November 2

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Events

Pre-1600

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1410 – The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1675 – Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1707 – Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1795 – The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1868 – Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1882 – The great fire destroys a large part of Oulu's city center in Oulu Province, Finland.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1889 – North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.<ref name=dakota>Template:Cite web</ref>
1899 – The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1914 – World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1917 – The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1936 – The BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service begins. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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 until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
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 the next day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Hungarian Revolution: Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1960 – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1963 – South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.<ref name=southviet>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.<ref>Template:USPL</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1973 – Aeroflot Flight 19 is hijacked and diverted to Vnukovo International Airport, where the aircraft is stormed by authorities.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Lebanon hostage crisis: U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crashes in Białobrzegi, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, killing one person and injuring several more.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Tropical Storm Linda makes landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Honolulu shootings: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station for the first long-duration stay onboard. From this day to present, a continuous human presence in space on the station remains uninterrupted.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="SPACE-Nov2">Template:Cite news</ref>
2008 – Lewis Hamilton secured his maiden Formula One Drivers' Championship Title by one point ahead of Felipe Massa at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after a pass for fifth place against the Toyota of Timo Glock on the final lap of the race.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="commautosport">Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 – In Vienna's Innere Stadt district, an ISIL sympathizer shoots and kills four people and injures 23 more, before being shot and killed by the police.<ref name="dw">Template:Cite news</ref>
2022 – A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

971 – Mahmud of Ghazni (d. 1030)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1418 – Gaspare Nadi, Italian builder and writer (d. 1504)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1428 – Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine (d. 1483)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1470 – Edward V of England (d. 1483)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1475 – Anne of York, seventh child of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville (d. 1511)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1549 – Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1580)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1601–1900

