On this day: November 1

November 1 : Samhain and Beltane in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, respectively; Rajyotsava (Formation Day) in Karnataka , India ( 1956 ) Goaltender mask worn by Jacques Plante 1921 – Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell were called to the Bar of Ireland , becoming the first female barristers in Ireland or Great Britain. 1959 – After being struck in the face with a hockey puck , Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask (pictured) , now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey . 1963 – Lê Quang Tung , loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces , was exe