Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

1903  On this day in history topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.   

1903  On January - 04 joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy)   

1903  On this day in history geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

1904  Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US on January - 04.   

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1 on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win on this day in history.   

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

1907  George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1910  On January - 04 commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship.   

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center on this day in history.   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr on this day in history.   

1913  Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- ) on January - 04.   

1913  On January - 04 alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

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

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1915  Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops on January - 04.   

1915  1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho on this day in history.   

1916  Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter on January - 04.   

1917  Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire on January - 04.   

1919  Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark) on this day in history.   

1920  Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits on January - 04.   

1920  On January - 04 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes   

1920  On January - 04 benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)   

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1923  On January - 04 lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin   

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

1923  Flavio Testi, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.   

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

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  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.