Historical Events In January - 03

1884  Eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road) on this day in history.  

1886  Arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner & cartoonist) on this day in history.  

1887  Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) on this day in history.  

1888  On January - 03 the first wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC  

1888  1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC on January - 03.  

1889  Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg WA, asks for statehood on this day in history.  

1889  On January - 03 admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood  

1890  The first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin on January - 03.  

1890  1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin on January - 03.  

1891  Osip E Mandelstam, Polish/Russian poet/author (Kamenj) [NS=Jan 15] on January - 03.  

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1892  On January - 03 the birth of J.R Tolkien, English author  

1892  On January - 03 john Ronald Reuel Tolkien, S Afr, philologist/writer (Lord of Rings)  

1893  On January - 03 pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist (Gilles)  

1895  On January - 03 boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer  

1896  Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid on this day in history.  

1896  Emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid on January - 03.  

1897  Marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13) on this day in history.  

1898  Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) on January - 03.  

1898  On this day in history james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70  

1899  The first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times on this day in history.  

1900  On January - 03 gerhart Hauptmanns "Schluck und Jau," premieres in Berlin  

1900  Dorothy Arnzer, director on this day in history.  

1900  Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1901  Eric Voegelin, Germany, US philosopher (Order & History) on January - 03.  

1902  On January - 03 reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs England at MCG  

1902  On January - 03 reg Duff 104 on Test debut, v England at MCG  

1902  Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician on January - 03.  

1903  On this day in history charles Foulkes, Canada, general  

1904  Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama on January - 03.  

1904  On this day in history boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)  

1905  On this day in history dante Giacosa, engineer/designer  

1906  Roman Brandstaetter, writer on this day in history.  

1907  Anna May Wong, LA Calif, actress (Impact, Study in Scarlet) on January - 03.  

1907  Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73 on January - 03.  

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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 January - 03.  

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

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.  

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

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

1722  On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)  

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1322  On January - 03 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 this day in history.  

1543  Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies on this day in history.  

1552  On January - 03 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