November 2nd, 1883

Born on November 2nd, 1883

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 52,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 870 days, exactly on December 11th, 2028, people who were born on November 2nd, 1883 will be 53,000 days old!

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What happened on November 2nd?

November 2nd, 2016

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series, ending the longest championship drought in Major League Baseball history.

November 2nd, 2008

Lewis Hamilton (pictured) overtook Timo Glock in the final corners of the Brazilian Grand Prix to win the Formula One championship by one point.

November 2nd, 2007

In Tbilisi, Georgia, tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the allegedly corrupt government of president Mikheil Saakashvili.

November 2nd, 2000

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.

November 2nd, 1997

Tropical Storm Linda made landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths.

November 2nd, 1990

Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merged to form BSkyB, currently the largest pay-TV broadcaster in Europe.

November 2nd, 1984

The serial killer Velma Barfield became the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1962.

November 2nd, 1963

President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam was assassinated, marking the culmination of a coup d'état led by Dương Văn Minh.

November 2nd, 1960

In the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, publisher Penguin Books was acquitted of obscenity for the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.

November 2nd, 1949

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.

November 2nd, 1943

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.

November 2nd, 1932

The Australian military began a "war against emus", flightless native birds blamed for widespread damage to crops in Western Australia.

November 2nd, 1917

The British government issued the Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small Jewish minority.

November 2nd, 0619

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.

November 2nd, 1880

James A. Garfield was elected as president of the United States; the election is the closest to date by popular vote margin.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 2nd

Born on November 2nd, 1883

63

João Pernambuco

Brazilian composer, classical guitarist

*November 2nd, 1883, Jatobá †October 16th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

Same year
Born in 1883

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven Municipality †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

*January 31st, 1883, Königsberg †February 12th, 1960, Bad Harzburg

48

Kahlil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883–1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

84

Clement Attlee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951

*January 3rd, 1883, London Borough of Wandsworth †October 8th, 1967, Westminster Hospital

89

Eleazar López Contreras

President of Venezuela (1935–1941)

*May 5th, 1883, Táchira †January 2nd, 1973, Caracas

56

René Schickele

German-French writer (1883-1940)

*August 4th, 1883, Obernai †January 31st, 1940, Vence

65

José Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

74

Hans Ehrenberg

German theologian (1883-1958)

*June 4th, 1883, Altona †March 21st, 1958, Heidelberg

70

Alberto Bonacossa

Italian tennis player (1883-1953)

*August 24th, 1883, Vigevano †December 31st, 1953, Milan

52

Urani Rumbo

Albanian writer and feminist (1895–1936)

*November 30th, 1883, Stegopul †March 26th, 1936, Vlorë

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

*December 1st, 1883, Induno Olona †October 2nd, 1957, Varese

90

Semyon Budyonny

Soviet marshal (1883-1973)

*April 13th, 1883, Budyonnovskaya †October 26th, 1973, Moscow

39

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)

*April 30th, 1883, Prague †January 3rd, 1923, Lipnice nad Sázavou

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

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Public holidays on November 2nd

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1883 is a normal year and no leap year.

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