November 2

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

1601–1900

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

1901–present

• 1901 – James Dunn, American actor (died 1967)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1903 – Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1987)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1905 – Isobel Andrews, New Zealand writer (died 1990)<ref>Template:DNZB</ref>
• 1905 – Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright (died 1989)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1906 – Daniil Andreyev, Russian poet and mystic (died 1959)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1906 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1908 – Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (died 1983)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1908 – Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (died 1942)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1910 – Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian lawyer and politician, Egyptian Minister of Interior (died 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1911 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1911 – Raphael M. Robinson, American mathematician, philosopher, and theorist (died 1995)<ref>Template:MacTutor Biography</ref>
• 1913 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (died 1997)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – Ray Walston, American actor (died 2001)<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
• 1915 – Sidney Luft, American film producer (died 2005)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1917 – Ann Rutherford, American actress (died 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1918 – Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot of Romanian descent (died 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1919 – Warren Stevens, American actor (died 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1920 – Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1921 – Shepard Menken, American actor (died 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1921 – Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1922 – Michael Loewe, British historian, Sinologist and writer (died 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1923 – Tibor Rosenbaum, Hungarian-born Swiss rabbi and businessman (died 1980)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1924 – David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1988)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1924 – Rudy Van Gelder, American record producer and engineer (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1926 – Myer Skoog, American basketball player (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1926 – Charlie Walker, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and DJ (died 2008)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1927 – Steve Ditko, American author and illustrator (died 2018)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1927 – John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, English businessman and politician (died 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1928 – Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (died 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1928 – Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author (died 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1928 – James Luisi, American basketball player and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (died 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1928 – Shulamith Shahar, Latvian-born Israeli historian (died 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1929 – Amar Bose, American engineer and businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1929 – Robert Gover, American journalist and author (died 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1929 – Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pakistani judge and politician, 9th President of Pakistan (died 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1929 – Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1931 – Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 2015)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1933 – Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., American lawyer and politician (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1934 – Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (died 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 (died 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1937 – Earl Carroll, American singer (died 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 (died 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1938 – Queen Sofía of Spain<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1938 – Josse Goffin, Belgian artist and graphic novelist (died 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 (died 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 (died 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> (died 2023)
• 1944 – Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1944 – Keith Emerson, English pianist, keyboard player, and composer (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1945 – Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player (died 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> (died 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 (died 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" />
• 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 – Alan Tait, English-Scottish rugby player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1964 – Lauren Vélez, American actress<ref name="AP" />
• 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 (died 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" />
• 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 (died 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1974 – Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey player (died 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1975 – Danny Cooksey, American actor and musician<ref name="AP" />
• 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" />
• 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>
• 1981 – Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films.<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" />
• 1991 – Jimmy Garoppolo, American football player<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 (born 1031)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1148 – Saint Malachy (born 1094)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1261 – Bettisia Gozzadini (born 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 (born 1454)<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
• 1521 – Margaret of Lorraine, Duchess of Alençon and nun (born 1463)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>

1601–1900

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

1901–present

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

External links

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