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Who died on November 2

92 figures who shaped history died on November 2.

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Matilda of Flanders — Queen of England from 1066 to 1083, who died on November 2 1083.

Saint Malachy — Irish Saint, who died on November 2 1148.

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham — English nobleman, who died on November 2 1483.

Margaret of Lorraine — Duchess of Alençon, who died on November 2 1521.

Richard Bancroft — Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610, who died on November 2 1610.

Pyotr Kotlyarevsky — Russian general, who died on November 2 1852.

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Who died on November 2?

92 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 2, including Matilda of Flanders, Saint Malachy, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on November 2?

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.

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