Historical Events In November - 02

1968  Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1969  On November - 02 marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63  

1970  On this day in history richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75  

1971  On November - 02 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 November - 02.  

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

1977  H E Nossak, writer, dies at 76 on November - 02.  

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 November - 02.  

1982  On November - 02 lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher.  

1983  On this day in history president Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day  

1984  Margie V Barfield, US murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years on this day in history.  

1986  Following intervention of Terry Waite, US hostage David Jacobsen is fred in Beirut after 18 months imprisonment on November - 02.  

1986  Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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 November - 02 david Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37  

1995  Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1996  Ontario L'Orignal Railway (RailTex) commences operation over the former CN line between Glen Robertson, Hawkesbury and L'Orignal, Ont on this day in history.  

1996  Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

2005  On this day in history 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  Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach on November - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

2017  Jerome Powell nominated by US President Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve on November - 02.  

2017  On November - 02 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  Tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India on this day in history.  

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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 November - 02.  

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 November - 02.  

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

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

1327  On this day in history death of king James II of Aragon (b. 1267)  

1483  On this day in history death of henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49  

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