Historical Events In November - 02

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

1969  Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63 on November - 02.  

1970  Richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75 on November - 02.  

1971  Martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46 on November - 02.  

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

1976  On this day in history jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President  

1977  On November - 02 h E Nossak, writer, dies at 76  

1978  On November - 02 crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31  

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  President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day on November - 02.  

1984  Margie V Barfield, US murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years on November - 02.  

1986  On this day in history following intervention of Terry Waite, US hostage David Jacobsen is fred in Beirut after 18 months imprisonment  

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

1988  Computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history shamir Likud wins election in Israel  

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  On November - 02 p A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86  

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  Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies on this day in history.  

1997  G Harry Stine, writer, dies at 69 on November - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1999  On November - 02 "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  On November - 02 four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster.  

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

2017  On This Day and Xiaomi launch a content partnership to display today in history content in Xiaomi's calendar app to users in India on November - 02.  

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

2017  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 on November - 02.  

2018  Tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India on November - 02.  

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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  On this day in history birth of peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works)  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 November - 02.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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