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What happened in history on this day: November 2?
On November 2 in ...
- 1958 - Billboard magazine introduces a new chart, ranking the top singles in order, from number 1 to 100.
Births on November 2
- 1918 - Birth of Janette Davis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
- 1929 - Birth of Harold Farberman in New York City, New York, USA; conductor/composer (Medea).
- 1937 - Birth of Earl "Speedo" Carroll; rhythm-and-blues singer (The Cadillacs, The Coasters).
- 1938 - Birth of Jay Black; singer (Jay and the Americans).
- 1946 - Birth of Giuseppe Sinopoli in Venice, Italy; conductor (Sunnyata).
- 1957 - Birth of Carter Beauford; rock musician (The Dave Matthews Band).
- 1958 - Birth of Bobby Dall; rocker (Poison - "Every Rose Has a Thorn").
- 1961 - Birth of k.d. lang in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; country singer (and the Reclines - "Absolute Torch and Twang").
- 1963 - Birth of Bobby Dall; rock musician (Poison).
- 1967 - Birth of Alvin Chea; thythm-and-blues singer (Take 6).
- 1969 - Birth of Fieldy; bassist (Korn).
- 1971 - Birth of John Hampson; rock singer-musician (Nine Days).
- 1974 - Birth of Prodigy; rapper (Mobb Deep).
- 1975 - Birth of Chris Walla; guitarist (Death Cab For Cutie).
- 1986 - Birth of Erika Jo; country singer (Nashville Star).
Deaths on November 2
- 1991 - Death of Mort Shuman at age 52 of cancer in London, England; songwriter ("Little Sister", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "A Teenager in Love").
- 2021 - Death of Ronnie Wilson at age 73 following a stroke; musician (Gap Band - "You Dropped a Bomb on Me").
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