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  Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) on this day in history.   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on January - 04.   

1904  On this day in history supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US   

1904  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1   

1905  On January - 04 sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win on January - 04.   

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  Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover on January - 04.   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1912  On this day in history 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 January - 04 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  Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops on this day in history.   

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

1919  On January - 04 al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark)   

1920  On January - 04 amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits   

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

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

1921  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC   

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

1923  Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin on this day in history.   

1923  1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP on January - 04.   

1923  Flavio Testi, composer on January - 04.   

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 this day in history 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  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.   

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  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.   

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

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

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

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

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