November 2 in history
Events on November 2
Notable events that happened on November 2 in past years.
- 2022
A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
Wikipedia article: Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement - 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.
Wikipedia article: Lewis Hamilton - 1997
Tropical Storm Linda makes landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths.
Wikipedia article: Tropical Storm Linda (1997) - 1988
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crashes in Białobrzegi, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, killing one person and injuring several more.
Wikipedia article: LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 - 1982
Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.
Wikipedia article: Channel 4 - 1966
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
Wikipedia article: Cuban Adjustment Act - 1963
South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
Wikipedia article: South Vietnam - 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 article: M1 motorway - 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.
Wikipedia article: Canada in the Korean War - 1940
World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 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.
Wikipedia article: KDKA (AM) - 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 article: Kingdom of Bulgaria - 1882
The great fire destroys a large part of Oulu's city center in Oulu Province, Finland.
Wikipedia article: Great Oulu fire of 1882 - 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.
- 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.
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