November 2nd, 1914

Born on November 2nd, 1914

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

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What happened on November 2nd, 1914?

November 2nd, 1914

World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

What else 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

At the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton (pictured) overtook Timo Glock in the final corners of the race to become World Drivers' Champion 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

Aboard Expedition 1, American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko 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, 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" (man with dead emu pictured), 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, 2022

A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.

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

Born on November 2nd, 1914

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

94

Dale Wasserman

American playwright

*November 2nd, 1914, Rhinelander †December 21st, 2008, Paradise Valley

96

Mildred Clinton

American actress

*November 2nd, 1914, Brooklyn †December 18th, 2010, New York City

82

Johnny Vander Meer

American baseball pitcher (1914-1997)

*November 2nd, 1914, Passaic County †October 6th, 1997, Tampa

78

Corrado Casalini

Italian footballer

*November 2nd, 1914, Bologna †March 28th, 1993, Bologna

86

Felicitas Kukuck

Composer

*November 2nd, 1914, Hamburg †June 4th, 2001, Hamburg

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 2nd?

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

84

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

69

Luchino Visconti

Italian theatre, opera and cinema director (1906–1976)

*November 2nd, 1906, Milan †March 17th, 1976, Rome

58

Shah Rukh Khan

Indian actor, producer and television personality

*November 2nd, 1965, New Delhi

46

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

*November 2nd, 1892, New York City †October 28th, 1939, New York City

38

Elena Johnson

Badminton player

*November 2nd, 1985, Bailiwick of Guernsey

62

k.d. lang

Canadian singer-songwriter

*November 2nd, 1961, Edmonton

53

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

*November 2nd, 1795, Pineville †June 15th, 1849, Nashville

90

Harry Babbitt

American big band musician (1913-2004)

*November 2nd, 1913, St. Louis †April 9th, 2004, Aliso Viejo

53

Paweł Adamowicz

Mayor of Gdańsk (1998-2019)

*November 2nd, 1965, Gdańsk †January 14th, 2019, University Clinical Centre in Gdańsk

85

Pat Buchanan

American politician and commentator

*November 2nd, 1938, Washington, D.C.

88

Richard E. Taylor

Canadian physicist (1929-2018)

*November 2nd, 1929, Medicine Hat †February 22nd, 2018, Stanford

85

Heinz Kriwet

German manager (1931-2017)

*November 2nd, 1931, Bochum †March 9th, 2017, Düsseldorf

85

Douglas Lilburn

New Zealand composer

*November 2nd, 1915, Whanganui †June 6th, 2001, Wellington

79

Alfredo de Angelis

Argentine tango musician and composer

*November 2nd, 1912, Adrogué †March 31st, 1992, Buenos Aires

34

Vitolo

Spanish association football player (1989-)

*November 2nd, 1989, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

94

Ann Rutherford

Canadian-American actress

*November 2nd, 1917, Vancouver †June 11th, 2012, Beverly Hills

91

Raimon Panikkar

Spanish-Indian Catholic priest and theologian (1918-2010)

*November 2nd, 1918, Barcelona †August 26th, 2010, Tavertet

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Born in 1914

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

80

Jonas Salk

Inventor of polio vaccine (1914-1995)

*October 28th, 1914, New York City †June 23rd, 1995, La Jolla

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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