Page 6: Historical Events In January - 11

1934  Jean Chretien Canadian P.M. and lawyer, politician, born at Shawinigan, Quebec.   

1935  Amelia Earhart is recorded as becoming the inaugural person to make a solo airplane flight from Hawaii to California   

1935  Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course).   

1936  Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives   

1938  Frances Moulton elected inaugural woman president of a US national bank.   

1938  Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st.   

1940  Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet premieres in Leningrad.   

1941  Princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton   

1942  -23ºF (-31ºC), Kingston RI (state record).   

1942  Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya.   

1942  -23°F (-31°C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record)   

1943  US and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China.   

1943  Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered.   

1944  Aircraft from USS Block Island make inaugural aircraft rocket attack on German submarine.   

1944  Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established   

1944  Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies.   

1946  Enver Hoxha declares People's Republic of Albania with himself dictator.   

1946  Bert Bell is recorded as becoming 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila   

1949  Snowfall inaugural recorded in Los Angeles.   

1949  Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles   

1950  Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77.   

1952  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore   

1952  Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61.   

1953  J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club   

1953  Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53   

1954  A two ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche - 10 die (Austria)   

1954  2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria).   

1954  Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

1955  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

1957  Canadian aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent arrives in Egypt with men and supplies for the UN emergency force; Canadian strength in Egypt now about 1000 men   

1957  The African Convention is founded in Dakar   

1958  Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges as crusty frogman and good guy Mike Nelson, debuts on CBS-TV   

1958  Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65   

1959  Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then inaugural class world record.   

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0347  Emperor theodosius i "the great" of rome: Emperor theodosius i "the great" of rome (d. 395)   

0889  Abd-ar-rahman iii: Emir and caliph of cordoba   

1322  Emperor komyo of japan: Emperor komyo of japan (d. 1380)   

1359  Emperor go-en'yu of japan: Emperor go-en'yu of japan (d. 1393)   

1395  Michelle of valois: Duchess of burgundy   

1403  Jan iv: Duke of brabant/limburg   

1449  Domenico ghirlandajo: Italy, renaissance painter   

1503  Francesco parmigianino: Italian artist (madonna with the long neck)   

0314  Death of St. miltiades: St. miltiades   

0705  Death of John vi: Catholic pope (701-05),   

0802  Death of St. paulinus ii of aquileia: St. paulinus ii of aquileia   

0812  Death of Staurakios: Byzantine emperor   

0844  Michael i rhangabes: Byzantine emperor   

1055  Constantine ix monomachos: Emperor of byzantium,   

1083  Death of Otto of nordheim: Duke of bavaria (c. 1020)   

1494  Domenico ghirlandaio: Italian artist (b. 1449)