Historical Events In November - 02

1914  On November - 02 great Britain annexes Cyprus  

1914  Ray Walston, New Orleans LA, actor (My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees) on November - 02.  

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

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

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

1917  On this day in history balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine  

1917  Lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China on this day in history.  

1917  On November - 02 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  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 November - 02.  

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  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  Fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer on November - 02.  

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

1922  On November - 02 john Pinsent, classical scholar  

1923  On November - 02 bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists  

1924  Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle on November - 02.  

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

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 this day in history geoffrey Pardoe, engineer  

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  On this day in history warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC  

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

1934  Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan on November - 02.  

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

1936  On this day in history 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  Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135) was born on November - 02.  

1475  Princess Anne of York (d. 1511) was born on November - 02.  

1528  Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works) was born on November - 02.  

1636  Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721) was born on November - 02.  

1667  On November - 02 birth of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)  

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 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  Death of King James II of Aragon (b. 1267) on this day in history.  

1483  Death of Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49 on this day in history.  

1588  On November - 02 wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63  

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.