Historical Events In January - 04
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1903 On January - 04 topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
1903 Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) on this day in history.
1903 On January - 04 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49
1904 On this day in history supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US
1904 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1 on this day in history.
1905 Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley) on this day in history.
1906 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history south Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
1907 George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London on this day in history.
1908 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover on this day in history.
1908 On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70
1910 On this day in history commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship.
1910 On January - 04 leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies
1912 On this day in history smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center
1912 On January - 04 smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr
1913 On January - 04 malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )
1913 On this day in history alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79
1914 Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) on January - 04.
1914 Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1915 On January - 04 trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops
1915 On January - 04 1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho
1916 On this day in history catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter
1917 Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire on January - 04.
1919 On January - 04 al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark)
1920 On this day in history amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits
1920 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes on this day in history.
1920 Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta) on January - 04.
1921 On January - 04 eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC
1922 Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer on this day in history.
1923 Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin on January - 04.
1923 On this day in history 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP
1923 Flavio Testi, composer on January - 04.
1925 On January - 04 french psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"
1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956) on this day in history.
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