Page 4: Historical Events In January - 03

1887  Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

1888  The inaugural wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC.   

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

1889  Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg WA, asks for statehood.   

1889  Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood   

1890  The inaugural US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin.   

1890  1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

1891  Osip E Mandelstam, Polish/Russian poet/author (Kamenj) [NS=Jan 15]   

1892  J.R Tolkien, English author is born   

1892  John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, S Afr, philologist/writer (Lord of Rings)   

1893  Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist (Gilles)   

1895  Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer   

1896  Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid   

1896  Emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid.   

1897  Marion Davies, [Marion Cecelia Douras], Bkln, actress (Operator 13).   

1898  Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)   

1898  James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

1899  The inaugural known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times.   

1900  Gerhart Hauptmanns "Schluck und Jau," premieres in Berlin.   

1900  Dorothy Arnzer, director.   

1900  Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

1901  Eric Voegelin, Germany, US philosopher (Order and History)   

1902  Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs England at MCG.   

1902  Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, v England at MCG   

1902  Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician   

1903  Charles Foulkes, Canada, general.   

1904  Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama.   

1904  Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)   

1905  Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer   

1906  Roman Brandstaetter, writer   

1907  Anna May Wong, LA Calif, actress (Impact, Study in Scarlet).   

1907  Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73   

1909  Victor Borge, Danish comedian and musician is born   

1909  Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian.   

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1196  On this day in history birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  On January - 03 birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

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

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

1710  On January - 03 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  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

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

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 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  Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies on January - 03.   

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

1560  Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 on January - 03.