This Day In European History

2nd November

Events
1570: The sea defences of the Netherlands are breached by a huge wave, killing over 1000 people.
1721: Peter I becomes Emperor of all the Russians.
1917: The Balfour Decleration – named after British Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour – commits England to creating a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
1924: The first crossword in a British newspaper is published.

Births
1699: Jean Baptiste Chardin, French painter.
1739: Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer.
1755: Marie Antoinette, Austrian Princess and Queen of France.
1815: George Boole, English mathematician.
1861: Georgy Lvov, Russian statesman.

Deaths
1600: Richard Hooker, Anglican theologian.
1818: Samuel Romilly, English legal reformer.

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