Page 6: Historical Events In January - 18

1936  Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70.   

1937  Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes   

1938  Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

1939  South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales.   

1939  SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW.   

1940  Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

1942  Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart and Wiardi Beckman.   

1943  Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis   

1943  Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted.   

1943  Presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts.   

1943  Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad.   

1943  Jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis.   

1944  The inaugural Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

1944  The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years   

1944  1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts.   

1945  Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74600 have been deported to Auschwitz.   

1945  Warsaw freed by Soviet army.   

1947  Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, results in the deaths of 400.   

1947  "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances.   

1948  Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS).   

1948  1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria   

1949  "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)   

1949  South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer   

1950  Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London   

1951  Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic"   

1951  The inaugural use of lie detector in Netherlands   

1951  1st use of lie detector in Netherlands.   

1951  Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41.   

1953  In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

1954  Fanfani forms Italian government.   

1954  Fanfani forms Italian govt.   

1954  Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

1955  U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the inaugural time   

1955  Battle of Yijiangshan occurred.   

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0885  Daigo: Emperor of japan   

1519  Isabella jagieÅ‚Å‚o: Queen of hungary   

1543  Alfonso ferrabosco: Composer   

1641  Francois michel le tellier: French statesman (marquis de louvois)   

1657  Hendrik casimir ii: Dutch fieldmarshal (nassau)   

1672  Antoine houdar de la motte: French writer   

1685  Tiberius hemsterhuis: Dutch classical prof, baptized   

1688  Lionel sackville: 1st duke of dorset, lord lieutenant of ireland   

0052  Publius clodius pulcher: Publius clodius pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 bc)   

0474  Death of Leo i: Byzantine emperor (b. 401)   

1367  Pedro i: King of portugal (1357-67),   

1425  Edmund de mortimer: 5th earl of march, english politician (b. 1391)   

1471  Death of Emperor go-hanazono of japan: Emperor go-hanazono of japan (b. 1419)   

1479  Death of Louis ix: The rich, duke of bayern (u of ingolstadt),   

1580  Death of Antonio scandello: Italian composer (passion of john),   

1586  Death of Margaret of austria: Regent of the netherlands (b. 1522)