Page 4: Historical Events In November - 02

1914  Great Britain annexes Cyprus on November - 02.   

1914  Ray Walston, New Orleans LA, actor (My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees) on November - 02.   

1915  On this day in history 1st US election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio   

1915  On November - 02 douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer   

1916  On this day in history ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France   

1917  Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine on this day in history.   

1917  Lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history the first American soldiers die in combat in WW I   

1917  On November - 02 1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I   

1917  On this day in history durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas)   

1919  On November - 02 jorge de Sena, Portuguese engineer/poet (Reino da Estupidez)   

1920  On this day in history warren G Harding elected President   

1920  On this day in history kDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station   

1920  On this day in history fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

1920  On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73   

1921  On November - 02 eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in NYC   

1921  On this day in history fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer   

1922  On November - 02 allies deliberate over German mark   

1922  John Pinsent, classical scholar on this day in history.   

1923  Bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists on this day in history.   

1924  On November - 02 sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle   

1925  On this day in history antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 65   

1927  John Sainsbury, English billionaire on November - 02.   

1928  On November - 02 dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila   

1928  Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer on November - 02.   

1929  Harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea) on this day in history.   

1930  On November - 02 ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty   

1931  On this day in history warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC   

1931  Arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1934  Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan on November - 02.   

1935  H B "Jock" Cameron, S Afr cricket capt (v England 1935, age 30), dies on this day in history.   

1936  1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London on November - 02.   

1937  On November - 02 aL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP   

1937  On November - 02 maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82   

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1082  Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) was born on November - 02.   

1475  On November - 02 birth of princess Anne of York (d. 1511)   

1528  Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works) was born on November - 02.   

1636  Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) was born on November - 02.   

1667  On this day in history birth of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)   

1692  Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

1083  Death of Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031) on this day in history.   

1171  On November - 02 baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies   

1285  Death of King Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239) on November - 02.   

1327  On this day in history death of king James II of Aragon (b. 1267)   

1483  Death of Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1610  On November - 02 richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66   

1618  Death of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568) on November - 02.