Talk:November 2

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 (pictured) issued the Balfour Declaration, proclaiming British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
• 1936 – BBC Television Service launched the world's first regular, public all-electronic television service with a high level of image resolution which became known as high-definition television.
• 1947 – American industrialist and aviator Howard Hughes flew Spruce Goose, the largest flying boat ever built, on its maiden flight from the coast of Long Beach, California, USA.
• 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.

More events: November 1 – November 2 – November 3