Page 4: Historical Events In November - 02

1914  On this day in history great Britain annexes Cyprus   

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

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

1915  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the first American soldiers die in combat in WW I   

1917  On this day in history 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 this day in history jorge de Sena, Portuguese engineer/poet (Reino da Estupidez)   

1920  On November - 02 warren G Harding elected President   

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  On November - 02 andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73   

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

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

1922  Allies deliberate over German mark on November - 02.   

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  Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle on November - 02.   

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 this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila   

1928  On November - 02 geoffrey Pardoe, engineer   

1929  Harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea) on November - 02.   

1930  Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty on November - 02.   

1931  Warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC on November - 02.   

1931  On this day in history arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47   

1934  On this day in history babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan   

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 November - 02 aL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP   

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  On this day in history 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  On November - 02 birth of unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)   

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

1699  Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1083  Death of Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031) on November - 02.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1610  Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66 on November - 02.   

1618  Death of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568) on this day in history.