Page 5: Historical Events In November - 02

1938  On this day in history babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager   

1941  On this day in history german troops occupy Rostov   

1942  Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II) on this day in history.   

1942  11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history 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  On this day in history auschwitz begins gassing inmates   

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

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

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

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

1949  On this day in history netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state   

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  On November - 02 pakistan becomes islamic republic   

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

1954  On this day in history 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  On November - 02 israel captures Gaza and Sheham   

1956  On this day in history jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77   

1957  1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio on November - 02.   

1958  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80 on November - 02.   

1959  Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed on this day in history.   

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

1960  Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.   

1960  On November - 02 dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64   

1961  "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances on November - 02.   

1961  On November - 02 james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

1962  On this day in history jFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled   

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

1963  Ngo Dinh Diem, president of South Vietnam (1955-63), murdered at 62 on this day in history.   

1966  On November - 02 mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73   

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1082  On November - 02 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 November - 02 birth of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)   

1667  James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737) was born on November - 02.   

1692  Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

1083  On November - 02 death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

1171  Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies on this day in history.   

1285  Death of King Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239) on this day in history.   

1327  On November - 02 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  Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on November - 02.   

1610  On November - 02 richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66   

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