Page 4: Historical Events In January - 26

1893  Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday.   

1895  Arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies.   

1897  Battle at Bida Gold Coast British troops beat Nupe's army   

1897  Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army.   

1899  Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One).   

1900  Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart.   

1901  Ervin Major, composer.   

1902  Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer.   

1904  Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail)   

1904  John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64   

1905  Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea   

1905  The world's largest diamond iss are discovered near Pretoria, South Africa.   

1905  World's largest diamond, the 3106-carat Cullinan, is are discovered in South Africa.   

1905  Arnold Schoenberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna.   

1905  Charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show).   

1907  J M Synge's "Playboy of the Western World" opens; police are called.   

1907  The inaugural federal corrupt election practices law passed.   

1907  1st federal corrupt election practices law passed.   

1907  Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader (Don McNeill TV Club)   

1908  Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist is born   

1908  Stephane Grappelli, British (?) jazz/violinist.   

1910  Heavy rains cause floods in Paris   

1910  Elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift)   

1911  Glenn Curtiss pilots inaugural successful hydroplane, San Diego CA.   

1911  Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego.   

1911  Norbert Schultze, composer   

1911  Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67.   

1912  Cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie).   

1913  Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro.   

1913  Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love and Marriage).   

1914  600 Dutch textile workers go on strike   

1914  Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index.   

1914  Kaye Webb, English writer/publisher (Puffin Club).   

1915  Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established.   

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1497  Emperor go-nara of japan: Emperor go-nara of japan (d. 1557)   

1541  Florent chrestien: French writer   

1613  Johann jakob wolleb: Composer   

1667  Henricus zwaardecroon: Gov-gen of neth-indies   

1708  William hayes: Composer   

1714  Jean b pigalle: French sculptor (child with bird cage)   

1715  Claude helvetius: Paris france, philosopher   

1716  George sackville germain: 1st viscount sackville   

0946  Death of Eadgyth: German queen   

1109  Albericus of côteaux: French saint,   

1567  Death of Nicholas wotton: English diplomat   

1630  Death of Henry briggs: English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  Death of Jean hotman: Marquis de villers-st-paul, french diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  Death of Georg mohr: Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Guillaume poitevin: Composer,   

1744  Ludwig andreas graf khevenhüller: Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)