Page 5: Historical Events In January - 04

1903  Topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign on January - 04.   

1903  Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) on this day in history.   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on January - 04.   

1904  Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US on January - 04.   

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1 on January - 04.   

1905  Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley) on January - 04.   

1906  On this day in history south Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win   

1906  On January - 04 south Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win   

1907  George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London on January - 04.   

1908  On this day in history angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

1908  On January - 04 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

1910  Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship on this day in history.   

1910  On January - 04 leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1912  On January - 04 smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr on January - 04.   

1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

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  Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

1919  On this day in history al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark)   

1920  On January - 04 amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits   

1920  1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)   

1921  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC   

1922  On this day in history frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer   

1923  On this day in history lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin   

1923  1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP on January - 04.   

1923  On January - 04 flavio Testi, composer   

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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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies