Historical Events In January - 03

1926  On this day in history greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator  

1929  27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president on this day in history.  

1929  Bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century on this day in history.  

1929  On January - 03 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres  

1931  On January - 03 nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record)  

1931  On January - 03 joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78  

1932  On this day in history martial law is declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit.  

1933  On January - 03 minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.  

1933  On this day in history wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56  

1938  On this day in history the March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized  

1938  March of Dimes established to fight polio on this day in history.  

1938  Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on January - 03.  

1939  On this day in history gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives  

1939  Gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of Representatives on January - 03.  

1940  WPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL & WOV as "new" WOV on January - 03.  

1941  Australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians on this day in history.  

1941  On January - 03 canada &US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease)  

1941  Italian counter offensive in Albania on January - 03.  

1941  On January - 03 sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia  

1941  On this day in history canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)  

1942  On January - 03 american-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms  

1942  On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70  

1943  On this day in history canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa  

1943  On this day in history the first missing persons telecast (New York City NY)  

1943  On January - 03 1st missing persons telecast (NYC)  

1944  Helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648) on this day in history.  

1944  Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft on January - 03.  

1944  On January - 03 world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.  

1945  Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab on this day in history.  

1945  British Premier Winston Churchill visits France on January - 03.  

1945  Cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room on January - 03.  

1945  On January - 03 greek General Plastiras forms government  

1945  On this day in history john Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY  

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa on January - 03.  

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1196  On January - 03 birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)  

1624  On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America  

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on January - 03.  

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  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.  

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

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

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)  

1098  On January - 03 death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)  

1322  Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on January - 03.  

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on January - 03.  

1501  On January - 03 ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59  

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