Page 6: Historical Events In January - 07

1922  Jean-Pierre [Louis] Rampal, Marseilles France, flautist.   

1922  Antonio Scontrino, composer, dies at 71   

1923  Baltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux Klan.   

1923  Charles Russell Woolen, composer.   

1924  Roloff Beny, Alberta, painter/photographer (A Time of Gods)   

1925  Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in New York City NY   

1925  Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in NYC   

1925  Gerald Malcolm Durrell, Britain, zoologist/writer (Mockery Bird)   

1926  Comics George Burns and Gracie Allen are married in Cleveland, Ohio   

1927  Commercial transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between New York and London   

1927  Harlem Globetrotters play inaugural game (Hinckley IL)   

1927  The inaugural telephone service between London and New York begins operating.   

1927  Coml transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between NY and London   

1928  Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India).   

1929  "Buck Rogers," inaugural sci-fi comic strip, premieres   

1929  The inaugural telephone connection between Netherlands and East Indies   

1929  "Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres.   

1929  Douglas Kiker, NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award).   

1929  Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77.   

1930  Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in New York City NY   

1930  Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in NYC   

1931  Guy Menzies flies the inaugural solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast   

1932  1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Mich.   

1932  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (Bright Paradise), dies at 60.   

1933  Australian aviation pioneer Bert Hinkler killed when his DH80A Puss Moth crashes in mountains in Italy en route from England to Australia   

1933  inaugural edition of People and Fatherland published in Netherlands   

1933  1st edition of People and Fatherland published in Netherlands.   

1934  "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts   

1934  Princess Juliana marries German prince Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld.   

1935  Zoe Akins' "Old Maid," premieres in NYC   

1936  Tennis champs Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2001 times (1h18m).   

1936  Howard Francis, cricketer (2 Tests S Af v Eng 1898-99, 39 runs), dies.   

1939  US worker's union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916)   

1942  WWII siege of Bataan starts.   

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1355  Thomas of woodstock: 1st duke of gloucester, son of edward iii of england   

1528  Jeanne d'albret: Queen of navarra/mother of french king henry iv   

1539  Sebastian de covarrubias horozco: Spanish lexicographer   

1611  James harrington: England, political author (commonwealth of oceans)   

1612  Paul de la pierre: Composer   

1634  Adam krieger: German composer   

1647  Wilhelm ludwig: Duke of württemberg   

1652  Pavao vitezovic: Croatia, writer/historian   

0312  Lucianus of antioch: Theologist/saint,   

1130  Baldricus burgoliensis: French historian/archbishop,   

1285  Death of Charles i of anjou: King of naples/bro of king louis ix,   

1325  Death of Dionysius: The justified, king of portugal (1279-1325),   

1400  Thomas holland: 1st duke of surrey, english politician (b. 1374)   

1451  Amadeus viii: Last anti-pope felix v (1439-49),   

1529  Peter vischer: The old, german count of sebaldus,   

1536  Death of Catherine of aragon: 1st wife of england's king henry viii,