Historical Events In January - 03

1926  On this day in history greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator   

1929  27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president on January - 03.   

1929  On January - 03 bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century   

1929  On January - 03 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres   

1931  On this day in history nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record)   

1931  On January - 03 joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78   

1932  Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit on January - 03.   

1933  Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States on this day in history.   

1933  On January - 03 wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56   

1938  On January - 03 the March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized   

1938  On this day in history march of Dimes established to fight polio   

1938  On this day in history arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

1939  Gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives on January - 03.   

1939  Gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of Representatives on January - 03.   

1940  WPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL & WOV as "new" WOV on January - 03.   

1941  Australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians on January - 03.   

1941  On January - 03 canada &US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease)   

1941  Italian counter offensive in Albania on January - 03.   

1941  On this day in history sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia   

1941  On January - 03 canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)   

1942  American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms on this day in history.   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1943  On this day in history canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa   

1943  On this day in history the first missing persons telecast (New York City NY)   

1943  1st missing persons telecast (NYC) on January - 03.   

1944  Helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648) on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 03 top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft   

1944  World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero on this day in history.   

1945  Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab on January - 03.   

1945  British Premier Winston Churchill visits France on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 03 cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room   

1945  On this day in history greek General Plastiras forms government   

1945  On January - 03 john Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY   

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa on this day in history.   

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1196  On January - 03 birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

1680  On January - 03 birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician   

0235  Death of Pope St Anterus (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1098  On January - 03 death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  On this day in history philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

1437  On this day in history death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)   

1501  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59 on January - 03.   

1543  On this day in history juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

1552  On January - 03 henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64   

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56