Page 6: Historical Events In November - 02
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1968 On November - 02 ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56
1969 On November - 02 marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63
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 On this day in history former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter (D) defeats incumbent Gerald R Ford (R) in race for Presidency
1976 Jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history h E Nossak, writer, dies at 76
1978 On November - 02 crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31
1980 On this day in history 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 On November - 02 margie V Barfield, US murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years
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 this day in history computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities
1988 On this day in history shamir Likud wins election in Israel
1991 On November - 02 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 David Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37 on this day in history.
1995 On November - 02 alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58
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 On this day in history alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies
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 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 this day in history ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach.
2007 On November - 02 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 this day in history tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India