November 2 - This day in history

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November 2, 1914 Great Britain Annexes Cyprus.

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Nov 2, 1983: Martin Luther King’s birthday, January 15, is established as a US national holiday.

USA, Scott Nr 3188a (1999)

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Nov 2, 1869: Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok loses his re-election bid in Ellis County, Kansas.

USA, Scott Nr 2869o (1994)

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Nov 2, 1889: A statehood two-fer, as North and South Dakota become #s 39 and 40.

USA, Scott Nr 2403 (1988), 2416 (1989)

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This Day In Classical Music History
Nov 2, 1739: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, is born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1799)
Nov 2, 2005: Premiere of Symphony No. 8 by Philip Glass.

Austria, Scott Nr 1008 (1974)


Symphony #8 rehearsal, with the composer in attendance.

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This Day In Rock Music History
Nov 2, 1956: Police use tear gas to break up a riot that broke out during a Fats Domino concert in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fats and three of his sidemen suffer minor cuts.

Burundi (2011)