Unlocking the Potential: Exploring the Significance of January 17 Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1912  English explorer Robert F. Scott is inaugural to reach the South Pole.   

1912  Robert Scott expedition arrives at South Pole, 1 month after Amundsen   

1913  Raymond Poincaré elected president of France.   

1913  Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73   

1914  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin.   

1915  Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens.   

1915  Russia occupies Bukovina and Western Ukraine   

1916  The Professional Golfers Association is formed today in New York City.   

1916  1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY.   

1917  The United States bought 50 of the Virgin Islands in the West Indies from Denmark for $25 million.   

1917  US pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.   

1917  US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21).   

1917  Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

1920  Paul Deschanel elected President of France   

1923  Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied   

1923  Origin of Brown lunation numbers.   

1925  Rock Hudson, American actor is born   

1926  George Burns marries Gracie Allen   

1928  The inaugural fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented.   

1928  1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented.   

1929  King Inayatullah of Afghanistan forced to abdicate after a coup; he ruled for only three days   

1929  Popeye makes inaugural appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theatre"   

1929  Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater".   

1933  Bradman takes second Test wicket, Hammond, bowled.   

1933  John Hodges, cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies   

1934  Electric Home and Farm Authority incorporated   

1934  Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18000 contract by the NY Giants   

1938  Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman.   

1938  William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79.   

1939  Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert   

1941  Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-Shek open fire at communist forces, resuming the Chinese Civil War after World War II.   

1941  Jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82   

1942  Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61.   

1943  Tin Can Drive Day.   

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