Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

1903  On January - 04 topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.   

1903  Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) on this day in history.   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on January - 04.   

1904  On January - 04 supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US   

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1   

1905  Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley) on January - 04.   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win on January - 04.   

1906  On January - 04 south Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win   

1907  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London   

1908  Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover on January - 04.   

1908  On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

1910  On this day in history commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship.   

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies on January - 04.   

1912  On January - 04 smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr on January - 04.   

1913  On this day in history malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )   

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)   

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1915  On January - 04 trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops   

1915  1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho on January - 04.   

1916  On January - 04 catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

1917  On this day in history maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

1919  Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark) on January - 04.   

1920  On January - 04 amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits   

1920  On this day in history 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes   

1920  On this day in history benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)   

1921  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC   

1922  On January - 04 frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer   

1923  Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin on this day in history.   

1923  On January - 04 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP   

1923  On this day in history flavio Testi, composer   

1925  French psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better" on this day in history.   

1925  Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956) on January - 04.   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies