Holidays
- International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- Artemyev day
- Day of the Proclamation of the Russian Empire
- Day of international recognition of St. Petersburg
- Deviled Egg Day
- Oatmeal Bird Feeding Day
- All Souls Day
Significant dates
1721 Tsar Peter I took the title of Peter the Great, Emperor of All Russia, and Russia became an empire.
1894 The last Russian Emperor Nicholas II ascended the throne.
1937 Ruby stars are installed on the Kremlin towers.
1938 The first women in the USSR were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Persons
November 2, 69 BC The last queen of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty, Cleopatra, was born.
On November 2, 1755, the French queen, wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, was born.
On November 2, 1795, the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849), one of the most active US Presidents, James Knox Polk, was born.
On November 2, 1815, the English mathematician and logician, the founder of mathematical logic, George Boole, was born.
On November 2, 1843, Russian sculptor Mark Antokolsky was born.
On November 2, 1847, the French philosopher and publicist, theorist of anarcho-syndicalism Georges Sorel was born.
On November 2, 1865, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), statesman and political figure Warren Harding, was born.
On November 2, 1902, Soviet theater and film actor, director, People's Artist of the USSR Mikhail Yanshin was born.
Russian mystic-spirit-seer, religious philosopher, writer, poet Daniil Andreev was born on November 2, 1906
On November 2, 1906, Italian theater and film director, screenwriter, one of the founders of neorealism Luchino Visconti was born.
British keyboardist and composer Keith Emerson was born on November 2, 1944.
Folk calendar
Artemyev day
On this day, the memory of Artemius of Antioch, a Christian saint who lived in the 4th century, is celebrated.
In Rus', it was customary to pray to Saint Artemy for deliverance from accidental death. He was also considered a protector against various kinds of diseases – for example, from hernia. Artemy was also considered their patron by military leaders and atamans.
There was a belief that a person born on this day was protected by a wolf mother; he was considered close in spirit to forest animals and birds. “The wolf’s root is subjugated to him. The wolf’s bast is his smile,” this is what they said about the one born on Artemy. They also knew that from that day on, wolves began to approach the villages. Their behavior was also used to judge the future. If wolves howled at Artemy, it foreshadowed frost. And if the howl was especially loud, as if a whole flock was howling, it promised hunger.
On Artemy it was also customary to ferment cabbage, which was one of the favorite snacks of the Russian people.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Artemy, Gerasim, German, Ivan, Irina, Leonid, Mikhail, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Fedor
Source: Calend.ru.
