On This Day in History for November 2
Events in History
- 676 Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II
- 1208 Peace treaty between the Chinese Jin and Song dynasties, the Song resume paying tribute after two years of fighting
- 1327 King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned
- 1355 English invasion army under King Edward lands at Calais
- 1418 Utrecht conquers Ijsselstein
- 1642 Second Battle of Breitenfeld, aka First Battle of Leipzig; victory for the Swedish army under Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson over Holy Roman Empire army under Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
- 1648 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol Podlia
- 1675 King Philip's War: Plymouth Colony Governor Josiah Winslow leads Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut militias attacks against the Narragansetts, fearing they would join King Philip's cause
- More Events in History
Edward V
Daniel Boone
Marie Antoinette
James Knox Polk
Warren G. Harding
Aga Khan IIIWeddings in History
- 1896 Nizari Imam Aga Khan III (19) weds first cousin Shahzadi Begum in Pune, India
- 2005 Irish TV and radio presenter Sile Seoige (26) weds Glen Mulcahy at St. Brendan's Church in County Offaly
- 2013 "Smash" actress Megan Hilty (32) weds Brian Gallagher at a chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
More Weddings in History
George Bernard Shaw
Ngô Đình Diệm
Willie Sutton
Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanNovember in History
WHSmith: a Retail Giant Born From a Widow's Might
Nobody wanted to buy the little shop owned by 18th Century widow Anna Smith. So she kept it, and built a business that was to become famous in global retailing.
November 1, 1848
End of the Ottoman Empire
The last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI, departs his palace in Istanbul after the abolition of the monarchy
November 1, 1922
Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death
Laika, a stray dog picked up on the streets of Moscow, was launched into space on this day – and to her death. Furious worldwide protests ensued, bewildering some.
November 3, 1957
Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day in history – a death that his brother would sense in an extraordinary and inexplicable experience.
November 4, 1918