Who was born on November 2

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 2, including Ōkido Moriemon, Marion Jones Farquhar, Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

44 documented historical events happened on November 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Emperor Gaozu of Tang allowed the assassination of a khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate by Eastern Turkic rivals, one of the earliest events in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks. On the same day, in another year: James A. Garfield was elected as president of the United States; the election is the closest to date by popular vote margin. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.