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Thursday, 03 April 2025
1923 Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 on January - 11. 
1924 SS Helgoland, she had sought shelter off the Ards coast but dragged her anchors and stranded at Tara Point, Ulster. The crew climbed the rigging to seek safety but had to remain there all night until they were rescued. During World War One she had been a 'Q' ship, with disguised gunnery for use against enemy submarines on this day in history.
1925 Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Secretary of State on this day in history.
1925 Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Sect of State on January - 11.
1927 On January - 11 royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th NYC
1928 Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 on January - 11.
1929 On January - 11 julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28
1931 Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76 on January - 11.
1934 On this day in history jean Chretien Canadian P.M. and lawyer, politician, born at Shawinigan, Quebec
1935 On January - 11 amelia Earhart becomes the first person to make a solo airplane flight from Hawaii to California.
1935 On this day in history amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course)
1936 On January - 11 charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives
1938 Frances Moulton elected first woman president of a US national bank on January - 11.
1938 On this day in history bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st
1940 On this day in history sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo &Juliet premieres in Leningrad
1940 On January - 11 sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo & Juliet premieres in Leningrad
1941 On this day in history princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton
1942 On January - 11 -23ºF (-31ºC), Kingston RI (state record)
1942 Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya on this day in history.
1942 On January - 11 -23°F (-31°C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record)
1943 On January - 11 uS &Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China
1943 On this day in history uS & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China
1943 Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine
1944 On January - 11 crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1944 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.
1946 Enver Hoxha declares People's Republic of Albania with himself dictator on January - 11.
1946 Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila on January - 11.
1949 On January - 11 snowfall first recorded in Los Angeles
1949 On January - 11 snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
1950 Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on January - 11.
1952 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore on January - 11.
1952 Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1953 J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club on this day in history.
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