Historical Events In January - 03

1926  Greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator on January - 03.   

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

1929  Bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century on this day in history.   

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

1931  Nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On January - 03 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.   

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 January - 03.   

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

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

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

1939  On this day in history 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  Canada &US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease) on this day in history.   

1941  On January - 03 italian counter offensive in Albania   

1941  On January - 03 sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia   

1941  On January - 03 canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)   

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  Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa on January - 03.   

1943  On January - 03 the first missing persons telecast (New York City NY)   

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

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 January - 03 top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft   

1944  World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab   

1945  On January - 03 british Premier Winston Churchill visits France   

1945  Cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room on January - 03.   

1945  Greek General Plastiras forms government on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history john Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY   

1945  On January - 03 uS aircraft carriers attack Okinawa   

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

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

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

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

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

0235  Death of Pope St Anterus (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

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

1322  On this day in history philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

1437  On this day in history death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)   

1501  On this day in history ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  On January - 03 juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

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

1560  Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 on January - 03.