Historical Events In January - 04

1903  On this day in history 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  On January - 04 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1   

1905  On this day in history sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)   

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

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win on January - 04.   

1907  On January - 04 george Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London   

1908  Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover on this day in history.   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on January - 04.   

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

1910  On this day in history leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center on this day in history.   

1912  Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr on this day in history.   

1913  Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- ) on January - 04.   

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  Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops on this day in history.   

1915  On January - 04 1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho   

1916  On January - 04 catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

1917  Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire on January - 04.   

1919  Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark) on January - 04.   

1920  Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits on this day in history.   

1920  On January - 04 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes   

1920  Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta) on this day in history.   

1921  Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC on January - 04.   

1922  Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer on January - 04.   

1923  On January - 04 lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin   

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

1923  Flavio Testi, composer on January - 04.   

1925  French psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better" on January - 04.   

1925  On this day in history veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

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  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

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

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  On this day in history 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