Page 6: Historical Events In January - 26

1934  Bradman scores 128 NSW v Victoria, 96 mins, 17 fours 4 sixes   

1936  Heatherfield, coaster, 500 tons. Ran ashore in a fog at Whitby, Yorkshire. Crew rescued by breeches buoy   

1939  Fascist Franco conquers Barcelona   

1939  Federal Hall National Monument established.   

1939  Filming begins on "Gone With the Wind".   

1939  Franco conquers Barcelona   

1939  Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard.   

1940  Nazis forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains   

1942  In this year, Italian supreme command formally claims dismissal of German marshal Rommel   

1942  The inaugural US force in Europe during WWII goes ashore in Northern Ireland.   

1942  U.S. troops land in Northern Ireland to support the Allied effort during WWII   

1942  Wartime Prices and Trade Board brings in sugar rationing; 12 ounces per person per week   

1942  1st US force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland.   

1942  Gerard L F Philips, Dutch manufacturer (Philips), dies at 83   

1943  Nikolai Vavilov, geneticist, Saratovv labour camp, dies   

1945  Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp.   

1945  Soviet troops arrive at Auschwitz to discover 7600 survivors and 648 corpses. Most of the prisoners in Auschwitz had been sent out on a death march on Jan 18   

1947  KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die   

1947  Grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45.   

1948  Executive Order 9981, end segregation in US Armed Forces signed   

1948  Executive Order981, which puts an end to segregation in US Armed Forces, is signed.   

1948  Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65.   

1949  USS Norton Sound, inaugural guided-missile ship, launches inaugural guided missile, Loon   

1949  WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1949  Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65.   

1950  India is recorded as becoming a democratic republic within the Commonwealth.   

1950  India is recorded as becoming a republic as new President Rajendra Prasad takes the oath of office.   

1950  India is recorded as becoming a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion   

1950  Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78.   

1951  Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.   

1952  Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87   

1953  Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet/interpreter/linguist, dies at 58.   

1954  Ground breaking begins on Disneyland   

1954  Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor, dies at 80.   

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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  Death of Albericus of côteaux: French saint,   

1567  Nicholas wotton: English diplomat   

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

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

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

1706  Death of Guillaume poitevin: Composer,   

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