1 November 1986

Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.

After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask, now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.

The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.

World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.

American photographer Ansel Adams (pictured) shot Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, one of his most famous photographs.

Frances Kyle was called to the Bar of Ireland, becoming the first female barrister in Ireland or Great Britain.

World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force departed Albany, Western Australia.

The disposable ship Columbus (pictured) arrived in the The Downs off England, becoming, at that time, the largest vessel to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuq Turks captured the important port city of Sinope.

After Empress Matilda released her rival King Stephen, he in turn released Robert of Gloucester, her strongest supporter, thus prolonging the Anglo-Norman civil war known as The Anarchy.

A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.

Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.

An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.

Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.

Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.

Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.

Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.

The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.

President of the Chechen Republic Dzhokhar Dudayev declares sovereignty of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from the Russian Federation.

British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238 km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.

After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupt.

Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.

Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.

In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara.