Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In January - 11
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1923 Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 on this day in history. 
1924 On this day in history sS Helgoland, she had sought shelter off the Ards coast but dragged her anchors and stranded at Tara Point, Ulster. The crew climbed the rigging to seek safety but had to remain there all night until they were rescued. During World War One she had been a 'Q' ship, with disguised gunnery for use against enemy submarines.
1925 Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Secretary of State on this day in history.
1925 Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Sect of State on January - 11.
1927 Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th NYC on this day in history.
1928 On January - 11 thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87
1929 Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 on this day in history.
1931 Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76 on January - 11.
1934 On January - 11 jean Chretien Canadian P.M. and lawyer, politician, born at Shawinigan, Quebec
1935 Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to make a solo airplane flight from Hawaii to California on January - 11.
1935 Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course) on January - 11.
1936 Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history frances Moulton elected first woman president of a US national bank
1938 Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st on January - 11.
1940 Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo &Juliet premieres in Leningrad on January - 11.
1940 Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo & Juliet premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton
1942 -23ºF (-31ºC), Kingston RI (state record) on this day in history.
1942 Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya on January - 11.
1942 On January - 11 -23°F (-31°C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record)
1943 US &Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China on January - 11.
1943 US & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China on this day in history.
1943 Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered on this day in history.
1944 Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1944 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on January - 11.
1946 On this day in history enver Hoxha declares People's Republic of Albania with himself dictator
1946 Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila on January - 11.
1949 Snowfall first recorded in Los Angeles on this day in history.
1949 Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles on January - 11.
1950 On January - 11 karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77
1952 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore on January - 11.
1952 Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1953 On January - 11 j Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club
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