Page 6: Historical Events In January - 03

1926  Greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator on January - 03.   

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

1929  Bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century on January - 03.   

1929  27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres on this day in history.   

1931  Nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record) on January - 03.   

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  On this day in history 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.   

1933  Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 on January - 03.   

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  On this day in history gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives   

1939  On this day in history gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of Representatives   

1940  On this day in history wPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL & WOV as "new" WOV   

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  On January - 03 italian counter offensive in Albania   

1941  On January - 03 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  On January - 03 pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

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

1943  The first missing persons telecast (New York City NY) on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history 1st missing persons telecast (NYC)   

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 January - 03.   

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1945  British Premier Winston Churchill visits France on January - 03.   

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  John Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY on January - 03.   

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa on January - 03.   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  On this day in history birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

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

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.   

0235  On this day in history death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on January - 03.   

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

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on this day in history.   

1501  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1552  On this day in history henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64   

1560  On January - 03 peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56