Page 5: Historical Events In November - 02

1938  On November - 02 babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager   

1941  On November - 02 german troops occupy Rostov   

1942  Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II) on November - 02.   

1942  11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir on November - 02.   

1943  In a few days, 50,000 Jews in the Lublin region are deported and shot in ditches behind the Majdanek gas chambers on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed   

1944  On this day in history auschwitz begins gassing inmates   

1947  Howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time on November - 02.   

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

1948  Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers on November - 02.   

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

1949  Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state on November - 02.   

1950  On November - 02 "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances   

1950  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94   

1952  On November - 02 maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies   

1953  On this day in history pakistan becomes islamic republic   

1954  On this day in history charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's first black congressman   

1954  Charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman on this day in history.   

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

1956  Hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion on this day in history.   

1956  On November - 02 israel captures Gaza and Sheham   

1956  On this day in history jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77   

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

1958  On this day in history adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

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

1960  On November - 02 dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64   

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

1961  On this day in history james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

1962  JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled on this day in history.   

1962  Felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1963  Ngo Dinh Diem, president of South Vietnam (1955-63), murdered at 62 on November - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history birth of peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works)   

1636  On this day in history birth of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)   

1667  James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

1692  On November - 02 birth of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)   

1696  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on November - 02.   

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

1083  On November - 02 death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

1171  Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 on November - 02.   

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

1610  Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1618  On November - 02 death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)