Historical Events In November - 02

1914  Great Britain annexes Cyprus on November - 02.   

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

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 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  1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas)   

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

1920  On this day in history warren G Harding elected President   

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

1920  On November - 02 fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

1920  On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73   

1921  On November - 02 eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in NYC   

1921  On November - 02 fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer   

1922  On this day in history allies deliberate over German mark   

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

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

1927  On November - 02 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 this day in history 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 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1937  On November - 02 maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)   

1083  On this day in history death of matilda of Flanders, Queen consort (b. 1031)   

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

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 this day in history 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)