Historical Events In November - 02
Sunday, 04 January 2026
0676 On November - 02 donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 

0676 On this day in history donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II 

1048 All Soul's Day declared. A Christian day dedicated to all departed souls of the faithful, especially those in purgatory on November - 02. 

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

1327 On this day in history king Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned 

1355 English invasion army under king Edward lands at Calais on this day in history. 

1418 Utrecht conquerors Ijsselstein on this day in history. 

1483 On November - 02 henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 

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

1532 Zealand/South Holland flooded on November - 02. 

1570 On November - 02 a tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1,000 people. 

1588 On November - 02 wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 

1610 Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66 on November - 02. 

1635 On November - 02 aurelio Signoretti, composer, dies at 68 

1642 On this day in history 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III 

1648 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol, Podlia on November - 02. 

1648 On this day in history 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol Podlia 

1675 A combined attack by the Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut colonies attacks the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the Narragansetts during King Philip's War on this day in history. 

1697 Constantine Huygens Jr, Poet/painter/cartoonist, buried on November - 02. 

1712 Suriname govt gives French hijacker Jacques Cassard, Æ’682,800 on November - 02. 

1717 Johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies on this day in history. 

1722 Willem KH Friso (11) appointed viceroy of Gelderland on November - 02. 

1731 On November - 02 johann Matthias Leffloth, composer, dies at 26 

1734 On November - 02 daniel Boone, frontiersman/explorer (US Hall of Fame-1915) 

1739 On November - 02 karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer 

1741 On this day in history joan Derk van Capellen, leader of Neth Democratic Patriots 

1749 English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post on November - 02. 

1755 Marie Antoinette, the wife of French King Louis XVI is born in Vienna on November - 02. 

1755 The birth of Marie Antoinette, Former Queen of France on this day in history. 

1755 Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake on this day in history. 

1772 On this day in history boston patriot Samuel Adams, 50, and local physician Joseph Warren, 31, organize a Committee of Correspondence, similar committees spring up throughout the colonies, relaying the anti-British polemics of Adams and others. 

1772 On this day in history boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms 

1781 Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 on November - 02. 

1783 On this day in history gen Washington bids farewell to his army 

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