Historical Events In November - 02

1968  On November - 02 ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56   

1969  Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63 on November - 02.   

1970  On November - 02 richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75   

1971  On this day in history martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46   

1976  Former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter (D) defeats incumbent Gerald R Ford (R) in race for Presidency on November - 02.   

1976  Jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history h E Nossak, writer, dies at 76   

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  Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1988  Computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities on this day in history.   

1988  Shamir Likud wins election in Israel on this day in history.   

1991  Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72 on November - 02.   

1992  Hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100 on November - 02.   

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  On November - 02 alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies   

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

1998  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 on November - 02.   

1999  On this day in history "Saving Private Ryan" becomse the first major Spielberg movie to be released on DVD   

2005  On this day in history 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.   

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

2007  On November - 02 four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster.   

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

2017  On November - 02 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  Jerome Powell nominated by US President Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve on November - 02.   

2017  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 on November - 02.   

2018  Tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India on this day in history.   

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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 November - 02.   

1692  Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born on November - 02.   

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

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

1083  Death of Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031) on November - 02.   

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

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

1327  On November - 02 death of king James II of Aragon (b. 1267)   

1483  Death of Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1610  On November - 02 richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66   

1618  On this day in history death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)