This day in history
November 01
1755 - Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 in Portugal
1814 - Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars.
1894 - Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris.
1995 - South Africans voted in their first all-race local government elections.
Source: REUTERS
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