Historical Events In January - 03

1926  On this day in history greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator   

1929  27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president on this day in history.   

1929  Bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century on January - 03.   

1929  On January - 03 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres   

1931  On January - 03 nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record)   

1931  Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 on January - 03.   

1932  Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit on January - 03.   

1933  Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States on this day in history.   

1933  Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 on January - 03.   

1938  The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized on this day in history.   

1938  March of Dimes established to fight polio on January - 03.   

1938  On January - 03 arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

1939  Gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives on January - 03.   

1939  On January - 03 gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of Representatives   

1940  On January - 03 wPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL & WOV as "new" WOV   

1941  Australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians on January - 03.   

1941  On this day in history canada &US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease)   

1941  On January - 03 italian counter offensive in Albania   

1941  Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1941  Canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease) on this day in history.   

1942  American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms on this day in history.   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1943  On this day in history canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa   

1943  On this day in history the first missing persons telecast (New York City NY)   

1943  1st missing persons telecast (NYC) on January - 03.   

1944  On January - 03 helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648)   

1944  On this day in history top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft   

1944  On January - 03 world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.   

1945  Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab on this day in history.   

1945  British Premier Winston Churchill visits France on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 03 cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room   

1945  On January - 03 greek General Plastiras forms government   

1945  John Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY on January - 03.   

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa on January - 03.   

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1196  On this day in history birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  On January - 03 birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  On January - 03 birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.   

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1322  Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on January - 03.   

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on January - 03.   

1501  On January - 03 ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies on January - 03.   

1552  On January - 03 henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64   

1560  On January - 03 peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56