Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

1903  Topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign on this day in history.   

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

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

1906  On this day in history 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  Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover on this day in history.   

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  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 January - 04.   

1914  Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) on this day in history.   

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

1915  On January - 04 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  Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

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  Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta) on January - 04.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On January - 04 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  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  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On this day in history 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 January - 04 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  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies