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 January - 04.   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1904  On January - 04 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 this day in history.   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win on this day in history.   

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

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

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center on January - 04.   

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 January - 04 alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

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

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1915  Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history 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 January - 04 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 this day in history.   

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

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

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

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

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  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  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 January - 04 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 this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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