What are the important events that happened on November 2? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 2: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 2 is the 306^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 59 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 20, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 489,456 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectahexagon’ day.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 107 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,699 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 2 Historical Events

• 1410 –
  The Peace of Bicêtre between the Armagnac and Burgundian factions is signed.
• 1920 –
  In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the U.S. presidential election, 1920.
• 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.
• 1936 –
  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is established.
• 1953 –
  The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan names the country The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
• 1957 –
  The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity.
• 1963 –
  South Vietnamese President Ngô Ðình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
• 1964 –
  King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother King Faisal.
• 1966 –
  The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
• 1973 –
  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India form a ‘United Front’in the state of Tripura.

Who were born on November 2?

• 1877 –
  Joseph De Piro, Maltese founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (d. 1933)
• 1905 –
  Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright (d. 1989)
• 1908 –
  Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983)
• 1915 –
  Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (d. 2000)
• 1939 –
  Richard Serra, American sculptor and video artist
• 1947 –
  Dave Pegg, English multi-instrumentalist, bass guitarist, longest serving member of Fairport Convention
• 1951 –
  Thomas Mallon, American novelist and critic
• 1961 –
  k.d. lang, Canadian musician
• 1966 –
  Khaled Abol Naga, Egyptian actor
• 1980 –
  Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress

Who died on November 2?

• 1285 –
  King Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)
• 1483 –
  Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1454)
• 1877 –
  Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (b. 1784)
• 1905 –
  Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (b. 1817)
• 1959 –
  Michael Considine, Australian politician (b. 1885)
• 1970 –
  Richard Cushing, cardinal and archbishop of Boston (b. 1895)
• 1979 –
  Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (b. 1936)
• 1996 –
  John G. Crommelin, United States Navy officer and white supremacist political candidate (b. 1902)
• 2007 –
  Henry Cele, South African actor (b. 1949)
• 2010 –
  Clyde King, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)