Page 5: Historical Events In November - 02

1938  Babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager on this day in history.   

1941  German troops occupy Rostov on November - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history 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  On this day in history auschwitz begins gassing inmates   

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

1947  7th Ryder Cup: US wins 11-1 at Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon, US) on November - 02.   

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

1948  On this day in history truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers   

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

1950  On this day in history "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  Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno & the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history pakistan becomes islamic republic   

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

1954  On November - 02 charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman   

1955  Clarton-Schwerdt & Schaffer discover polio virus on November - 02.   

1956  On November - 02 hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion   

1956  On this day in history israel captures Gaza and Sheham   

1956  On November - 02 jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77   

1957  1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio on this day in history.   

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

1959  Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed on this day in history.   

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

1960  On November - 02 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  James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66 on November - 02.   

1962  JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled on November - 02.   

1962  On November - 02 felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80   

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

1966  On this day in history mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73   

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1082  On this day in history birth of emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)   

1475  On this day in history birth of princess Anne of York (d. 1511)   

1528  On November - 02 birth of peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works)   

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

1696  On this day in history birth of conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)   

1699  On November - 02 birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

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

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

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