| 100 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 1924
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Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle
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02 Nov 1924
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birth
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David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988) |
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02 Nov 1924
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birth
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Rudy Van Gelder, American record producer and engineer |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 1949
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Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state
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02 Nov 1949
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Textile / meat / cheese / rijstdistributie disbands
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02 Nov 1949
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birth
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Lois McMaster Bujold, American author |
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02 Nov 1949
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death
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Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1872) |
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02 Nov 1949
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The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia. |
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02 Nov 1949
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history
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WW2
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Konstantin Rokossovsky was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Poland.
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| 50 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 1974
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birth
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Jaroslav Spacek: NHL defenseman (Team Czech Olympics - Gold - 1998, (Sweden)
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02 Nov 1974
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birth
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Ruslan Salei: NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics - 1998, Anaheim)
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02 Nov 1974
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event
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Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his 1st Cleveland Brown game in 33 yrs
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02 Nov 1974
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Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Dave May
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02 Nov 1974
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birth
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Nelly, American rapper and actor (St. Lunatics) |
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02 Nov 1974
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birth
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Orlando Cabrera, Colombian-American baseball player |
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02 Nov 1974
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event
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78 die when the Time Go-Go Club in Seoul, South Korea burns down. Six of the victims jumped to their deaths from the seventh floor after a club official barred the doors after the fire started. |
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02 Nov 1974
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music
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Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'So Far', the group's third US No.1.
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02 Nov 1974
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music
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George Harrison became the first Beatle to undertake a solo world tour when he played the first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.
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02 Nov 1974
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music
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Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Haven't Done Nothin', the singers fourth US No.1. It featured The Jackson Five on backing vocals.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 1999
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music
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Foo Fighters released their third studio album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose', the album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 2004
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death
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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emirati prince (b. 1918) |
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02 Nov 2004
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death
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Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (b. 1951) |
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02 Nov 2004
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death
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Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, and producer (b. 1957) |
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02 Nov 2004
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music
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Guitarist Eric Clapton collected his CBE from Buckingham Palace for his services to music.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 2009
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death
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Nien Cheng, Chinese-American author (b. 1915) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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02 Nov 2014
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death
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Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929) |
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02 Nov 2014
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death
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Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956) |
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02 Nov 2014
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death
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Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (b. 1925) |
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02 Nov 2014
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death
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Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (b. 1925) |
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02 Nov 2014
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death
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Shabtai Teveth, Israeli historian and author (b. 1925) |
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02 Nov 2014
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death
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Robert Tripe, New Zealand actor (b. 1973) |
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02 Nov 2014
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event
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A suicide attack killed 60 at Wagah. |
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