Page 4: Historical Events In November - 02

1914  Great Britain annexes Cyprus on this day in history.   

1914  On November - 02 ray Walston, New Orleans LA, actor (My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees)   

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

1915  On this day in history 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 November - 02.   

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

1917  The first American soldiers die in combat in WW I on November - 02.   

1917  On this day in history 1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I   

1917  On November - 02 durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas)   

1919  On this day in history jorge de Sena, Portuguese engineer/poet (Reino da Estupidez)   

1920  On this day in history warren G Harding elected President   

1920  KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station on November - 02.   

1920  On November - 02 fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

1920  Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in NYC on November - 02.   

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

1922  Allies deliberate over German mark on this day in history.   

1922  On November - 02 john Pinsent, classical scholar   

1923  On November - 02 bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists   

1924  On this day in history sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle   

1925  Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history john Sainsbury, English billionaire   

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  Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty on this day in history.   

1931  On November - 02 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 November - 02.   

1936  1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London on this day in history.   

1937  AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP on this day in history.   

1937  Maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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1082  On November - 02 birth of emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)   

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 this day in history.   

1636  On November - 02 birth of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)   

1667  James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737) was born on November - 02.   

1692  On November - 02 birth of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)   

1696  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on November - 02.   

1699  On November - 02 birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

1083  On November - 02 death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

1171  Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies on this day in history.   

1285  On November - 02 death of king Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)   

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  On November - 02 wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63   

1610  Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1618  On November - 02 death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)