1636 – Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (d. 1721)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1649 – Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond (d. 1660)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1696 – Conrad Weiser, American soldier, monk, and judge (d. 1760)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1699 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter and educator (d. 1779)<ref>Template:Britannica</ref>
1709 – Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (d. 1759)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1734 – Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (d. 1820)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1755 – Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1777 – Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor and translator (d. 1822)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1795 – James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1799 – John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (d. 1885)<ref>Template:Cite AMB1920</ref>
1808 – Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (d. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1815 – George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1864)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1821 – George Bowen, Irish-English diplomat, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1899)<ref>Template:DNZB</ref>
1837 – Émile Bayard, French illustrator and painter (d. 1891)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1844 – Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1844 – John J. Loud, American inventor (d. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1847 – Georges Sorel, French philosopher and author (d. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1855 – Henrik Schück, Swedish historian, author, and academic (d. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1865 – Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1877 – Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (d. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1877 – Aga Khan III, Indian 48th Shia Imam (d. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1877 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (d. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
1878 – Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (d. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1879 – Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player and violinist (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1883 – Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (d. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1885 – Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (d. 1972)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1886 – Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (d. 1971)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1890 – Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 30th Yokozuna (d. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1890 – Moa Martinson, Swedish author (d. 1964)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1892 – Alice Brady, American actress (d. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1893 – Battista Farina, Italian businessman, founded the Pininfarina Company (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1894 – Alexander Lippisch, German-American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1901 – James Dunn, American actor (d. 1967)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1903 – Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1905 – Isobel Andrews, New Zealand writer (d. 1990)<ref>Template:DNZB</ref>
1905 – Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1906 – Daniil Andreyev, Russian poet and mystic (d. 1959)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1906 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1908 – Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1908 – Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (d. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1910 – Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian lawyer and politician, Egyptian Minister of Interior (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1911 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1911 – Raphael M. Robinson, American mathematician, philosopher, and theorist (d. 1995)<ref>Template:MacTutor Biography</ref>
1913 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1914 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1997)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1914 – Ray Walston, American actor (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
1915 – Sidney Luft, American film producer (d. 2005)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1917 – Ann Rutherford, American actress (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1918 – Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot of Romanian descent (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1919 – Warren Stevens, American actor (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1920 – Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1921 – Shepard Menken, American actor (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1921 – Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1922 – Michael Loewe, British historian, Sinologist and writer (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1923 – Tibor Rosenbaum, Hungarian-born Swiss rabbi and businessman (d. 1980)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1924 – David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1924 – Rudy Van Gelder, American record producer and engineer (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1926 – Myer Skoog, American basketball player (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1926 – Charlie Walker, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and DJ (d. 2008)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1927 – Steve Ditko, American author and illustrator (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1927 – John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, English businessman and politician (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – James Luisi, American basketball player and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – Shulamith Shahar, Latvian-born Israeli historian (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Amar Bose, American engineer and businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Robert Gover, American journalist and author (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pakistani judge and politician, 9th President of Pakistan (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 – Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1933 – Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1935 – Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Indian author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1936 – Rose Bird, American lawyer and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Earl Carroll, American singer (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1938 – David Eden Lane, American white supremacist (d. 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Queen Sofía of Spain<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Josse Goffin, Belgian artist and graphic novelist (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1939 – Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones, English broadcaster and politician, Minister for Security<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – Richard Serra, American sculptor and academic (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – Jim Bakken, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Arun Shourie, Indian journalist, economist, and politician, Indian Minister of Communications<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Dave Stockton, American golfer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1942 – Shere Hite, German sexologist, author, and educator (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1943 – Oldřich Pelčák, Czech cosmonaut and engineer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (d. 2023)
1944 – Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Keith Emerson, English pianist, keyboard player, and composer (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – Larry Little, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – JD Souther, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1946 – Alan Jones, Australian race car driver and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1946 – Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Dave Pegg, English bass player and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Kate Linder, American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1949 – Lois McMaster Bujold, American author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Grace Y. Sam, Palauan politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1951 – Thomas Mallon, American novelist, essayist, and critic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1951 – Lindy Morrison, Australian rock drummer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1952 – Ron Lee, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1952 – Maxine Nightingale, English R&B/soul singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – Thomas Grunenberg, German footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Dale Brown, American author and pilot<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Carter Beauford, American drummer and composer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Willie McGee, American baseball player and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1959 – Peter Mullan, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1960 – Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Jeff Tedford, American football player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1962 – Mireille Delunsch, French operatic soprano<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1962 – Derek Mountfield, English footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Bobby Dall, American bass player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Brian Kemp, American politician, 83rd Governor of Georgia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Borut Pahor, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Slovenia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Lauren Vélez, American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1965 – Nick Boles, English businessman and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Kurt Elling, American singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Scott Walker, American politician, 45th Governor of Wisconsin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Neal Casal, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and photographer (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Keith Jennings, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Reginald Arvizu, American rock musician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1971 – Meta Golding, Haitian-American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1972 – Marion Posch, Italian snowboarder<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Vladimir Vorobiev, Russian ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Samantha Womack, British actress, singer and director<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Ben Graham, Australian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Marisol Nichols, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Orlando Cabrera, Colombian-American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Nelly, American rapper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Prodigy, American rapper (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey player (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1975 – Danny Cooksey, American actor and musician<ref name="AP"></ref>
1975 – Stéphane Sarrazin, French race car driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Chris Walla, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Matt Cullen, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Thierry Omeyer, French handball goalkeeper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Rodney Buford, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Konstantinos Economidis, Greek tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Reshma Shetty, British-American actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Leon Taylor, English diver and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Carmen Cali, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Simone Puleo, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Amos Roberts, Australian rugby player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Monica Iozzi, Brazilian actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1981 – Mitchell Johnson, Australian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Rafael Márquez Lugo, Mexican footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Miryo, South Korean rapper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Roddy White, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Yunel Escobar, Cuban-American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Charles Itandje, French footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Ebonette Deigaeruk, Nauruan weightlifter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Darren Young, American wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Danny Amendola, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Andy Rautins, American-Canadian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Danny Cipriani, English rugby player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Lisa Bowman, Irish netball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Julia Görges, German tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Tibor Pleiß, German basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Natalie Pluskota, American tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Luke Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Christopher Dibon, Austrian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Kendall Schmidt, American singer, songwriter, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
1991 – Jimmy Garoppolo, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Naomi Ackie, British actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Shaq Coulthirst, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Hanna Öberg, Swedish biathlete<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Filip Hronek, Czech ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Jordan Love, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Park Woo-jin, South Korean singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Moisés Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

