Historical Events In November - 02

1968  Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56 on November - 02.   

1969  On November - 02 marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63   

1970  On this day in history richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75   

1971  On this day in history martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46   

1976  On this day in history former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter (D) defeats incumbent Gerald R Ford (R) in race for Presidency   

1976  On November - 02 jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President   

1977  On this day in history h E Nossak, writer, dies at 76   

1978  Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 on this day in history.   

1980  On November - 02 edith Bunker, character on "All in the Family", dies   

1982  Lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history president Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day   

1984  On this day in history margie V Barfield, US murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years   

1986  Following intervention of Terry Waite, US hostage David Jacobsen is fred in Beirut after 18 months imprisonment on November - 02.   

1986  Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66 on November - 02.   

1988  On November - 02 computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities   

1988  Shamir Likud wins election in Israel on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72   

1992  On November - 02 hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100   

1993  P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86 on November - 02.   

1994  David Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1995  Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history ontario L'Orignal Railway (RailTex) commences operation over the former CN line between Glen Robertson, Hawkesbury and L'Orignal, Ont.   

1996  On this day in history alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies   

1997  G Harry Stine, writer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1998  Quebec Gatineau Railway commences operation over the CN Montfort Spur between Mirabel and Saint-Jerome, QC. Access to the CN network is continued through an interchange agreement between CN, OGRY and St.L&H on November - 02.   

1999  On this day in history "Saving Private Ryan" becomse the first major Spielberg movie to be released on DVD   

2005  Madrid: the Spanish Congress of Deputies approves the admission to formality of the new Catalan Statute of Autonomy with the support of all the groups except the People's Party (PP) that the same day filed an objection of unconstitutionality on this day in history.   

2005  Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach on this day in history.   

2007  Four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster on November - 02.   

2014  On this day in history 60 people were killed and 110 injured by a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan   

2017  On this day in history on This Day and Xiaomi launch a content partnership to display today in history content in Xiaomi's calendar app to users in India   

2017  Jerome Powell nominated by US President Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history a new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia, becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century.   

2018  Tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India on this day in history.   

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1082  On this day in history birth of emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)   

1475  Princess Anne of York (d. 1511) was born on November - 02.   

1528  Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works) was born on November - 02.   

1636  On this day in history birth of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)   

1667  On November - 02 birth of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)   

1692  Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born on November - 02.   

1696  On November - 02 birth of conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)   

1699  On November - 02 birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

1083  On this day in history death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

1171  On this day in history baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies   

1285  On November - 02 death of king Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)   

1327  On this day in history death of king James II of Aragon (b. 1267)   

1483  Death of Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63   

1610  On this day in history richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66   

1618  On November - 02 death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)