Historical Events In November - 02

1938  Babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager on November - 02.   

1941  On November - 02 german troops occupy Rostov   

1942  On November - 02 montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II)   

1942  On this day in history 11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir   

1943  On November - 02 in a few days, 50,000 Jews in the Lublin region are deported and shot in ditches behind the Majdanek gas chambers   

1943  Jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed on this day in history.   

1944  Auschwitz begins gassing inmates on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time   

1947  On this day in history 7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US)   

1948  On November - 02 truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers   

1948  Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers on this day in history.   

1949  On November - 02 netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state   

1950  "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances on this day in history.   

1950  On November - 02 george Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94   

1952  Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies on November - 02.   

1953  Pakistan becomes islamic republic on this day in history.   

1954  On November - 02 charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's first black congressman   

1954  Charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman on November - 02.   

1955  On November - 02 clarton-Schwerdt & Schaffer discover polio virus   

1956  On this day in history hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion   

1956  Israel captures Gaza and Sheham on November - 02.   

1956  Jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1957  1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio on November - 02.   

1958  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed   

1959  On this day in history "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 16 perfs   

1960  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad   

1960  Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1961  "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances on this day in history.   

1961  On November - 02 james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

1962  On this day in history jFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled   

1962  On this day in history felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80   

1963  On this day in history ngo Dinh Diem, president of South Vietnam (1955-63), murdered at 62   

1966  Mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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1082  On November - 02 birth of emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)   

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 this day in history.   

1636  Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) was born on November - 02.   

1667  On November - 02 birth of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)   

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

1696  On November - 02 birth of conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)   

1699  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

1083  On this day in history death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

1171  On November - 02 baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies   

1285  On November - 02 death of king Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)   

1327  Death of King James II of Aragon (b. 1267) on November - 02.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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