Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

1903  On January - 04 topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.   

1903  On January - 04 joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy)   

1903  On January - 04 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

1904  Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US on January - 04.   

1904  On January - 04 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1   

1905  Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley) on January - 04.   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win on this day in history.   

1906  On January - 04 south Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win   

1907  George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1908  On January - 04 angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship.   

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies on January - 04.   

1912  On this day in history smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center   

1912  On January - 04 smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr   

1913  On January - 04 malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )   

1913  On this day in history alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

1914  Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) on January - 04.   

1914  On January - 04 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

1915  On this day in history trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops   

1915  1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

1917  Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire on January - 04.   

1919  Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark) on this day in history.   

1920  Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits on January - 04.   

1920  On January - 04 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes   

1920  On this day in history benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)   

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer   

1923  On this day in history lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin   

1923  On this day in history 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP   

1923  On January - 04 flavio Testi, composer   

1925  On January - 04 french psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"   

1925  On January - 04 veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies