November 2

Events

 * - A in the  devastates the coast from  to, killing more than 1,000 people.
 * - A combined attack by the, , and  colonies attacks the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the  during.
 * - : and  form the first.
 * - In, US General gives his "Farewell Address to the Army".
 * - The succeeds the French  as the government of Revolutionary France.
 * - : Western Department General  is relieved of command and replaced by.
 * - : officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally
 * - and  are admitted as the 39th and 40th s.
 * - The first gasoline-powered race in the . First prize: $2,000
 * - is started at the  with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the  team.
 * - The begin their 118 day  of  held  during the.
 * - fraternity is founded at.
 * - declares war on the.
 * - The proclaims support for ish settlement in.
 * - In the, of  starts broadcasting as the first commercial . The first broadcast was the results of the.
 * - is crowned emperor of.
 * - The is established.
 * 1936  -  dictator  proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance of the.
 * 1936  - The  initiates the, the world's first regular, high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in , the channel still runs to this day.
 * - In, designer performs the maiden (and only) flight of the ; the largest fixed-wing  ever built.
 * - The Constituent Assembly of names the country The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
 * - The in, generates national publicity, and remains one of the most impressive  cases in American history.
 * - :  contestant  admits to a  committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
 * 1959  - : After being struck in the face with a puck,   returns to play wearing a protective mask for the first time in professional play.
 * 1959  - The first section of the, the first inter-urban  in the , is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the  and
 * - is found not guilty of  in the  case
 * - ese President is assassinated following a military.
 * -  of  is deposed by a family, and replaced by his half-brother.
 * -, a 31-year-old , sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to to protest the use of  in the Vietnam war.
 * - The enters force, allowing 123,000 ns the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the.
 * - : US President and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
 * - The and the  forms a 'United Front' in the state of.
 * - 78 die when the Time Go-Go Club in, burns down. Six of the victims jumped to their deaths from the seventh floor after a club official barred the doors after the fire started.
 * - begins transmission in the UK
 * - U.S. President signs a bill creating.
 * - : becomes the first woman executed in the  since.
 * - The, the first -distributed to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from.
 * - becomes the.
 * - Former n defence minister General and 10 other former senior military officers are arrested and charged with murdering 13 black people in, (all the accused are later acquitted).
 * - The first crew arrives at the.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, English merchant and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Crown Prince of Poland (d. )
 * -, Dutch composer (d. )
 * -, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American frontiersman (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, Dutch politician (d. )
 * -, Queen of France (d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * -, Polish actor (d. )
 * 1777  -  (d. )
 * -, 11th (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, English mathematician and philosopher (d. )
 * -, British provincial governor (d. )
 * -, French artist, illustrator (d.
 * -, (d. )
 * -, 29th (d. )
 * -, Maltese founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (d. )
 * 1877  -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * 1877  -, Shia Imam (d. )
 * -, cardinal and (d. )
 * -, American astronomer (d. )
 * -, Bangladeshi politician (d. )
 * -, -winning  (d. )
 * -, founder of Pininfarina company (d. )
 * -, German scientist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * 1906  -, Italian director (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Egyptian politician (d. )
 * -, Greek writer, (d. )
 * 1911  -, US mathematician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American movie director (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American voice actor (d. )
 * 1921  -,  player (d. )
 * -, Canadian player (d. )
 * 1924   -, American recording engineer
 * -, American artist
 * 1929  -, American physicist,  laureate
 * -, American speaker
 * 1934  -, Australian tennis player
 * -, American actor and director (d. )
 * 1936  -, wrestler
 * 1936  -, American judge (d. )
 * -, lead vocalist of
 * -, American journalist and politician
 * 1938  -
 * 1938  -, American singer
 * -, American football player
 * -, English musician and songwriter
 * -, American author
 * 1942  -, American actress
 * -, French director, actor and producer
 * 1944  -, British keyboardist and composer
 * -, Australian race car driver
 * 1946  -, Italian conductor and composer (d. )
 * -, Albanian politician
 * -, American novelist and critic
 * 1951  -, Australian musician
 * -, English singer
 * -, American entrepreneur
 * -, American musician
 * -, Scottish actor
 * -, American drummer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Croatian war criminal
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1961  -, head coach of the California
 * -, Australian Football commentator
 * -, French soprano
 * -, American filmmaker
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, American filmmaker
 * 1966  -, American actor
 * 1966  -, Egyptian actor
 * -, American jazz vocalist
 * 1967  -, Dutch improvising musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American bassist
 * -, American professional wrestling valet
 * -, British entertainer
 * 1972  -, Uruguayan footballer
 * 1972  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American rapper
 * 1974  -, Colombian baseball player
 * 1974  -, French  driver
 * 1974  -, American rapper
 * 1975  -, American musician
 * -, Aruban baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1977  -, American actor
 * -, Brazilian mixed-martial artist and world champion
 * -, Danish actress
 * -, American politician
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1981  -, American actress
 * -, Japanese actress, model and singer
 * -, German supermodel
 * 1984  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer

Deaths

 * - Queen, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - Archduke (b. )
 * -, German physician and traveler (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, American railroad engineer (b. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Swedish soprano (b. )
 * -, English-born surveyor-general of South Australia (b. )
 * -, Swiss anatomist (b. )
 * -, South African cricketer (b. )
 * -, American chemist and inventor (b. )
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Irish writer, (b. )
 * -, Greek conductor and composer (b. )
 * -, American humorist (b. )
 * -, President of South Vietnam (b. )
 * -, Dutch chemist, (b. )
 * 1966  -, American blues singer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian film director (b. )
 * -, French criminal (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, American director and producer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, German actor (b. )
 * 2002  -, American author and physicist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * - Sheikh, President of the United Arab Emirates (b. )
 * 2004  -, Dutch filmmaker (b. )
 * 2004  -, Dutch cyclist (b. )
 * -, Italian football player and coach.
 * -, Australian journalist (b. )
 * 2007  -, Polish metal drummer  (b. )
 * 2007  -, Russian choreographer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American professional wrestler (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Ancient -  held
 * and -  (: El Dia de los Muertos), a celebration of dead ancestors.
 * - admission day of  and  as 39th and 40th states.
 * - The coronation of  celebrated
 * and -, a celebration of dead ancestors in the.
 * and -, a celebration of dead ancestors in the.