Monday, November 2, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name day is:
VictorinAstrological sign: Scorpio (October 23 - November 22)
Festivals and international days on November 2:
- International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- All Souls' Day
- World Day for the Protection of Journalists
- All Souls' Day, commemoration of the faithful departed
See also: November 1 - November 3 - All days of 2026
October 27 to November 8: Weightlifting, IWF World Championships, Ningbo (China)
October 31 to November 8: Rolex Paris Masters, Paris La Défense Arena
November 1-30: Movember, the moustache celebration
November 2, 1439: The Estates-General, meeting in Orléans, decide to maintain a standing army in order to definitively drive the English out of France.
November 2, 1892: France creates the labor inspectorate.
November 2, 2000: The International Space Station welcomes its first three occupants: two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut. Sergei Krikalev, William Shepherd, and Yuri Gidzenko will remain on board until March 6, 2001.
November 2, 2001: UNESCO's Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity is adopted. It is intended to protect cultural diversity as a human heritage.