Historical Events In November - 02

1914  On this day in history great Britain annexes Cyprus  

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

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

1915  Douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer on November - 02.  

1916  Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France on November - 02.  

1917  Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine on November - 02.  

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

1917  On November - 02 the first American soldiers die in combat in WW I  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

1921  On November - 02 fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer  

1922  On November - 02 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  On November - 02 sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle  

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

1927  On November - 02 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  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  Warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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 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  On November - 02 maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82  

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

1636  Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.  

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

1692  Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.  

1696  On November - 02 birth of conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)  

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

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 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  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 this day in history death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)