Once Upon A Time – November 2 – 1949 – The Netherlands Recognizes Its Former Colony Indonesia As A Sovereign State

1875 – Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela in Angola, from Africa’s east coast, 1st European to cross equatorial Africa

1917 – Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine

1930 – Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, 225th Emperor of Ethiopian Solmonic Dynasty

1949 – The Netherlands recognizes its former colony Indonesia as a sovereign state

1966 – The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the US

More Historical Events

November 2 In Film & Tv

1936 – At 3pm the BBC begins the world’s first regular high-definition TV broadcast service from specially constructed studios at Alexandra Palace, North London

2020 – Baby Shark by Pinkfong becomes the most-watched video on YouTube with over 7.04 billion views

November 2 In Music

1983  – “Thriller” single released worldwide by Michael Jackson

November 2 In Sport

2016 – Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians, 8-7 in Game 7 at Progressive Field, Cleveland; first Cubs’ title in 108 years; MVP: Chicago utility Ben Zobrist

More Facts

1898 – Cheerleading begins in the United States as Johnny Campbell leads the crowd cheering on the football team at the University of Minnesota

1932 – The “Great Emu War” begins: Australian soldiers armed with Lewis Guns sought to cull the Emu population over crop destruction in Campion district, Western Australia

Famous Weddings

1887 – Baseball legend Connie Mack (24) weds Margaret Hogan

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