On This Day — November 2

🕰️ Notable Events on November 2

• 1990 — British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — US Hostage, David Jacobsen, is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.[2] Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Quiz show scandals: Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — 6,000 British Troops flown into Egypt to quell unrest in the Suez Canal zone.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours of November 3. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia-Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities". Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally. Wikipedia ↗
• 1795 — The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1675 — Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1410 — The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 619 — A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 2

• 1997 — Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Shaq Coulthirst, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Christopher Dibon, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Stevan Jovetić, Montenegrin footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Natalie Pluskota, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Luke Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Julia Görges, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Danny Cipriani, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Andy Rautins, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Darren Young, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Yunel Escobar, Cuban-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Charles Itandje, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mitchell Johnson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Rafael Márquez Lugo, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Roddy White, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Monica Iozzi, Brazilian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Amos Roberts, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Simone Puleo, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Carmen Cali, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Rodney Buford, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Konstantinos Economidis, Greek tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Emma Reynolds, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Leon Taylor, English diver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Margus Hernits, Estonian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Stéphane Sarrazin, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Chris Walla, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Orlando Cabrera, Colombian-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Nelly, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Prodigy, (Albert Johnson), American rapper (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Sofia Polgar, Hungarian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ben Graham, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Marisol Nichols, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Vladimir Vorobiev, Russian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Samantha Womack, British actress, singer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Reginald Arvizu, American rock musician (Korn; StillWell) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Neal Casal, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Kurt Elling, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Simon Hill, English-Australian journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Scott Walker, American politician, 45th Governor of Wisconsin Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — David Schwimmer, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Shah Rukh Khan, Indian Film actor, producer, television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Nick Boles, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Arnold Clavio, Filipino journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Britta Lejon, Swedish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bobby Dall, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jonas Gardell, Swedish author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Ron McGovney, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Borut Pahor, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Slovenia Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Craig Saavedra, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Park Young-seok, South Korean mountaineer and explorer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — David Brock, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mireille Delunsch, French operatic soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Derek Mountfield, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jeff Tedford, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Peter Mullan, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Willie McGee, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Carter Beauford, American drummer and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dale Brown, American author and pilot Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Chris Burnett, American saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Thomas Grunenberg, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Pat Croce, American businessman and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Maxine Nightingale, English R&B/soul singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Thomas Mallon, American novelist, essayist, and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Lindy Morrison, Australian rock drummer (The Go-Betweens) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Lois McMaster Bujold, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dave Pegg, English bass player and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Alan Jones, Australian race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Larry Little, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — J. D. Souther, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Keith Emerson, English pianist, keyboard player, and composer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Shere Hite, German sexologist, author, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Stefanie Powers, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Brian Poole, English pop-rock singer (The Tremeloes) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Arun Shourie, Indian journalist, economist, and politician, Indian Minister of Communications Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Dave Stockton, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Jim Bakken, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones, English broadcaster and politician, Minister for Security Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Richard Serra, American sculptor and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jay Black, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — David Eden Lane, American white supremacist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Queen Sofía of Spain Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Earl Carroll, American singer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jack Starrett, American actor and director (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Rose Bird, American lawyer and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Indian author Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Amar Bose, American engineer and businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Robert Gover, American journalist and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pakistani judge and politician, 9th President of Pakistan Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Steve Ditko, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Myer Skoog, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Charlie Walker, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and DJ (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Rudy Van Gelder, American record producer and engineer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Seánie Duggan, Irish hurler (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Shepard Menken, American actor (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Warren Stevens, American actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Ann Rutherford, American actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Sidney Luft, American film producer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Ray Walston, American actor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Burt Lancaster, American actor (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Raphael M. Robinson, American mathematician, philosopher, and theorist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian lawyer and politician, Egyptian Minister of Interior (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Daniil Andreyev, Russian poet and mystic (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — James Dunn, American actor (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Alexander Lippisch, German-American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Battista Farina, Italian businessman, founded the Pininfarina Company (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Alice Brady, American actress (d. 1939) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — David Townsend, American art director and set decorator (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 30th Yokozuna (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Moa Martinson, Swedish author (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player and violinist (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Aga Khan III, Indian 48th Shia Imam (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (d. 1915) Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923) Wikipedia ↗
• 1855 — Henrik Schück, Swedish historian, author, and academic (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Georges Sorel, French philosopher and author (d. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — John J. Loud, American inventor (d. 1916) Wikipedia ↗
• 1837 — Émile Bayard, French illustrator and painter (d. 1891) Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian physician and academic (d. 1904) Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — George Bowen, Irish-English diplomat, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1899) Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1864) Wikipedia ↗
• 1808 — Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (d. 1889) Wikipedia ↗
• 1799 — John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (d. 1885) Wikipedia ↗
• 1799 — Titian Peale, American entomologist and photographer (d. 1885) Wikipedia ↗
• 1795 — James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849) Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor and translator (d. 1822) Wikipedia ↗
• 1766 — Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (d. 1858) Wikipedia ↗
• 1755 — Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (d. 1793) Wikipedia ↗
• 1754 — Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, French general (d. 1794) Wikipedia ↗
• 1741 — Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch lawyer and politician (d. 1784) Wikipedia ↗
• 1739 — Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1799) Wikipedia ↗

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