Page 4: 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  On November - 02 1st US election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio   

1915  On this day in history douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer   

1916  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas) on November - 02.   

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

1920  On November - 02 warren G Harding elected President   

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

1920  Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer on November - 02.   

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 November - 02.   

1921  On November - 02 fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer   

1922  Allies deliberate over German mark on November - 02.   

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

1927  John Sainsbury, English billionaire on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila   

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

1936  On November - 02 1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London   

1937  On this day in history aL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP   

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  On this day in history birth of princess Anne of York (d. 1511)   

1528  Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history birth of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)   

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

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

1696  Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760) was born on November - 02.   

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  On this day in history baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies   

1285  Death of King Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239) on November - 02.   

1327  On this day in history death of king James II of Aragon (b. 1267)   

1483  On November - 02 death of henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49   

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  On November - 02 death of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1568)