Page 5: Historical Events In January - 05

1900  Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]   

1901  H L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighter.   

1902  Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author (Cold Comfort Farm).   

1903  San Francisco-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use.   

1903  SF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use.   

1903  Leighton Lucas, composer   

1904  England beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 and 8-68.   

1904  -34°F (-36.7°C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record).   

1904  Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64.   

1905  Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara.   

1905  National Association of Audubon Society incorporates   

1906  Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho   

1907  Anton Ingolic, Slavic author (After Splavih, After Prelomu).   

1908  George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo).   

1909  Colombia recognizes Panama's independence   

1909  Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile.   

1911  Portuguese expel Jesuits.   

1911  San Francisco has it's inaugural air meet.   

1912  1st National Hockey Assn game (Victoria)   

1912  Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53).   

1913  Inspector-General of Imperial Forces Ian Hamilton arrives in Quebec to inspect Canadian troops   

1914  James Cox of Ford Motor Co announces wages will jump from $2.40/9-hour day to $5.00/8-hour day   

1914  Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day   

1914  George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman).   

1915  Mabel Leigh, potter   

1916  Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro   

1917  Reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

1918  British premier Lloyd George demand for unified peace.   

1918  Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy).   

1919  National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers Party   

1919  Spartacus uprising in Berlin state of siege.   

1920  Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees.   

1920  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist.   

1922  Ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47.   

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1209  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor   

1548  Francisco suarez: Spanish theologian   

1560  William cobbold: Composer   

1587  Xu xiake: Chinese geographer   

1592  Shah jahan: Mughal emperor of india (1628-58), built taj mahal   

1596  Henry lawes: English composer   

1614  Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria: Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer   

0842  Al-mu'tasim: Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Death of Edward de belijder: The confessor, king of england (1043-66),   

1387  Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  Death of John montacute: 3rd earl of salisbury, english politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of bavaria/bayern: Liege of holland/zealand/dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of bavaria: Christopher of bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles: Duke of orléans, french poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Death of Charles: The bold, duke of burgundy/writer,