Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 2
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November 2: All Souls' Day in Western Christianity; Day of the Dead in Mexico
- 1795 – French Revolution: Under the terms of a new constitution that was ratified during the aftermath of the Reign of Terror and the subsequent Thermidorian Reaction, the Directory succeeded the National Convention as the executive government of France.
- 1917 – British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the Balfour Declaration, proclaiming British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
- 1947 – American industrialist and aviator Howard Hughes flew Spruce Goose (pictured), the largest flying boat ever built, on its maiden flight from the coast of Long Beach, California, USA.
- 1963 – President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated, marking the culmination of a successful coup d'état led by General Duong Van Minh.
- 2000 – 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.