Page 5: 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  On January - 04 joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy)   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1905  On January - 04 sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)   

1906  South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history 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  On January - 04 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 this day in history 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  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on January - 04.   

1914  On January - 04 mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)   

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 January - 04.   

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  On January - 04 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  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  On this day in history 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  1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP on this day in history.   

1923  Flavio Testi, composer on January - 04.   

1925  On this day in history french psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"   

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

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

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 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 this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies