388 Historic Events for January 3
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| 1870 |
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Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]
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| 1870 |
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Brooklyn Bridge construction begins; completed May 24, 1883
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| 1871 |
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Oleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, NY
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| 1872 |
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1st patent list issued by US Patent Office
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| 1873 |
Death |
John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71
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| 1875 |
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Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68
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| 1875 |
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George Bizet, composer, dies
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| 1876 |
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1st free kindergarten in US opens in Florence, Mass
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)
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| 1879 |
Birth |
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29)
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| 1882 |
Death |
William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion)
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer
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| 1884 |
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Eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road)
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| 1886 |
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Arthur Mailey, cricketer (great Aussie leg-spinner and cartoonist)
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| 1886 |
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John G Fletcher, US, poet (Epic of Arkansas)
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| 1886 |
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Josephine Hull, Newtonville MA, Academy award actress (Harvey)
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| 1887 |
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Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)
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| 1888 |
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1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC
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| 1889 |
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Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood
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| 1890 |
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1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin
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| 1891 |
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Osip E Mandelstam, Polish/Russian poet/author (Kamenj) [NS=Jan 15]
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| 1892 |
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, S Afr, philologist/writer (Lord of Rings)
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| 1893 |
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Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist (Gilles)
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