Famous Birthdays
- Bengt Edlén, Swedish Astrophysicist who specialized in spectroscopy and discovered the source of unidentified emission lines in solar spectrum, born in Gusum, Sweden (d. 2003)
- Daniil Andreev, Russian writer, poet and Christian mystic, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1959)
- Luchino Visconti, Italian director (The Leopard, Death in Venice), born in Milan (d. 1976)
- Paul Thompson, Canadian ice hockey forward (1926-39), won 3 Stanley Cups (1928 with NY Rangers, 1934 and 1938 with Chicago Black Hawks), and Black Hawks coach (1938-45), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 1991)
About November 2, 1906
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 117 years, 6 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Scorpio
