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What happened in history on this day: November 2?
On November 2 in ...
- 1936 - The Canadian Broadcasting Act creates the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, replacing the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission.
- 1958 - CBS airs the last The $64,000 Question TV show.
- 1959 - College professor Charles Van Doren confesses TV quiz show 21 was fixed.
- 1992 - CBC-TV cancels its 10PM newscast The National and The Journal.
- 1998 - CBS debuts TV show Becker, starring Ted Danson.
- 1999 - The National Basketball Association launches NBA.com TV, a 24-hour TV network.
- 1999 - NBC airs the 100th episode of TV show 3rd Rock from the Sun.
- 2001 - Buena Vista releases the film Monsters, Inc. to theaters.
Births on November 2
- 1901 - Birth of James Dunn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Uncle Earl - It's a Great Life).
- 1901 - Birth of Paul Ford in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Colonel Hall - The Phil Silvers Show).
- 1906 - Birth of Luchino Visconti in Milan, Italy; director (The Damned, Death in Venice).
- 1913 - Birth of Burt Lancaster in New York City, New York, USA; actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry, On Wings of Eagles, Marco Polo, Moses the Lawgiver).
- 1917 - Birth of Ann Rutherford in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Blondie radio show, Andy Hardy movie series, Gone with the Wind movie, The Bob Newhart Show TV show), panelist (Leave it to the Girls).
- 1918 - Birth of Janette Davis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
- 1919 - Birth of Warren Stevens in Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Richard Boone Show, Bonanza, ER).
- 1920 - Birth of Ann Rutherford in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Return to Vienna, Leave it to the Girls).
- 1920 - Birth of Lewis Charles in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Feather and Father Gang TV show, Adam 12 TV show, Richard Diamond TV show, The Rifleman TV show).
- 1929 - Birth of Rachel Ames in Portland, Oregon, USA; actress (Line Up, Audrey - General Hospital).
- 1942 - Birth of Stefanie Powers in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Girl From UNCLE, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Wives).
- 1952 - Birth of Kate Linder; actress (Esther - The Young and the Restless).
- 1953 - Birth of Alfre Woodard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress (St. Elsewhere).
- 1966 - Birth of David Schwimmer; actor (Friends, Band of Brothers, L.A. Law).
- 1975 - Birth of Danny Cooksey in Moore, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Sam - Diff'rent Strokes, Xiaolin Showdown).
Deaths on November 2
- 1986 - Death of Paul Frees of heart failure at age 66; performed voices in thousands of radio, TV, movies, many Disney roles and in Disneyland attractions, named Disney Legend in 2006.
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