deaths
November 2, 1945
Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (born 1868)
Hélène de Pourtalès
Countess Hélène de Pourtalès was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris representing Switzerland and became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She was also the first woman to represent Switzerland at the Olympics.
November 2
November 2 is the 306th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 59 days remain until the end of the year.