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This is a list of selected November 2 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
1795French 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. refimprove
1898 – Organized cheerleading was born at the University of Minnesota when student Johnny Campbell directed a crowd attending an American college football game to cheer on their team. unreferenced sections
1936 – The BBC Television Service launched as the world's first regular, public all-electronic "high-definition" television service. unreliable sources, original research
1959 – The M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, opened between Watford and Crick/Rugby. unreferenced section
1988 – The Morris worm, the first computer worm distributed via the Internet to gain significant mainstream media attention, was launched by university student Robert Tappan Morris. refimprove
2000 – Aboard 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. unreferenced section

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November 2: All Souls' Day (Western Christianity); Day of the Dead in Mexico

King Saud of Saudi Arabia

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