Historical Events In January - 03
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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