Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

1903  Topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign   

1903  Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy).   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

1904  Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US   

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1.   

1905  Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their inaugural Test win   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win.   

1907  George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London   

1908  Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover.   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70.   

1910  Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the inaugural U.S. dreadnought battleship.   

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356375 km center-to-center.   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356375 km center-to-ctr.   

1913  Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )   

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79.   

1914  Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan).   

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

1915  Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops   

1915  1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho   

1916  Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter.   

1917  Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

1919  Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark).   

1920  Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits   

1920  1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes   

1920  Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta).   

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC   

1922  Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer.   

1923  Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin.   

1923  1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP   

1923  Flavio Testi, composer   

1925  French psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better and better".   

1925  Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)   

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1077  Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china: Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus vi: [green earl], earl of savoye   

1334  Amadeus vi of savoy: Amadeus vi of savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus aguilon: Physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem teellinck: Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James ussher: Archbishop of armagh (gave age to earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob balde: German jesuit/barok conductor (jephthe)   

1643  Isaac newton: Grantham england, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("whatever goes up must come down") [ns]   

0838  Babak: Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  King sancho ii of portugal: King sancho ii of portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Frederick i: Elector of saxony, 'the warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa ujitsuna: Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Death of Tobias stimmer: Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright,   

1612  Henry l spieghel: Dutch merchant/writer,   

1678  Johan maetsuyker: Dutch gov-general of ceylon (1653-78),   

1695  Duke of luxembourg: Luxembourg/french marshal,