Page 4: Historical Events In January - 13

1895  Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London.   

1895  Anton Betzner, writer.   

1898  In this year, Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in Paris   

1898  In this year, Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus   

1898  Pedro DE Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch diplomat   

1899  The Canadian Northern Railway is formed by the amalgamation of the Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company. William Mackenzie and Donald Mann then proceeded to expand the Canadian Northern system so that by 1915 the system comprised 9362 miles of trackage   

1900  Yasuji Kiyose, composer.   

1901  Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66.   

1902  Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1.   

1902  Textile workers strike in Enschede Neth till June 1.   

1903  Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Okla City, actress (False Madonna).   

1904  Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew).   

1905  Percy Humphrey, musician.   

1906  The inaugural radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile   

1906  1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile   

1906  Maxime Jacob, composer   

1907  Sabine Zlatin, nurse.   

1908  French pilot Henry Farman is inaugural European to fly roundtrip   

1908  French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip   

1909  Danny Barker, jazz guitarist   

1910  JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin   

1911  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten," premieres in Berlin   

1911  Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay.   

1911  South Africa's inaugural win over Australia, at Adelaide   

1911  Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, premier (Queensland).   

1912  -40ºF (-40ºC), Oakland MD (state record)   

1912  -40°F (-40°C), Oakland, Maryland (state record)   

1913  Jeff Morrow, NYC, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising)   

1913  Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44.   

1914  IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia.   

1914  Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72.   

1915  Earthquake in Avezzano Italy results in the deaths of 30000.   

1915  SS Roebuck, formerly on the Channel Islands service, she was taken over for government service after the outbreak of war and renamed HMS Roedene under which name while at Scapa Flow she dragged her anchor and fell across the bows of the battleship HMS Imperieuse, after which she sank   

1915  W Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles.   

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1334  King henry ii of castile: King henry ii of castile (d. 1379)   

1381  St colette: Abbess/reformer (poor clares)   

1406  Matteo palmieri: Italian writer (della vita civile)   

1505  Joachim ii hector: Ruler (brandenburg)   

1562  Mark alexander boyd: Scottish poet   

1596  Jan j goyen: Dutch landscape painter   

1610  Maria anna of austria: Electress of bavaria   

1616  Antoinette bourignon: Flemish mystic/french religious fanatic   

0086  Gaius marius: Roman general and politician (b. 157 bc)   

0533  Death of Remigius van reims: 1st bishop of reims (459-533)/saint,   

0858  Aethelwolf: King of wessex (battle at aclea),   

0888  Death of Charles iii: The fat one, king of franconia/roman emperor,   

1049  Death of Derrick iv: Count of holland (1039-49),   

1138  Simon i: Duke of lorraine (b. 1076)   

1151  Death of Abbot suger: French statesman and historian (b. 1081)   

1177  Hendrik jasomirgott babenberg: Duke of austria,