This Day in History
Today: November 2, 2026
619
A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu.[1]
1410
The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.[2]
1675
Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.[3]
1795
The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.[4]
1868
Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.[5]
1882
The great fire destroys a large part of Oulu's city center in Oulu Province, Finland.[6]
1889
North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.[7]
1899
The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.[8]
1912
Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.[9]
1914
World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed.[10]
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