Historical Events In November - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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