Historical Events In January - 03

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

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

1929  On January - 03 bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century   

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

1931  On this day in history nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record)   

1931  Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 on January - 03.   

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

1933  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 on January - 03.   

1933  On January - 03 wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56   

1938  On January - 03 the March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized   

1938  On this day in history march of Dimes established to fight polio   

1938  On January - 03 arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

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 this day in history.   

1940  WPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL & WOV as "new" WOV on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians   

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

1941  On January - 03 italian counter offensive in Albania   

1941  On this day in history 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  American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms on January - 03.   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1943  The first missing persons telecast (New York City NY) on this day in history.   

1943  1st missing persons telecast (NYC) on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 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)   

1944  On January - 03 top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft   

1944  On this day in history 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  On January - 03 british Premier Winston Churchill visits France   

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

1945  On January - 03 greek General Plastiras forms government   

1945  John Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY on January - 03.   

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa on January - 03.   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

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 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  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

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

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

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

1322  Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on this day in history.   

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.