Historical Events In November - 02

1968  On November - 02 ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56  

1969  Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1970  On November - 02 richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75  

1971  On this day in history martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46  

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

1976  Jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President on November - 02.  

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

1978  Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 on November - 02.  

1980  Edith Bunker, character on "All in the Family", dies on this day in history.  

1982  Lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher on this day in history.  

1983  President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day on this day in history.  

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

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

1986  On this day in history paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66  

1988  On November - 02 computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities  

1988  Shamir Likud wins election in Israel on November - 02.  

1991  On this day in history fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72  

1992  Hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100 on November - 02.  

1993  P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history david Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37  

1995  On this day in history alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58  

1996  On November - 02 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 November - 02.  

1997  On November - 02 g Harry Stine, writer, dies at 69  

1998  On November - 02 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.  

1999  "Saving Private Ryan" becomse the first major Spielberg movie to be released on DVD on this day in history.  

2005  On November - 02 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.  

2005  On November - 02 ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach.  

2007  On this day in history four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster.  

2014  On November - 02 60 people were killed and 110 injured by a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan  

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

2017  On this day in history jerome Powell nominated by US President Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve  

2017  On this day in history 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.  

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

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1082  Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) was born on this day in history.  

1475  Princess Anne of York (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.  

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

1636  On this day in history 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  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on November - 02.  

1699  On November - 02 birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)  

1083  Death of Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031) on November - 02.  

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

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 November - 02.  

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

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

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