November 2
November 2 is the 307th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 59 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 2 the Sun's declination is approximately -16.0°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 2.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Agapius and companions
- Christian feast day: Domninus of Vienne
- Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland)
- Christian feast day: Justus of Trieste
- Christian feast day: Victorinus of Pettau
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2022 — A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War. ↗(4 years ago)more
The Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement, also called the Pretoria Agreement or the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), is a peace treaty between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that was signed 2 November 2022, wherein both parties agreed to a "permanent cessation of hostilities" to end the Tigray war.
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. ↗(6 years ago)more
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population.
2016 — The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years. ↗(10 years ago)more
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's North Side.
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. ↗(18 years ago)more
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher—and holds the records for most wins (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (203), among others.
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. ↗(26 years ago)more
Expedition 1 was the first long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The three-person crew stayed aboard the station for 136 days, from 2 November 2000 to 19 March 2001. It was the beginning of an uninterrupted human presence on the station which continues as of 2026.
1999 — Honolulu shootings: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven. ↗(27 years ago)more
The 1999 Honolulu shootings or the Xerox murders were an incident of mass murder that occurred on November 2, 1999, in a Xerox Corporation building in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Service technician Byran Koji Uyesugi shot eight people, seven fatally. This was the worst workplace shooting in the history of Hawaii.
1997 — Tropical Storm Linda makes landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths. ↗(29 years ago)more
Severe Tropical Storm Linda, also known as Typhoon Linda, Cyclonic Storm Linda , or in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Openg, and in Vietnam as Typhoon No. 5 of 1997 was the worst typhoon in southern Vietnam in at least 100 years, killing thousands of people and leaving extensive damage.
1990 — British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses. ↗(36 years ago)more
British Satellite Broadcasting plc (BSB) was a short-lived television company, based in London, that provided direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom. It started broadcasting on 25 March 1990. The company was merged with Sky Television plc on 2 November 1990 to form British Sky Broadcasting.
- 1988 — The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. ↗(38 years ago)
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The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988, is one of the oldest computer worms distributed via the Internet, and the first to gain significant mainstream media attention. It resulted in the first felony conviction in the US under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
1988 — LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crashes in Białobrzegi, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, killing one person and injuring several more. ↗(38 years ago)more
On 2 November 1988, LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703, an Antonov An-24 operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Warsaw Okęcie Airport to Rzeszów Airport in Poland, crashed short of the runway after an attempted emergency landing following a dual engine failure.
- 1986 — Lebanon hostage crisis: U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity. ↗(40 years ago)
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The Lebanon hostage crisis was the kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992, when the Lebanese Civil War was at its height. The hostages were mostly Americans and Western Europeans, but 21 national origins were represented.
- 1984 — Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. ↗(42 years ago)
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Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is an execution.
Notable births
2001 — Moisés Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer ↗(25 years ago)more
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Ecuador national team. Often considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, Caicedo is known for his passing and interceptions.
1999 — Park Woo-jin, South Korean singer ↗(27 years ago)more
Park Woo-jin, also known mononymously as Woojin, is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. He placed sixth in the second season of Produce 101, becoming a member of the project group Wanna One. He is a member of the boy group AB6IX.
1998 — Jordan Love, American football player ↗(28 years ago)more
Jordan Alexander Love is an American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Love, who was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, attended Liberty High School, where he began playing for the school's football team.
1997 — Filip Hronek, Czech ice hockey player ↗(29 years ago)more
Filip Hronek is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hronek previously played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings. He was drafted 53rd overall by the Red Wings in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
- 1997 — Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer ↗(29 years ago)
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Davis James Marshall Keillor-Dunn is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Wrexham.
1995 — Hanna Öberg, Swedish biathlete ↗(31 years ago)more
Hanna Linnea Öberg is a Swedish biathlete who is a double Olympic champion and a three-time world champion. She is the elder sister of fellow biathlete Elvira Öberg.
Notable deaths
2024 — Janey Godley, Scottish actor, writer and comedian (born 1961) ↗(2 years ago)more
Jane Godley Currie, known professionally as Janey Godley, was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress, writer and political activist. She began her stand-up career in 1994, and won various awards for her comedy in the 2000s.
2024 — Alan Rachins, American actor (born 1942) ↗(2 years ago)more
Alan L. Rachins was an American actor and comedian, known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Law which earned him both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, and his portrayal of Larry on the television series Dharma & Greg.
- 2024 — Paul Stephenson, British civil rights activist (born 1937) ↗(2 years ago)
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Paul Stephenson was a British community worker, activist and long-time campaigner for civil rights for the British African-Caribbean community in Bristol, England.
2023 — Humaira Himu, Bangladeshi actress (born 1985) ↗(3 years ago)more
Humaira Nusrat Himu, better known as Humaira Himu was a Bangladeshi television and film actress. She made her film debut in Amar Bondhu Rashed in 2011. She had appeared in TV dramas like DB, Sanghat, Chairman Bari, Batighor, and Shonena She Shonena.
2022 — Atilio Stampone, Argentine pianist and composer (born 1926) ↗(4 years ago)more
Atilio Stampone was an Argentine pianist, composer, and arranger prominent in the Tango genre.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (307) | 307 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (59) | 59 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 02112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -15.96° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 48 days |