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What happened on November 2
On November 2 history recorded 44 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 92 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 44events
- 160births
- 92deaths
- 13observances
Highlights
Highlights
619Emperor 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.
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, personal name Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude, Xianbei name Daye Yuan, was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626 CE. Under the Sui dynasty, Li Yuan was the governor in the area of modern-day Shanxi, and
1880James A. Garfield was elected as president of the United States; the election is the closest to date by popular vote margin.
James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Repre
1917The British government issued the Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small Jewish minority.
The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small Jewish
November 2
On this day
VII century
- 619
619A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu.
XV century
XVII century
XVIII century
XIX century
- 1868
1868Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally. - 1882
1882The great fire destroys a large part of Oulu's city center in Oulu Province, Finland. - 1889
1889North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. - 1899
1899The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
XX century
- 1912
1912Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople. - 1914
1914World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed. - 1917
1917The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities". - 1917
1917The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting. - 1920
1920In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election. - 1936
1936The BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service begins. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day. - 1940
1940World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. - 1947
1947In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017. - 1949
1949The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia. - 1951
1951Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours the next day. - 1956
1956Hungarian Revolution: Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito. - 1956
1956Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip. - 1959
1959Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance. - 1959
1959The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway. - 1960
1960Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. - 1963
1963South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. - 1964
1964King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal. - 1965
1965Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war. - 1966
1966The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. - 1967
1967Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war. - 1973
1973Aeroflot Flight 19 is hijacked and diverted to Vnukovo International Airport, where the aircraft is stormed by authorities. - 1982
1982Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting. - 1983
1983U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. - 1984
1984Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. - 1986
1986Lebanon hostage crisis: U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity. - 1988
1988The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. - 1988
1988LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crashes in Białobrzegi, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, killing one person and injuring several more. - 1990
1990British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses. - 1997
1997Tropical Storm Linda makes landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths. - 1999
1999Honolulu shootings: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven. - 2000
2000Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station for the first long-duration stay onboard. From this day to present, a continuous human presence in space on the station remains uninterrupted.
XXI century
- 2008
2008Lewis Hamilton secured his maiden Formula One Drivers' Championship Title by one point ahead of Felipe Massa at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after a pass for fifth place against the Toyota of Timo Glock on the final lap of the race. - 2016
2016The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years. - 2020
2020In Vienna's Innere Stadt district, an ISIL sympathizer shoots and kills four people and injures 23 more, before being shot and killed by the police. - 2022
2022A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
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Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Agapius and companions
- Christian feast day: Domninus of Vienne
- Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland)
- Christian feast day: Justus of Trieste
- Christian feast day: Victorinus of Pettau
- Christian feast day: November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion)
- Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
- Day of the Dead, the second day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration (Mexico)
- Dziady (Belarus)
- Arrival of Indentured Labourers (Mauritius)
- International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (United Nations)
- Statehood Day (North Dakota and South Dakota, United States)
Frequently asked questions
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.
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.
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 is celebrated on November 2?
13 observances are celebrated on November 2 around the world: Christian feast day: Agapius and companions, Christian feast day: Domninus of Vienne, Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland), Christian feast day: Justus of Trieste, Christian feast day: Victorinus of Pettau, Christian feast day: November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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