Page 4: Historical Events In November - 02

1914  On this day in history great Britain annexes Cyprus   

1914  Ray Walston, New Orleans LA, actor (My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees) on this day in history.   

1915  On November - 02 1st US election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio   

1915  On November - 02 douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer   

1916  Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France on this day in history.   

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 November - 02.   

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

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

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

1919  Jorge de Sena, Portuguese engineer/poet (Reino da Estupidez) on this day in history.   

1920  On November - 02 warren G Harding elected President   

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

1920  Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer on November - 02.   

1920  Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73 on November - 02.   

1921  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in NYC   

1921  Fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer on November - 02.   

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

1922  On this day in history john Pinsent, classical scholar   

1923  Bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists on November - 02.   

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

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

1927  On this day in history john Sainsbury, English billionaire   

1928  Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila on November - 02.   

1928  On November - 02 geoffrey Pardoe, engineer   

1929  On November - 02 harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea)   

1930  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1935  On November - 02 h B "Jock" Cameron, S Afr cricket capt (v England 1935, age 30), dies   

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

1937  On this day in history aL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP   

1937  On this day in history maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82   

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1082  On this day in history birth of emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)   

1475  Princess Anne of York (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.   

1528  On November - 02 birth of peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works)   

1636  On this day in history birth of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)   

1667  James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

1692  Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born on November - 02.   

1696  On this day in history birth of conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)   

1699  On this day in history 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 November - 02.   

1285  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49   

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

1610  On this day in history richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66   

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