The Phenomenon of January 10: A Day Filled with Surprises and Celebrations Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1930  Mordovian Autonomous Region in RSFSR constituted   

1930  Commencement of NZ's 1st Test, v England Christchurch   

1931  Phila Quakers defeat Montreal, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak.   

1932  "Mickey Mouse" and "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated.   

1932  "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts.   

1934  VP-10F flies inaugural non-stop formation flight from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor, arriving 11 Jan   

1934  Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24   

1935  Actress Mary Pickford marries actor Douglas Fairbanks.   

1935  Charlie McGahey, cricket (MCC tour of Aus 1901-02 cured his TB), dies   

1936  Charles Wright, cricketer (3 Tests England v S Africa 1895-96), dies   

1938  Eduard van Beinum is recorded as becoming world's inaugural conductor at Concert Hall.   

1938  Eduard van Beinum is recorded as becoming world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall   

1938  Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68.   

1939  Bradman hits 186 South Africa vs Queensland before Christ catches him at short-leg   

1939  Bradman hits 186 SA v Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg   

1939  Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50   

1940  inaugural convoy carrying units of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) sails for the Middle East.   

1941  Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," premieres in New York City NY   

1941  Seyss-Inquart begins registration of Jews   

1941  Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," premieres in NYC   

1941  Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61.   

1942  Elizabeth Monk and Suzanne Filion admitted to the Quebec Bar Quebec's inaugural female lawyers.   

1942  Japan invades North-Celebes, Dutch East Indies   

1942  Japan invades North-Celebes, Neth Indies   

1943  Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad   

1943  The inaugural US President to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco.   

1943  Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66   

1944  British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma.   

1944  1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila   

1945  Los Angeles Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close.   

1945  Baseball writers again fail to elect a new Hall of Famer   

1945  Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67.   

1946  The inaugural General Assembly of the United Nations convenes in London   

1946  UN General Assembly convenes for inaugural time (London).   

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