eso ha pasado un 02 Noviembre

1899 : Beginning of the siege of Ladysmith


On November 2, 1899, during the second Boer War in South Africa, in the province of Natal, began the siege of Ladysmith, where British forces had regrouped. The siege by Boer forces lasted 118 days during which 3,000 British soldiers were killed.

1930 : Haile Selassie becomes Emperor of Ethiopia


On November 2, 1930, Haile Selassie, already regent of the country since 1916, became Emperor of Ethiopia. He remained Emperor until 1974, except for a period of exile during the Italian occupation between 1936 and 1941. Haile Selassie also participated in the reconquest of the country with the British forces and Ethiopian patriots.

1966 : Enactment of the Cuban Adjustment Act in the U.S.


On November 2, 1966, the Cuban Adjustment Act is enacted in the United States. This law allows any Cuban citizen or native who had arrived after 1 January 1959 on U.S. soil and had residing there for 2 years (one year since 1976) to become a permanent resident. 123,000 Cuban refugees were concerned. Outside the legal immigration from Cuba, much more restrictive, the law encourages Cubans to enter the U.S. illegally and gives shelter to people who have engaged in violent acts against Cuba, including against civilians for purely criminal.

1982 : Explosion in a tunnel in Afghanistan


On November 2, 1982, a Soviet military vehicle hit a tanker truck in the middle of the Salang tunnel in Afghanistan and triggered a huge explosion. The fire spread rapidly throughout the tunnel preventing any escape. 3000 people, mostly Soviet soldiers who were in a convoy, were killed.

2004 : George W Bush re-elected President of the United States


On November 2, 2004, George W Bush was reelected to the presidency of the United States, this time with more votes than his Democrat opponent, with 50.7% of the votes against 48.3% for John Kerry.

Cita del día : 02 Noviembre

George Bernard Shaw
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

Cumpleaños : 02 Noviembre

Huizong, Emperador de China (1082)
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Pintor francés (1699)
Daniel Boone, Explorador estadounidense (1734)
Marie Antoinette, Reina de Francia (1755)
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Escritor francés (1808)
Warren G. Harding, 29o Presidente de los Estados Unidos (1865)
Peter Aufschnaiter, Alpinista austriaco (1899)
Luchino Visconti, Director de cine italiano (1906)
Burt Lancaster, Actor americano (1913)
Ann Rutherford, Actriz americana (1920)
Richard E. Taylor, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Física (1929)
Pat Buchanan, Político y periodista estadounidense (1938)
Sofía, Reina de España (1938)
Stefanie Powers, Actriz americana (1942)
Patrice Chéreau, Director de cine, de teatro y de ópera francés (1944)
Samuel Le Bihan, Actor francés (1965)
David Schwimmer, Actor americano (1966)
Stéphane Sarrazin, Piloto de carreras francés (1975)
Erika Flores, Actriz americana (1979)
Tamara Hope, Actriz canadiense (1984)

Nos han dejado un 02 Noviembre

George Bernard Shaw, Dramaturgo irlandés (1950)
Jean Couzy, Alpinista francés (1958)
Peter Debye, Químico holandés, premio Nobel (1966)
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Director de cine italiano (1975)
Jacques Mesrine, Criminal francés (1979)
Irwin Allen, Productor americano (1991)
Andy Irons, Surfer estadounidense (2010)
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