Historical Events In January - 10

1929  Elmer Rice's "Street Scene," premieres in NYC on January - 10.   

1930  On January - 10 maurice Allom takes Test hat-trick England vs New Zealand Christchurch   

1930  Mordovian Autonomous Region in RSFSR constituted on January - 10.   

1930  Commencement of NZ's 1st Test, v England Christchurch on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history phila Quakers defeat Montreal, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak   

1932  "Mickey Mouse" & "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated on this day in history.   

1932  On January - 10 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts   

1934  On this day in history vP-10F flies first 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 on January - 10.   

1935  Actress Mary Pickford marries actor Douglas Fairbanks on this day in history.   

1935  Charlie McGahey, cricket (MCC tour of Aus 1901-02 cured his TB), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history charles Wright, cricketer (3 Tests England v S Africa 1895-96), dies   

1938  On this day in history eduard van Beinum becomes world's first conductor at Concert Hall   

1938  Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68   

1939  On January - 10 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 on this day in history.   

1939  Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history first convoy carrying units of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) sails for the Middle East   

1941  On January - 10 joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic & Old Lace," premieres in New York City NY   

1941  On this day in history seyss-Inquart begins registration of Jews   

1941  Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic & Old Lace," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1941  On January - 10 frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61   

1942  Elizabeth Monk and Suzanne Filion admitted to the Quebec Bar Quebec's first female lawyers on January - 10.   

1942  Japan invades North-Celebes, Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history japan invades North-Celebes, Neth Indies   

1943  Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad on this day in history.   

1943  The first US President to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco on this day in history.   

1943  Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1944  British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma on this day in history.   

1944  1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 10 los Angeles Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close   

1945  Baseball writers again fail to elect a new Hall of Famer on January - 10.   

1945  Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on January - 10.   

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1480  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)   

1502  On January - 10 birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)   

1538  On January - 10 birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)   

1573  On this day in history birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)   

1607  On January - 10 birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)   

1628  On January - 10 birth of jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)   

1638  Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer was born on January - 10.   

1638  On January - 10 birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)   

0681  On this day in history agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies   

0866  On January - 10 lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies   

0976  On this day in history john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51   

1094  On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)   

1271  On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies   

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on January - 10.   

1542  On this day in history death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59   

1645  Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on this day in history.