Page 4: Historical Events In November - 02

1914  Great Britain annexes Cyprus on November - 02.   

1914  On this day in history ray Walston, New Orleans LA, actor (My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees)   

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

1915  Douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer on this day in history.   

1916  On November - 02 ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France   

1917  On November - 02 balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine   

1917  On November - 02 lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China   

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

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

1920  Warren G Harding elected President on November - 02.   

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

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

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

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

1921  On November - 02 fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer   

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

1922  John Pinsent, classical scholar on November - 02.   

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

1924  On November - 02 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  Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila on November - 02.   

1928  Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer on November - 02.   

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

1930  Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan   

1935  On this day in history 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 on November - 02.   

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

1937  Maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82 on November - 02.   

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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 November - 02.   

1528  On this day in history birth of peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works)   

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

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 November - 02.   

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

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

1083  On this day in history death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

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

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

1327  On November - 02 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 November - 02.   

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

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