Every yearNovember 2
Everything November 2 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for November 2 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | All Souls' DayReligious | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Deviled Egg Day | Food | |
| 03 | Cookie Monster Day | Kids & Family | |
| 04 | Look for Circles Day | Celebration | |
| 05 | Plan Your Epitaph Day | Celebration |
| 06 | International Doge Day | Tech | |
| 07 | Job Action Day | Community | |
| 08 | Day of the Dead | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on November 2 in some years.
U.S. General Election Day — 2027 and 2032
Daylight Saving Time Ends — 2031
Diwali — 2032
Born on November 2
Historic figures
- James K. Polk1795–1849American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States
- Warren G. Harding1865–1923American journalist and politician
- Marie Antoinette1755–1793Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France
- George Boole1815–1864English mathematician and philosopher
- Odysseas Elytis1911–1996Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Burt Lancaster1913–1994American actor
- Mehmed V1844–1918Ottoman sultan
- Luchino Visconti1906–1976Italian director and screenwriter
- Edward V1470–1483King of England
- Richard E. Taylor1929–2018Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Celebrities & public figures
- Shah Rukh Khanb. 1965Indian film actor
- David Schwimmerb. 1966American actor
- Nellyb. 1974American rapper
- Queen Sofía of Spainb. 1938Queen Consort of King Juan Carlos of Spain
- Esha Deolb. 1981Indian actress
- Pat Buchananb. 1938American journalist and politician
- Moisés Caicedob. 2001Ecuadorian footballer
- K.d. langb. 1961Canadian singer-songwriter
- Katharine Isabelleb. 1981Canadian actress
- Lois McMaster Bujoldb. 1949American author
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers November 2 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see November 2, 2026 and November 2, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.