Page 6: Historical Events In November - 02
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1968 Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history 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 November - 02.
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 On November - 02 edith Bunker, character on "All in the Family", dies
1982 On November - 02 lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher.
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities
1988 Shamir Likud wins election in Israel on November - 02.
1991 Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72 on November - 02.
1992 Hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100 on November - 02.
1993 On this day in history p A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86
1994 David Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37 on November - 02.
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 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 November - 02.
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 60 people were killed and 110 injured by a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan on November - 02.
2017 On this day in history 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 November - 02 jerome Powell nominated by US President Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve
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.