Historical Events In November - 02

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

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

1970  Richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1971  On November - 02 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 this day in history lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher.  

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

1984  On this day in history 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 November - 02 paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66  

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 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 this day in history.  

1993  On November - 02 p A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86  

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

1995  Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58 on November - 02.  

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 November - 02.  

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

1998  On this day in history 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  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 November - 02.  

2005  Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach on this day in history.  

2007  Four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history 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  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 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 this day in history.  

1667  James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.  

1692  On this day in history birth of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)  

1696  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

1699  Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779) was born on November - 02.  

1083  On November - 02 death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)  

1171  Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies on November - 02.  

1285  Death of King Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239) on November - 02.  

1327  Death of King James II of Aragon (b. 1267) on this day in history.  

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

1588  On this day in history wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63  

1610  On this day in history richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66  

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