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  On November - 02 montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II)  

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

1943  In a few days, 50,000 Jews in the Lublin region are deported and shot in ditches behind the Majdanek gas chambers on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed  

1944  On this day in history auschwitz begins gassing inmates  

1947  Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time on November - 02.  

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

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

1948  Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers on November - 02.  

1949  On November - 02 netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state  

1950  On this day in history "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances  

1950  George Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94 on November - 02.  

1952  Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman  

1955  On this day in history clarton-Schwerdt & Schaffer discover polio virus  

1956  On this day in history hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion  

1956  Israel captures Gaza and Sheham on November - 02.  

1956  On November - 02 jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77  

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

1958  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

1960  On November - 02 dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad  

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

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

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  On November - 02 felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80  

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

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

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

1475  On this day in history birth of princess Anne of York (d. 1511)  

1528  On November - 02 birth of peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works)  

1636  Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) was born on November - 02.  

1667  On November - 02 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  On this day in history birth of conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)  

1699  Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779) was born on November - 02.  

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

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

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

1327  Death of King James II of Aragon (b. 1267) on November - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1610  Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1618  Death of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568) on November - 02.