Page 5: Historical Events In November - 02

1938  Babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager on November - 02.   

1941  German troops occupy Rostov on November - 02.   

1942  Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II) on November - 02.   

1942  11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir on November - 02.   

1943  On November - 02 in a few days, 50,000 Jews in the Lublin region are deported and shot in ditches behind the Majdanek gas chambers   

1943  Jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed on November - 02.   

1944  Auschwitz begins gassing inmates on November - 02.   

1947  Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time on this day in history.   

1947  7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US) on November - 02.   

1948  On November - 02 truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers   

1948  On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers   

1949  Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state on November - 02.   

1950  On November - 02 "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances   

1950  On November - 02 george Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94   

1952  On this day in history maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies   

1953  Pakistan becomes islamic republic on November - 02.   

1954  On this day in history charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's first black congressman   

1954  On November - 02 charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman   

1955  On November - 02 clarton-Schwerdt & Schaffer discover polio virus   

1956  Hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion on November - 02.   

1956  Israel captures Gaza and Sheham on this day in history.   

1956  Jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio   

1958  On November - 02 adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80   

1959  Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed on November - 02.   

1959  On November - 02 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 16 perfs   

1960  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad   

1960  On this day in history dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64   

1961  "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances on this day in history.   

1961  James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66 on November - 02.   

1962  JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled on this day in history.   

1962  Felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80 on November - 02.   

1963  On November - 02 ngo Dinh Diem, president of South Vietnam (1955-63), murdered at 62   

1966  Mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73 on November - 02.   

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1082  Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) was born on November - 02.   

1475  On November - 02 birth of princess Anne of York (d. 1511)   

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

1636  Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)   

1692  On this day in history birth of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)   

1696  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on November - 02.   

1699  Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

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

1171  On November - 02 baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies   

1285  On this day in history death of king Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)   

1327  Death of King James II of Aragon (b. 1267) on this day in history.   

1483  Death of Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 on November - 02.   

1588  Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1618  On this day in history death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)