Historical Events In November - 02
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
0676 Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history. 

0676 On November - 02 donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II 

1048 All Soul's Day declared. A Christian day dedicated to all departed souls of the faithful, especially those in purgatory on this day in history. 

1171 On this day in history baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies 

1327 On this day in history king Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned 

1355 On November - 02 english invasion army under king Edward lands at Calais 

1418 Utrecht conquerors Ijsselstein on November - 02. 

1483 On November - 02 henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 

1528 Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works) on November - 02. 

1532 On this day in history zealand/South Holland flooded 

1570 On this day in history a tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1,000 people. 

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. 

1635 On this day in history aurelio Signoretti, composer, dies at 68 

1642 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III on November - 02. 

1648 On November - 02 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol, Podlia 

1648 On this day in history 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol Podlia 

1675 On November - 02 a combined attack by the Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut colonies attacks the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the Narragansetts during King Philip's War. 

1697 Constantine Huygens Jr, Poet/painter/cartoonist, buried on this day in history. 

1712 On November - 02 suriname govt gives French hijacker Jacques Cassard, Æ’682,800 

1717 Johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies on this day in history. 

1722 On this day in history willem KH Friso (11) appointed viceroy of Gelderland 

1731 Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer, dies at 26 on this day in history. 

1734 Daniel Boone, frontiersman/explorer (US Hall of Fame-1915) on this day in history. 

1739 On November - 02 karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer 

1741 On November - 02 joan Derk van Capellen, leader of Neth Democratic Patriots 

1749 On this day in history english Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post 

1755 Marie Antoinette, the wife of French King Louis XVI is born in Vienna on November - 02. 

1755 The birth of Marie Antoinette, Former Queen of France on November - 02. 

1755 On this day in history marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake 

1772 On November - 02 boston patriot Samuel Adams, 50, and local physician Joseph Warren, 31, organize a Committee of Correspondence, similar committees spring up throughout the colonies, relaying the anti-British polemics of Adams and others. 

1772 On November - 02 boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms 

1781 On November - 02 jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 

1783 On this day in history gen Washington bids farewell to his army 

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