On November 2, history records 31 notable events, 184 famous births and 83 deaths, spanning the years 619 to 1917.
Events on this day include: A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu. (619); The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War. (1410).
Notable people born on November 2 include Umar II (682), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154).
Notable figures who died on this day include Emma of France (943), Matilda of Flanders (1083), Saint Malachy (1148).
Events on 2 November 31
See all →A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu.
Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.
Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
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.
World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
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".
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 17
Birthdays on 2 November 184
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