Page 4: Historical Events In November - 02

1914  Great Britain annexes Cyprus.   

1914  Ray Walston, New Orleans LA, actor (My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees)   

1915  1st US election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio   

1915  Douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer   

1916  Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France   

1917  Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine.   

1917  Lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China   

1917  The inaugural American soldiers die in combat in WW I.   

1917  1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I.   

1917  Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas).   

1919  Jorge de Sena, Portuguese engineer/poet (Reino da Estupidez)   

1920  Warren G Harding elected President.   

1920  KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station.   

1920  Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

1920  Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73.   

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in NYC.   

1921  Fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer   

1922  Allies deliberate over German mark   

1922  John Pinsent, classical scholar.   

1923  Bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists   

1924  In this year, Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle.   

1925  Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 65.   

1927  John Sainsbury, English billionaire   

1928  Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila   

1928  Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer   

1929  Harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea).   

1930  Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty.   

1931  Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC   

1931  Arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47.   

1934  Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan.   

1935  H B "Jock" Cameron, S Afr cricket capt (v England 1935, age 30), dies.   

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

1937  In this year, AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer claims MVP   

1937  Maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82.   

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1082  Emperor huizong of china: Emperor huizong of china (d. 1135)   

1475  Princess anne of york: Princess anne of york (d. 1511)   

1528  Peter s lotichius: [peter lotz], neo latin poet (collected works)   

1636  Edward colston: English merchant and philanthropist   

1667  James sobieski: Crown prince of poland   

1692  Unico wilhelm van wassenaer: Dutch composer   

1696  Conrad weiser: Pennsylvania's ambassador to the native americans   

1699  Jean-baptiste-siméon chardin: French painter   

1083  Death of Matilda of flanders: Queen consort (b. 1031)   

1171  Baudouin iv: Count of henegouwen (1120-71),   

1285  Death of King peter iii of aragon: King peter iii of aragon (b. 1239)   

1327  Death of King james ii of aragon: King james ii of aragon (b. 1267)   

1483  Henry stafford: Earl of buckingham/constable of engl, beheaded at 49   

1588  Wilhelmus damasi: Theologist/1st bishop of roermond,   

1610  Richard bancroft: Archbishop of canterbury (1604-10),   

1618  Death of Archduke maximilian iii of austria: Archduke maximilian iii of austria (b. 1568)