Born on 2 November 1972

At A Glance

2 November 1972 at a glance

Day of the week

2 November 1972 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Popcorn” by Hot Butter was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1972

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 November is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 November 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 November 1972 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 November

• 1964 King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal.
• 1965 Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.
• 1966 The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
• 1967 Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
• 1982 Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.

Famous people born on 2 November

• Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793)
• Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host (born 1965)
• David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966)
• Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (1865–1923)

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