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

1915  On November - 02 douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1917  Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas) on this day in history.   

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

1920  Warren G Harding elected President on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history kDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station   

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

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

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

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

1922  On this day in history allies deliberate over German mark   

1922  On November - 02 john Pinsent, classical scholar   

1923  On this day in history bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists   

1924  Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle on this day in history.   

1925  Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 65 on November - 02.   

1927  On this day in history john Sainsbury, English billionaire   

1928  Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila on this day in history.   

1928  Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer on this day in history.   

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

1930  On November - 02 ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty   

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

1931  On November - 02 arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47   

1934  On this day in history babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan   

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

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

1937  AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP on November - 02.   

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

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1082  Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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 November - 02.   

1083  Death of Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031) on this day in history.   

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

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 November - 02.   

1588  On this day in history wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63   

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)