1083 – Matilda of Flanders (b. 1031)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1148 – Saint Malachy (b. 1094)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1261 – Bettisia Gozzadini (b. 1209)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1319 – John Sandale, Bishop of Winchester<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
1483 – Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1454)<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
1521 – Margaret of Lorraine, Duchess of Alençon and nun (b. 1463)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>

1601–1900

1610 – Richard Bancroft, English archbishop and academic (b. 1544)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1852 – Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general (b. 1782)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1863 – Theodore Judah, American engineer (b. 1826)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1883 – William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (b. 1828)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
1887 – Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1811)<ref>Template:DNZB</ref>
1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1820)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1893 – Daniel Payne, American educator and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (b. 1811)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1898 – George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (b. 1826)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>

1901–present

1905 – Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (b. 1817)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1911 – Kyrle Bellew, English actor (b. 1850)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1930 – Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, target shooter, and gymnast (b. 1874)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1933 – Gao Qifeng, Chinese painter (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1935 – Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Thomas Midgley Jr., American chemist and engineer (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1872)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1952 – Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Greek-Turkish general (b. 1862)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Jean Couzy, French mountaineer and engineer (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1959 – Michael Considine, Irish-Australian trade union leader and politician (b. 1885)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
1960 – Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek conductor and composer (b. 1896)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, Hakim of Bahrain (b. 1894)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1961 – Harriet Bosse, Swedish-Norwegian actress (b. 1878)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1961 – James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist (b. 1894)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – 1963 South Vietnamese coup<ref name=southviet />
- Ngô Đình Diệm, South Vietnamese politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (b. 1901)
- Ngô Đình Nhu, South Vietnamese politician and tactical strategist (b. 1910)
1966 – Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Mississippi John Hurt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1892)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Richard Cushing, American cardinal (b. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (b. 1903)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Grigoriy Plaskov, Soviet artillery lieutenant (b. 1898)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Wally Wood, American author, illustrator, and publisher (b. 1927)<ref name="McLauchlin">Template:Cite journal</ref>
1982 – Lester Roloff, American preacher and radio host (b. 1914)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Eliot Porter, American photographer, chemist, and academic (b. 1901)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Irwin Allen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Mort Shuman, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Robert Arneson, American sculptor and academic (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Hal Roach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1892)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996 – John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (b. 1902)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Vincent Winter, Scottish actor and production manager (b. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Robert Cormier, American journalist and author (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 – Charles Sheffield, American physicist and author (b. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 – Frank McCloskey, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the 1st president and founder of the UAE (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 – Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, and producer (b. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (b. 1978)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – Igor Moiseyev, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1906)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – The Fabulous Moolah, American wrestler (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 – Madelyn Dunham, American banker and business executive (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009 – José Luis López Vázquez, Spanish actor, costume designer and assistant director (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009 – Nien Cheng, Chinese-American author (b. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 – Clyde King, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011 – Boots Plata, Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 – Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Indian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Robert Morton Duncan, American soldier and judge (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Joe Ginsberg, American baseball player (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Pino Rauti, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Han Suyin, Chinese-Swiss physician and author (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 – Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, Indian politician (b. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Walt Bellamy, American basketball player (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2013 – Ghislaine Dupont, French journalist (b. 1956)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Clifford Nass, American author and academic (b. 1958)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Kjell Qvale, Norwegian-American businessman (b. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Shabtai Teveth, Israeli historian and author (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, Polish painter, historian, and academic (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Mike Davies, Welsh-American tennis player and businessman (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Roy Dommett, English scientist and engineer (b. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2017 – Aboubacar Somparé, Guinean politician (b. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018 – Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019 – Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican television personality, astrologer, actor, and dancer (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021 – Neal Smith, American politician (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 – Atilio Stampone, Argentine pianist and composer (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023 – Humaira Himu, Bangladeshi actress (b. 1985)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Janey Godley, Scottish actor, writer and comedian (b. 1961)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Alan Rachins, American actor (b. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Paul Stephenson, British civil rights activist (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Agapius and companions<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Domninus of Vienne<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Erc of Slane (Ireland)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Justus of Trieste<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Victorinus of Pettau<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Day of the Dead, the second day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration (Mexico)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dziady (Belarus)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Arrival of Indentured Labourers (Mauritius)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (United Nations)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Statehood Day (North Dakota and South Dakota, United States)<ref name=dakota />

References

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External links

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