381 Historic Events for January 4
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| 1907 |
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George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian
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| 1908 |
Death |
Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover
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| 1910 |
Death |
L‚on Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies
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| 1912 |
Event |
Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr
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| 1913 |
Death |
Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)
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| 1914 |
Death |
Redjƒizade M Ekrem, Turkish poet/writer, dies at about 66
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| 1914 |
Death |
Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84
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| 1915 |
Event |
1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho
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| 1915 |
Event |
Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter (Lloyd's of London)
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| 1920 |
Event |
Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits
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| 1920 |
Event |
1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes
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| 1920 |
Birth |
William Egan Colby, CIA director (Nixon)
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| 1920 |
Death |
Benito P‚rez Gald¢s, Spanish writer (Gloria), dies at 76
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)
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| 1921 |
Event |
Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC
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