Page 5: Historical Events In January - 09

1915  Anita Louise, NYC, actress (My Friend Flicka).   

1916  The Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Çanakkale, as the last British troops are evacuated.   

1916  Alain Bernardin, impressario (Crazy Horse Saloon)   

1917  World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine.   

1917  Herbert Lom, Czech, actor (Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray)   

1921  Seymour Barab, composer.   

1922  Rotterdam metal strike ends   

1922  KQV-AM in Pittsburgh PA begins radio transmissions   

1922  Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel 1968).   

1923  Juan de la Cierva makes inaugural autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain   

1923  Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain.   

1923  Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34.   

1925  German Postal Minister A Hofle steps down due to corruption.   

1925  Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist   

1927  Fire in Laurier Palace cinema in Montreal, 78 children died.   

1927  Small fire breaks out in the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal Quebec, firemen arrive within 2 minutes and put out the blaze in 10 minutes, but the children panic to escape; 12 are crushed to death and 64 are asphyxiated at the bases of stairways.   

1927  Dmitri Shostakovitch' Octet opus 11, premieres in Moscow   

1927  Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71.   

1928  Eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions," premieres in NYC.   

1928  Domenico Modugno, Italy, rocker (Polignano A Mare)   

1929  BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in NYC.   

1929  Heiner Muller, dramatist   

1929  Heiner Muller, writer, dies.   

1930  In this year, Boston Bruins claims then NHL record 14th straight game   

1930  Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66   

1931  Claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies   

1933  Amsterdam confectionery worker go on strike against wage reduction   

1935  Bob Denver actor Gillis, Gilligan’s Island was born.   

1936  Semi-automatic rifles adopted by US army.   

1936  The United States Army adopted the semiautomatic rifle this day   

1936  Noel Coward's "Astonished Heart," premieres in London   

1936  John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40.   

1937  Italian regime bans marriages between Italians and Abyssinians   

1937  Judith Krantz author Scruples was born.   

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

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

1283  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  Death of Guillaume du bellay: French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Amago haruhisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

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