What happened on 2 November 1939?

Discover what happened on 2 November 1939 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Leo Vereecke (curate)
  • Claude Gillingwater (actor (1870-1939))
  • Eivind Heiberg (Norwegian businessman and engineer (1870-1939))
  • Frank Angell (American psychologist (1857-1939))
  • Olof Nilsson i Örebro (Swedish politician (1874-1939))
  • Opie Read (American journalist)
  • Witold Noskowski (Polish journalist)
  • Józef Smoczyński (historian)
  • Kazimierz Stepczyński
  • Maximilian Bröske (German alpinist)
  • Charles Gillmore (British priest)
  • Johannes Storbjörk (Finnish politician (1872-1939))
  • Frederick Moir (trader, road-builder and writer in Nyasaland, East Africa)
  • Charles A. Beggs (American politician from Wisconsin)
  • Alexander Harkavy (American author, linguist, and lexicographer)
  • John Roy Lynch (American politician from Mississippi)
  • Zsigmond Feld (Hungarian actor)
  • Ernst Tappolet (Swiss university teacher (1870-1939))
  • Aloïs Catteau (cyclist (1877-1939))
  • Norbert Ghisoland (Belgian photographer (1878-1939))
  • Alfred Richard Sommer ((1858-1939))
  • Julius Aloysius Schréder
  • Johann Mayrhofer (Austrian local historian)
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  • Leo Vereecke (curate)