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  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on January - 04.  

1904  On January - 04 supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US  

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1 on January - 04.  

1905  Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley) on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history south Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win  

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

1907  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London  

1908  On this day in history angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover  

1908  On January - 04 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70  

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

1910  On this day in history leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies  

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center on this day in history.  

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

1913  On this day in history malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )  

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on January - 04.  

1914  On this day in history mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

1915  1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho on January - 04.  

1916  Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter on January - 04.  

1917  On January - 04 maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

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 this day in history.  

1920  1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes on this day in history.  

1920  On January - 04 benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)  

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC on January - 04.  

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  1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP on January - 04.  

1923  On this day in history flavio Testi, composer  

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

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  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on January - 04.  

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

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.  

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  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.  

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]  

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

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

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.  

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  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71  

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.