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  On this day in history 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  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  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 January - 04 george Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London  

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 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  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  Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- ) on January - 04.  

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  On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

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

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

1916  Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter on this day in history.  

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 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  On January - 04 eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC  

1922  Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer on this day in history.  

1923  On January - 04 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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.  

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.  

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)  

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.  

1584  On January - 04 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  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71  

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies