On This Day for November 2 - Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 02 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1976 Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2000: The first resident crew—including one American and two Russians—arrived at the International Space Station. [Take our astronomy and space quiz.] 1983: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill designating the third Monday in January a national holiday in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. [ Watch the construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Washington, D.C.] 1964: King Saud of Saudi Arabia was formally deposed; he was succeeded by his brother Faisal. [Take our quiz about the Middle East.] 1963: South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was killed in a coup. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Southeast Asia.] 1950: Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, died at age 94. [Test your knowledge of English and Irish playwrights.] 1949: The Netherlands and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Hague Agreement, an attempt to end conflict over Indonesia's proclaimed independence. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1965 Shah Rukh Khan Indian actor 1755 Marie-Antoinette queen of France 1966 David Schwimmer American actor 1865 Warren G. Harding president of United States 1795 James K. Polk president of United States 1913 Burt Lancaster American actor and producer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help