Historical Events In January - 03

1909  On this day in history the birth of Victor Borge, Danish comedian and musician  

1909  Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian on January - 03.  

1910  On January - 03 british miners strike for 8 hour working day  

1910  On January - 03 thomas Stuart Willan, historian  

1911  US postal savings bank inaugurated on this day in history.  

1911  On January - 03 john Sturges, US, director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7)  

1912  Canadian Pacific leases Dominion Atlantic Railway Company, Nova Scotia on January - 03.  

1912  South Pacific RR offers to bring Liberty Bell to Exposition, free on this day in history.  

1912  Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) on this day in history.  

1912  On January - 03 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77  

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1914  On this day in history kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in NYC  

1914  On January - 03 jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer  

1914  On January - 03 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62  

1915  On January - 03 james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30  

1916  Antonio Estevez, composer on this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN  

1918  US employment service opens as a unit of Department of Labor on this day in history.  

1918  On January - 03 uS employment service opens as a unit of Dept of Labor  

1918  Maxene Andrews, Minn, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy) on this day in history.  

1919  On January - 03 jesse White, Buf NY, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid)  

1920  On this day in history arthur Honegger's "Chant de Nigamon," premieres  

1920  New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000 on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history turkey makes peace with Armenia  

1921  On this day in history john Russell, LA Calif, actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo)  

1922  On this day in history the first living person identified on a US coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar  

1922  On January - 03 1st living person identified on a US coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar  

1922  On January - 03 bill Travers, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, actor (Born Free, Gorgo)  

1923  On this day in history dragutin Gostuski, composer  

1923  On January - 03 jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39  

1924  British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovers the mummified remains of Tutankhamen, boy-king of Egypt on this day in history.  

1924  On January - 03 the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen is discovered by Howard Carter  

1924  British egyptologist Howard Carter finds sarcophagus of Tutankhamun on January - 03.  

1925  On January - 03 mussolini dissolves Italian parliament/becomes dictator  

1926  Greek General Theodorus Pángulos names himself dictator on this day in history.  

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

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on January - 03.  

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker  

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)  

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

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)  

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.  

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician  

0235  On this day in history death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)  

1098  On this day in history death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)  

1322  On January - 03 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 January - 03.  

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  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on January - 03.  

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56