Public Holidays on November 2

• 🌍 All Souls' Day (Brazil, Philippines, Venezuela)
• 🌍 All Saints’ Day (Colombia)
• 🌍 Día de Todos los Santos (observado) (Colombia)
• 🌍 Finados (Brazil)
• 🌍 Marlborough Anniversary Day (New Zealand)

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On This Day in History — November 2

• 1990 — British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
• 1988 — The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
• 1986 — US Hostage, David Jacobsen, is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.[2]
• 1984 — Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.
• 1983 — U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• 1967 — Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.

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Notable Births on November 2

• 1997 — Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer
• 1994 — Shaq Coulthirst, English footballer
• 1990 — Christopher Dibon, Austrian footballer
• 1989 — Stevan Jovetić, Montenegrin footballer
• 1989 — Natalie Pluskota, American tennis player
• 1989 — Luke Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Deaths on November 2

• 2015 — Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, Polish painter, historian, and academic (b. 1924)
• 2015 — Mike Davies, Welsh-American tennis player and businessman (b. 1936)
• 2015 — Roy Dommett, English scientist and engineer (b. 1933)
• 2015 — Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
• 2014 — Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)

Sports on November 2

• MLS: Inter Miami CF @ New England Revolution — 00:00 UTC Full Time
• NHL: Ottawa Senators @ Anaheim Ducks — 01:00 UTC Final
• NFL: Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders — 01:20 UTC Final
• MLS: Minnesota United FC @ LAFC — 01:30 UTC Full Time
• NBA: LA Clippers @ Golden State Warriors — 01:30 UTC Final
• NBA: Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Lakers — 02:00 UTC In Progress

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Public Holidays on November 3

• 🌍 Culture Day (Japan)
• 🌍 Melbourne Cup (Australia)
• 🌍 文化の日 (Japan)

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On This Day in History — November 3

• 2016 — The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to earn their first title in 108 years; ending the then longest title drought in US sports history.
• 2014 — One World Trade Center officially opens.
• 1997 — The United States of America imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle...
• 1996 — Death of Abdullah Çatlı, leader of the Turkish ultra-nationalist organisation Grey Wolves in the Susurluk car-crash, which leads to the resignation of the Turkish Interior Minister, Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True...
• 1988 — Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries try to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the coup attempt within 24 hours.
• 1986 — Iran-Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.

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Notable Births on November 3

• 1995 — Kendall Jenner, American television personality and model
• 1992 — Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist
• 1992 — Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player
• 1990 — Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer
• 1989 — Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1989 — Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Deaths on November 3

• 2015 — Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (b. 1944)
• 2015 — Howard Coble, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1927)
• 2014 — Augusto Martelli, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1940)
• 2014 — Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (b. 1922)
• 2013 — Nick Cardy, American soldier and illustrator (b. 1920)

Sports on November 3

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Boston Bruins — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Florida Panthers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Cleveland Cavaliers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Charlotte Hornets — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ Indiana Pacers — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Brooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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