Page 5: Historical Events In November - 02

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

1941  German troops occupy Rostov on November - 02.   

1942  Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II) on this day in history.   

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

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 November - 02.   

1944  On November - 02 auschwitz begins gassing inmates   

1947  On November - 02 howard Hughes'"Spruce Goose" flies for only time   

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

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

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

1949  Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state on this day in history.   

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

1950  George Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94 on November - 02.   

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

1953  Pakistan becomes islamic republic on this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman   

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  On this day in history 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio   

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

1959  On November - 02 charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed   

1959  On November - 02 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 16 perfs   

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

1963  On November - 02 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  Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) was born on November - 02.   

1475  On November - 02 birth of princess Anne of York (d. 1511)   

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  On this day in history 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  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1171  Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies on November - 02.   

1285  On this day in history 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  Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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