On This Day — November 2

Sabah Fakhri

Legendary Syrian musical icon whose incomparable vocal stamina, tarab artistry, and mastery preserved the musical heritage of Aleppo.

Andy Irons

Legendary American professional surfer from Kauai who won three consecutive ASP World Championships (2002, 2003, 2004) and defined modern competitive big-wave surfing.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan

Founding father and first President of the United Arab Emirates whose visionary diplomacy united the seven Emirates in 1971.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, socialist, and 1925 Nobel laureate who transformed English theater with biting satirical wit in Pygmalion, Saint Joan, and Man and Superman.

Victorinus of Petovium

Earliest Latin biblical commentator and bishop, of North African Numidian origin, whose theological treatises on Revelation and Genesis were praised by Saint Jerome.