvian-American soprano and actress (born 1922/1923)
Notable Deaths	2007	Nov 1	S. Ali Raza, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2007	Nov 1	Paul Tibbets, American general (born 1915)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 1	Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1966)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 1	William Styron, American novelist and essayist (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2005	Nov 1	Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2005	Nov 1	Michael Piller, American screenwriter and producer (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2004	Nov 1	Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (born 1970)
Notable Deaths	2004	Nov 1	Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1943)
Notable Births	2003	Nov 1	Ernest Nuamah, Ghanaian footballer
Notable Births	2003	Nov 1	Lautaro Rivero, Argentine footballer
Notable Births	2002	Nov 1	NLE Choppa, American rapper and YouTuber
Historical Events	2001	Nov 1	Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
Notable Births	2001	Nov 1	Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Australian rugby league player
Historical Events	2000	Nov 1	Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.