Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

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

1903  Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) on January - 04.   

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  On this day in history sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)   

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  George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1910  Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes   

1920  Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta) on this day in history.   

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

1922  Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer on January - 04.   

1923  Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin on January - 04.   

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

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  Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956) on this day in history.   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

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

1581  On January - 04 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 this day in history.   

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

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

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

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 January - 04.   

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