Page 4: Historical Events In January - 09

1894  Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist.   

1897  Luis Gianneo, composer   

1898  Gracie Fields, [Stansfield], England, music hall/vaudeville performer   

1899  Manitobans suffer record low temperature of -52.8 Celsius (-63 F)0   

1900  Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer.   

1901  New South Wales (918) defeat S Australia (157 and 156) by innings and 605.   

1901  NSW (918) defeat S Australia (157 and 156) by innings and 605.   

1901  Chic Young, cartoonist (Blondie).   

1902  Rudolph Bing, opera manager (NY Metropolitan Opera).   

1902  Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66.   

1903  Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota established   

1903  2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18000 and moved it to NY.   

1904  George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer [NS=Jan 22].   

1904  Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 and 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies   

1905  Bloody Sunday-demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops   

1905  Bloody Sunday-demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops (1/22 NS).   

1908  Frans Schollaert succeeds De Trooz as premier of Belgium   

1908  Muir Woods National Monument, California established.   

1908  Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist is born   

1908  Simone de Beauvoir, France, author (Mandarins, 2nd Sex).   

1908  Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

1909  Ernest Shackleton reaches 88º23' south.   

1909  Ernest Shackleton reaches 88°23' south.   

1909  Herva Nelli, soprano.   

1910  Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader   

1911  Toronto born Mary Pickford (Gladys Smith) appears in her inaugural IMP film, Their inaugural Misunderstanding   

1911  Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health   

1911  Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57.   

1912  US marines invade Honduras   

1912  Ralph Tubbs, architect.   

1913  Richard Nixon, Former (37th) US President is born.   

1913  Lavad "Dr Hepcat" Durst, vocal/piano.   

1914  Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968)   

1915  Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated, SF.   

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1554  Gregory xv: [alessandro ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel bonaventura buquoy: French soldier   

1574  Christoph buel: Composer   

1620  Johann weichmann: Composer   

1695  John e loovens: Lawyer   

1699  Robert j pothier: French lawyer   

1728  Thomas warton: Poet laureate of england (pleasures of melancholy)   

1745  Caleb strong: 6th and 10th governor of massachusetts   

1150  Death of Emperor xizong of jin: Emperor xizong of jin was murdered by prince hailing of jin in a coup d'�tat   

1282  Abû 'uthmân sa'îd hakam al qurashi: Ruler of minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  Death of Wen tianxiang: Prime minister of china (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  Johan cicero: Elector of (brandenburg, 1486-99),   

1514  Anna de bretagne: Wife of maximilian,   

1543  Guillaume du bellay: French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago haruhisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  Death of Nicolas durand de villegaignon: French naval officer (b. 1510)