Page 6: Historical Events In January - 03

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

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

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 January - 03 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 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  March of Dimes established to fight polio on this day in history.   

1938  Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1939  Gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives on this day in history.   

1939  On January - 03 gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of Representatives   

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

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  On January - 03 italian counter offensive in Albania   

1941  Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia on January - 03.   

1941  Canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease) on January - 03.   

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

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1943  Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa on January - 03.   

1943  On January - 03 the first missing persons telecast (New York City NY)   

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

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

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

1945  On January - 03 allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab   

1945  On January - 03 british Premier Winston Churchill visits France   

1945  On this day in history cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room   

1945  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1710  On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.   

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

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 January - 03 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 this day in history ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  On this day in history juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

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.