Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement
A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
What happened on November 2
30 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 619 to 2024.
Standout on November 2
2022
Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement
A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
About November 2
November 2 is the 306th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 306 of 365 (307 in leap years)59 days left in the year (59 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 45 of 2026 · Q4
- Zodiac sign
- ♏ Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- November birthstone
- Topaz / Citrinewarmth, abundance and healing
- November birth flower
- Chrysanthemum / Peonyfriendship, joy and honour
- Next occurrence
- In 6 days
- Roman numerals
- II.XIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 60thCuban Adjustment Act1966
- 40thAndy Rautins1986
- 40thLebanon hostage crisis1986
- 25thMoisés Caicedo2001
- 10thChicago Cubs2016
- 5thNeal Smith (politician)2021
November 2 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Chicago Cubs
- 25 years ago2001
- Moisés Caicedo
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on November 2 — ages this year
- 2001Moisés Caicedoturns 25
- 1999Park Woo-jinturns 27
- 1998Jordan Loveturns 28
- 1997Filip Hronekturns 29
- 1997Davis Keillor-Dunnturns 29
- 1995Hanna Öbergturns 31
Historical events 30
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Vienna
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.
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years.
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton (pictured) overtook Timo Glock in the final corners of the Brazilian Grand Prix to win the Formula One championship by one point.
Expedition 1
As members of Expedition 1, American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko (all pictured) became the first resident crew to arrive at the International Space Station.
1999 Honolulu shooting
Honolulu shootings: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven.
Tropical Storm Linda (1997)
Tropical Storm Linda made landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths.
1994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
A lightning strike ruptured three oil tanks near Dronka, Egypt, causing a flood that killed 469 people.
British Satellite Broadcasting
British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crashes in Białobrzegi, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, killing one person and injuring several more.
Morris worm
The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
Lebanon hostage crisis
Lebanon hostage crisis: U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.
Velma Barfield
The serial killer Velma Barfield became the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1962.
Capital punishment
Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.
Ronald Reagan
U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Channel 4
Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.
Aeroflot Flight 19
Aeroflot Flight 19 is hijacked and diverted to Vnukovo International Airport, where the aircraft is stormed by authorities.
Vietnam War
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.
Cuban Adjustment Act
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
Norman Morrison
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.
Saud of Saudi Arabia
King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal.
Ngo Dinh Diem
President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam was assassinated, marking the culmination of a coup d'état led by Dương Văn Minh.
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
Levelland UFO case
A large number of people witnessed a fiery object in the sky near Levelland, Texas, which the United States Air Force said was ball lightning.
Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ended with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
World War II
World War II: A U.S. Navy task force turned away an Imperial Japanese Navy formation at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, thus protecting the landings at Cape Torokina.
Australian Defence Force
The Australian military began a "war against emus", flightless native birds blamed for widespread damage to crops in Western Australia.
Balfour Declaration
The British government issued the Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small Jewish minority.
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield was elected as president of the United States; the election is the closest to date by popular vote margin.
Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Gaozu of Tang allowed the assassination of a khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate by Eastern Turkic rivals, one of the earliest events in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Paul Stephenson (civil rights campaigner)
Paul Stephenson, British civil rights activist (born 1937)
Walter Mercado
Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican television personality, astrologer, actor, and dancer (born 1932)
Mike Davies (tennis)
Mike Davies, Welsh-American tennis player and businessman (born 1936)
Tommy Overstreet
Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
Count Andrew Ciechanowiecki
Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, Polish painter, historian, and academic (born 1924)
Michael Coleman (blues musician)
Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1956)
Veljko Kadijević
Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (born 1925)
Herman Sarkowsky
Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (born 1925)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion)
Agapius, Atticus, Carterius, Styriacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Nictopolion and companions
Christian feast day: Agapius and companions
Justus of Trieste
Christian feast day: Justus of Trieste
Rastafari
Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
Domninus of Vienne
Christian feast day: Domninus of Vienne
Erc of Slane
Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland)
Victorinus of Pettau
Christian feast day: Victorinus of Pettau
November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Spread across the centuries
- 7th century1
- 19th century1
- 20th century43
- 21st century25
Earliest: Emperor Gaozu of Tang (619). Most recent: Alan Rachins (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about November 2
What day of the year is November 2?
November 2 is the 306th day of the year, with 59 days left after it.
What star sign is November 2?
November 2 falls under Scorpio (October 23 – November 21), a water sign ruled by Pluto (traditionally Mars). The birthstone for the month is Topaz or Citrine.
How many things happened on November 2?
We record 78 entries for November 2: 30 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 619 to 2024.
Who was born on November 2?
Moisés Caicedo (2001) is among the notable births on November 2. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the November 2 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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