Died On November 2nd

Discover the most famous people who died on November 2. The list includes people like George Bernard Shaw, James Thurber, Willie Sutton, Peter Debye, Robert Cormier. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, novelists, jazz musicians and chemists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Australia and many more countries.
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 1 
George Bernard Shaw
(Irish playwright Who Won the 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature)
George Bernard Shaw
23
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 26, 1856
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Portobello, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1950
 2 
Jenny Lind
(One of the Most Highly Regarded Singers of the 19th Century)
Jenny Lind
19
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1887
 3 
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
(1st President of the United Arab Emirates)
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 6, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Died: 2004
 4 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
(Italian Filmmaker Known for His Radical Methods, Overtly Political and Often Scandalous Content)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
5
Birthdate: March 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1975
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
The Fabulous Moolah
(Professional Wrestler)
The Fabulous Moolah
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States
Died: 2007
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 6 
Hal Roach
(Film producer, Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)
Hal Roach
3
Birthdate: January 14, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1992
 7 
Edmond James de Rothschild
(Businessperson)
Edmond James de Rothschild
13
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 19, 1845
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Died: 1934
 8 
Eva Cassidy
(Singer, Guitarist)
Eva Cassidy
17
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 2, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States
Died: 1996
 9 
Andy Irons
(American Professional Surfer)
Andy Irons
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 24, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 10 
James Thurber
(Cartoonist, Author, Journalist & Playwright)
James Thurber
1
Birthdate: December 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: 1961
 11 
Theo van Gogh
(Dutch Film Director and Producer)
Theo van Gogh
2
Birthdate: July 23, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: 2004
 12 
Walter Mercado
(Puerto Rican Astrologer, Actor, and TV Personality)
Walter Mercado
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 9, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: 2019
 13 
Mississippi John Hurt
(Singer)
Mississippi John Hurt
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 8, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Teoc, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1966
 14 
Marie Laforêt
(French Singer and Actress)
Marie Laforêt
6
Birthdate: October 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Soulac-sur-Mer, France
Died: 2019
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 15 
Henry Cele
(Actor, Association football player)
Henry Cele
1
Birthdate: January 30, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Durban
Died: 2007
 16 
Thomas Midgley, Jr.
(American Mechanical and Chemical Engineer)
Thomas Midgley, Jr.
3
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: May 18, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1944
 17 
Toni Stone
(First of Three Women to Play Professional Baseball Full-Time for the Indianapolis Clowns)
Toni Stone
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1996
 18 
Roy Hargrove
(Musician)
Roy Hargrove
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 16, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States
Died: 2018
 19 
Walt Bellamy
(Basketball player)
Walt Bellamy
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 24, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Bern, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
 20 
Robert Cormier
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leominster, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2000
 21 
Acker Bilk
(Clarinetist and Vocalist Known for His Breathy, Vibrato-Rich, Lower-Register Style)
Acker Bilk
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pensford, Somerset, England
Died: 2014
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 22 
Joseph Alliluyev
(Former cardiologist and a grandson of Joseph Stalin)
Joseph Alliluyev
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 22, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 2008
 23 
Wally Wood
(Former Comic book artist, illustrator and cartoonist best known for his work on the humor magazine, Mad)
Wally Wood
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 17, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Menahga, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1981
 24 
Colin Welland
(Actor, Screenwriter)
Colin Welland
0
Birthdate: July 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died: 2015
 25 
Matilda of Flanders
(Queen)
Matilda of Flanders
0
Birthdate: 1031 AD
Birthplace: Bruges, Belgium
Died: 1083
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 26 
Thomas Pinckney
(Governor)
Thomas Pinckney
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 23, 1750
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1828
 27 
Mort Shuman
(Singer, Pianist)
Mort Shuman
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1991
 28 
Sadao Araki
(Military personnel)
Sadao Araki
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 26, 1877
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Komae, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1966
 29 
Gigi Proietti
(Actor)
Gigi Proietti
0
Birthdate: November 2, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 2020
 30 
Big Nose Kate
(Prostitute)
Big Nose Kate
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 9, 1849
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Died: 1940
 31 
Alexander Burnes
(Scottish Explorer, Military Officer and Diplomat)
Alexander Burnes
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 16, 1805
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montrose, Scotland
Died: 1841
 32 
H. V. Evatt
(Former Justice of the High Court of Australia (1930 - 1940))
H. V. Evatt
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 30, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: East Maitland, Australia
Died: 1965
 33 
Hannes Messemer
(Actor)
Hannes Messemer
0
Birthdate: May 17, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dillingen, Germany
Died: 1991
 34 
John R. Lynch
(politician, lawyer)
John R. Lynch
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Died: 1939
 35 
Leo Baeck
(German Rabbi, Scholar and Theologian)
Leo Baeck
0
Birthdate: May 23, 1873
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leszno, Poland
Died: 1956
 36 
Peter Debye
(Dutch-American Physical Chemist and Physicist Who Won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Peter Debye
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 24, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Maastricht
Died: 1966
 37 
Han Suyin
(Best Known for Her Novel 'A Many-Splendoured Thing' and 'The Crippled Tree')
Han Suyin
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 12, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Xinyang, China
Died: 2012
 38 
Eliot Porter
(Photographer)
Eliot Porter
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: December 6, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winnetka
Died: 1990
 39 
Prince Mircea of Romania
(Prince)
Prince Mircea of Romania
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: 1916
 40 
Greasy Neale
(Football Player)
Greasy Neale
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 5, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
Died: 1973
 41 
Rasuna Said
(Indonesian Independence and Women's Rights Activist)
Rasuna Said
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 14, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lake Maninjau, Indonesia
Died: 1965
 42 
Veljko Kadijević
(Former Serbian General Who Has Been Yugoslavia’s Minister of Defense)
Veljko Kadijević
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Imotski, Croatia
Died: 2014
 43 
Pino Rauti
(Politician)
Pino Rauti
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cardinale, Calabria, Italy
Died: 2012
 44 
Antonio Molino Rojo
(Actor)
Antonio Molino Rojo
0
Birthdate: September 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Venta de Baños, province of Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain
Died: 2011
 45 
Maire O Neill
(Actress)
Maire O Neill
0
Birthdate: January 11, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1952
 46 
Alexandre Darracq
(French Investor, Engineer, Cycle Manufacturer and Automobile Manufacturer)
Alexandre Darracq
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 10, 1855
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: 1931
 47 
Amir Pnueli
(Israeli Computer scientist)
Amir Pnueli
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 22, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nahalal, Israel
Died: 2009
 48 
Raymond Chow
(Founder of Golden Harvest film production company)
Raymond Chow
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Died: 2018
 49 
Anton Pann
(Composer, Poet)
Anton Pann
0
Birthdate: 1790 AD
Birthplace: Sliven, Bulgaria
Died: 1854
 50 
Engelbert Kaempfer
(Naturalist)
Engelbert Kaempfer
0
Birthdate: September 16, 1651
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lemgo, Germany
Died: 1716