Page 6: Historical Events In November - 02
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
1968 On November - 02 ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56
1969 On this day in history marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63
1970 Richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46
1976 On this day in history former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter (D) defeats incumbent Gerald R Ford (R) in race for Presidency
1976 On this day in history jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President
1977 On November - 02 h E Nossak, writer, dies at 76
1978 On November - 02 crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31
1980 On November - 02 edith Bunker, character on "All in the Family", dies
1982 On November - 02 lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher.
1983 President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day on November - 02.
1984 On this day in history margie V Barfield, US murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years
1986 On November - 02 following intervention of Terry Waite, US hostage David Jacobsen is fred in Beirut after 18 months imprisonment
1986 On this day in history paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66
1988 On November - 02 computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities
1988 On this day in history shamir Likud wins election in Israel
1991 On this day in history fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72
1992 On this day in history hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100
1993 On this day in history p A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees & Hope), dies at about 86
1994 David Feinberg, AIDS activist/author, dies at 37 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 November - 02 "Saving Private Ryan" becomse the first major Spielberg movie to be released on DVD
2005 On November - 02 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 November - 02.
2007 Four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster on this day in history.
2014 On this day in history 60 people were killed and 110 injured by a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan
2017 On this day in history 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 On this day in history jerome Powell nominated by US President Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve
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.