Historical Events
Beatty Rear-admiral
Jan 1 British naval officer David Beatty is promoted to rear-admiral
- Jan 1 England cricket underhand bowler George Simpson-Hayward takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs in 1st Test against South Africa in Johannesburg; SA wins by 19 runs
- Jan 2 1st junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley California)
- Jan 3 British miners strike for 8 hour working day
- Jan 7 Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (ON), 3-1 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series
- Jan 10 1st international air meet in US held, in LA
- Jan 10 Lunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St NYC
- Jan 13 John Millington Synge's play "Deirdre of the Sorrows" premieres in Dublin
- Jan 15 Constructions ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming
- Jan 19 Germany & Bolivia end commerce and friendship treaty
- Jan 19 US National Institute of Arts & Letters incorporated by Congress
- Jan 20 Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators outclass Edmonton HC, 13-7 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series
- Jan 21 British-Russian military intervention in Persia
- Jan 22 Opera "Germania" premieres in NYC
- Jan 25 1st stumping by a 12th man in Tests (N C Tufnell, SAf v Eng)
- Jan 25 Children initiate idea of planting trees in Jerusalem
- Jan 26 Heavy rains cause floods in Paris
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Russ Bender, American actor and writer (Amazing Colossal Man; Space Monster; It Conquered the World), born in New York City (d. 1969)
- Jan 2 Srirangam Srinivasarao [Sri Sri], Telugu Poet, born in Visakhapatnam, India (d. 1983)
- Jan 2 Ulrich Becher, German writer and playwright, born in Berlin (d. 1990)
- Jan 3 Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball utility (World Series 1941; Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Coalinga, California (d. 2000)
- Jan 3 Thomas Stuart Willan, English economic historian (d. 1994)
- Jan 4 Arthur Villeneuve, Quebec painter (d. 1990)
- Jan 5 Ed Widseth, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (University of Minnesota; Pro Bowl 1938; NY Giants), born in Gonvick, Minnesota (d. 1998)
- Jan 5 Hugh Brannum, American actor and singer (Captain Kangaroo - "Mr. Green Jeans"; The Fred Waring Show - "Lumpy"), born in Sandwich, Illinois (d. 1987)
- Jan 5 Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m 1936), born in Crushington, New Zealand (d. 1949)
- Jan 6 Wright Morris, American novelist and photographer, born in Central City, Nebraska (d. 1998)
- Jan 7 Alain de Rothschild, French banker (Banque Rothschild), born in Paris, France (d. 1982)
- Jan 7 Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani poet (d. 1984)
- Jan 7 Orval Faubus, American politician, Governor of Arkansas (d. 1994)
- Jan 8 Galina Ulanova, Russian ballet dancer considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century (Bolshoi Theatre), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1998)
- Jan 8 Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1960)
- Jan 9 Dick Henry Jurgen, American swing music bandleader, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1995)
- Jan 9 Henriette Puig-Roget, French pianist, organist (Oratory of the Louvre, 1935-79), and music educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1957-79), born in Bastia, Corsica (d. 1992)
- Jan 10 Alioune Diop, Senegalese writer and editor (Présence africaine), born in Senegal (d. 1980)
- Jan 10 Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1976)
- Jan 11 Dorothy Stroud, English museum curator and biographer, born in London (d. 1997)
- Jan 11 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
- Jan 11 Sir Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)
- Jan 11 Trygve Bratteli, Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour: 1971-72, 1973-76), born in Nøtterøy, Norway (d. 1984)
Luise Rainer (1910-2014)
Jan 12 German-American actress and 1st actor to win multiple Academy Awards (The Great Ziegfeld 1936, The Good Earth 1937), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Jan 12 Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1981)
- Jan 12 Tony Morabito, American football executive who founded and co-owned the San Francisco 49ers, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1957)
- Jan 14 Renier van der Velden, Belgian composer, born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 1993)
David McCampbell (1910-1996)
Jan 16 US Navy captain, fighter pilot, and Medal of Honor recipient (WWII, Pacific theatre, downed 34 Japanese planes), born in Bessemer, Alabama
- Jan 16 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934–37; World Series & NL MVP 1934 St Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1974)
- Jan 17 Edith Green, American politician (Rep-D-Oregon 1955-74), born in Trent, South Dakota (d. 1987)
- Jan 17 Sidney “Big Sid” Catlett, American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1951)
- Jan 18 Arthur John Howard, British actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1995)
- Jan 19 Willi Schmidt, German director (Eli), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1994)
- Jan 20 Abram Hill, African-American playwright and author (American Negro Theater), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1986)
- Jan 20 Ennio Porrino, Italian composer, born in Cagliari, Italy (d. 1959)
Joy Adamson (1910-1980)
Jan 20 Austrian naturalist and author (Born Free), born in Troppau, Austria-Hungary
- Jan 20 Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1980)
- Jan 20 Nina Verchinina, Russian-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1995) [1]
- Jan 21 Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer, composer and bandleader, born in Amphawa, Thailand (d. 1981)
- Jan 21 Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1999)
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Jan 23 Belgium born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer considered the most significant European Jazz musician, born in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium
- Jan 25 Harold Watkinson, British politician and businessman, born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
- Jan 25 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam. Netherlands (d. 2000)
- Jan 26 Elmar Klos, Czech film director (The Shop on Main Street)), born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1993)
- Jan 26 Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (d. 1989)
- Jan 26 Marijan Lipovsek, Slovenian pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1995)
- Jan 28 Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
- Jan 28 John Banner, Austrian-born American actor (Hogan's Heroes, Lone Ranger, 36 Hours), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
- Jan 29 Colin Middleton, Irish artist (d. 1983)
- Jan 29 Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder & Stoughton), born in Calcutta, India (d. 2007)
- Jan 30 Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian politician, born in Pollachi taluk (d. 2000)
- Jan 31 Herbert Ashworth, English building society industry leader (Nationwide Building Society) (d. 2000)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Harriet Powers, African-American slave & quilt maker (Bible Quilt 1886), dies at 72
- Jan 4 Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies
- Jan 12 Harry Staley, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 9 RBI 1893; record lasts 70+ years), dies at 43
- Jan 17 Wilhelm F Kohlrausch, German physicist (Additiviteitsregel), dies at 69
- Jan 25 Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75
- Jan 27 Thomas Crapper, English plumber, bathroom fittings seller who contributed to sanitary engineering, dies at 73 [1]
- Jan 28 José Garcia Robles, Spanish composer, dies at 74
- Jan 29 Édouard Rod, French-Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52
- Jan 30 Granville Woods, American inventor, 1st post civil war African American mechanical and electrical engineer, invented telegraph for railways, dies at 53 [1]
