Historical Events In 1905

Jan 01   9 hour work day for diamond miners   

Jan 02   Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine.   

Jan 02   Japanese troops capture Port Arthur.   

Jan 02   Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time).   

Jan 03   Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer.   

Jan 04   Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley).   

Jan 05   Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara   

Jan 05   National Association of Audubon Society incorporates   

Jan 06   Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides).   

Jan 07   Francis Taylor, builder.   

Jan 08   Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher   

Jan 09   Bloody Sunday-demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops (1/22 NS).   

Jan 09   Bloody Sunday-demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops   

Jan 11   John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer   

Jan 11   Pierre Mendes-France, French politician is born.   

Jan 13   Percy Humphrey, musician.   

Jan 14   Ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64.   

Jan 14   Hubbell, Shubert and Smith's musical "Fontana," premieres in NYC   

Jan 15   Coen de Koning is recorded as becoming world champion all-round skater   

Jan 16   Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months   

Jan 16   Ernesto Halffter, composer.   

Jan 16   Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals.   

Jan 17   Franz Schmid, Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931).   

Jan 17   Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer and C G Scannell, Chicago IL   

Jan 17   Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer and C G Scannell, Chicago   

Jan 18   Chick Chandler, Kingston NY, actor (Barney-One Happy Family)   

Jan 18   French government of Combes falls.   

Jan 18   French govt of Combes falls.   

Jan 19   Anne Schumacher Hummert, radio pioneer   

Jan 20   Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65.   

Jan 21   Christian Dior, French fashion designer is born.   

Jan 21   Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look)   

Jan 22   Bloody Sunday: Russian demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops   

Jan 22   In what is called the "Bloody Sunday" incident, Cossacks and Imperial Army troops in St Petersburg, Russia, massacre more than 100 peaceful protesters   

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Jan 01   Melvin price: (rep-d-il, 1945- )   

Jan 01   StanisÅ‚aw mazur: Polish mathematician   

Jan 01   Kamatari fujiwara: Japanese actor   

Jan 02   Michael kemp tippett: English composer/conductor (child of our time)   

Jan 02   Lev schnirelmann: Russian mathematician    

Jan 03   Dante giacosa: Engineer/designer   

Jan 03   Ray milland: Neath wales, actor (lost weekend-acad award 1945)   

Jan 03   Anna may wong: American actress    

Jan 10   Kārlis baumanis: Latvian composer (b. 1835)   

Jan 11   Yehudah aryeh leib alter: Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)   

Jan 13   George thorn: Premier of queensland (b. 1838)   

Jan 14   Ernst abbe: German physicist (carl zeiss optics company),    

Jan 19   Debendranath tagore: Indian philosopher (b. 1817)   

Jan 20   Stanislaw pilinski: Composer,    

Feb 01   Oswald aschenbach: German painter,    

Feb 04   Louis-ernest barrias: French sculptor (b. 1841)