Historical Events
Theater Premiere
Jan 21 Clyde Fitch's play "The Climbers" premieres in NYC
Historic Event
Jan 22 After 63 years Britain stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series & begins King Edward VII series
- Jan 24 Emily Hobhouse views the British administrated concentration camp at Bloemfontein for women and children
- Jan 24 Denmark and the US sign a treaty under which Denmark will sell the Danish West Indies to the USA for $5 million, but the sale will be postponed until 1917
- Jan 31 Boer generals Jan Smuts & De la Rey conqueror Mud river, Transvaal
- Jan 31 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Winnipeg Victorias edge Montreal Shamrocks, 2-1 to sweep challenge series, 2-0
- Jan 31 Austro-Hungarian Empire: The Reichsrath, dissolved on September 7, 1900, by Emperor Franz Joseph, reopens after the recent elections sees the defeat of extremists
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Christine Wttewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch politician (CDD)
- Jan 1 Century Milstead, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale; NFL C'ship 1927, NY Giants), born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
- Jan 2 Rex O'Malley, British actor (Camille; Zara; Midnight, Thief), born in London, England (d. 1976)
- Jan 2 Robert "Bob" Marshall, American forester, wilderness activist and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in NYC, New York (d. 1939)
- Jan 2 Torsten Ralf, Swedish operatic tenor (Daphne - "Apollo"), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 1954)
- Jan 3 Eric Voegelin, German American philosopher (Order & History), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1985)
Ngô Đình Diệm
Jan 3 Ngô Đình Diệm, President and authoritarian leader of South Vietnam (1954-63), born in Quảng Bình, French Indochina (d. 1963)
- Jan 4 C. L. R. James [Cyril Lionel Robert James], Trinidadian historian (The Black Jacobins), journalist, intellectual and socialist, born in Tunapuna, Trinidad (d. 1989) [1]
- Jan 5 Henri Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, French officer/resistance fighter, born in Verrières-le-Buisson, France (d. 1941)
- Jan 5 Mario Scelba, Italian politician (Prime Minister 1954-55), born in Caltagirone, Italy (d. 1991)
- Jan 6 Patrick Aherne, British actor (Green Dolphin Street, Rocketship X-M, The Court Jester), born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England (d. 1970)
- Jan 8 Edmond Vandercammen, French-Belgian painter and poet (Grand Combat), born in Ohain, Belgium (d. 1980)
- Jan 9 Chic Young, American cartoonist (Blondie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
- Jan 10 Pauline Starke, American actress (Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 1977)
- Jan 11 Andries D Copier, Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass)
- Jan 11 Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)
- Jan 13 A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
- Jan 13 Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (d. 1978)
- Jan 14 Bebe Daniels, American actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1971)
- Jan 14 Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine diplomat & statesman, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1985)
Fulgencio Batista
Jan 16 Fulgencio Batista, Dictator and President of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59), born in Banes, Cuba (d. 1973)
- Jan 16 Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)
- Jan 17 Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer
- Jan 17 Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-born philosopher, born in Vilnius, Lithuania (d. 1973)
- Jan 17 Olin Dutra, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1932, US Open 1934), born in Monterey, California (d. 1983)
- Jan 18 Arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
- Jan 18 Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician, born in Sevsk, Russia (d. 1973)
- Jan 21 Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
- Jan 22 Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica)
- Jan 23 Benno Stokvis, Dutch lawyer & politician, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977)
- Jan 25 Martín de Álzaga, Argentine racing driver, born in Mar del Plata, Argentina (d. 1982)
- Jan 26 Ervin Major, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1967)
- Jan 27 Art Rooney, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers [Pirates] team founder,owner, and chairman, 1933-88, born in Coulterville, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
- Jan 27 Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon), born in Katowice, Upper Silesia, Germany (d. 1973)
- Jan 29 Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1965)
- Jan 30 Hans Erich Nossak, German writer, born in Hamburg (d. 1977)
- Jan 31 Jan Dieters, Dutch politician and resistance fighter who was the head of the Communist Party of the Netherlands, born in Slochteren (d. 1943)
- Jan 31 Blaž Arnič, Slovenian composer, born near Mount Raduha, Austria-Hungary (d. 1970)
- Jan 31 Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer
Famous Weddings
Charlotte Cooper
Jan 12 Tennis champ Charlotte Cooper (30) weds solicitor Alfred Sterry
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Ignatius Donnelly, American politician, writer, and amateur scientist. dies at 69
- Jan 5 Edmond Dédé, Creole-American violinist and composer (Quasimodo Symphony; Mephisto Masque), dies at 73
- Jan 7 James Dunwoody Bulloch, Confederacy's chief foreign agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War, dies at 77
- Jan 8 John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, dies during the Second Boer War at 27
- Jan 9 Richard Copley Christie, English scholar (b. 1830)
- Jan 10 Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
- Jan 11 Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34
- Jan 13 Carlo Angeloni, Italian composer, dies at 66
- Jan 14 Charles Hermite, French mathematician (proof that e is transcendental), dies at 78
- Jan 14 Mandell Creighton, British historian and a bishop of the Church of England, dies at 57
- Jan 14 Victor Balaguer, Catalaans historian/politician/author, dies at 76
Hiram R. Revels
Jan 16 Hiram R. Revels, American politician, 1st African American Senator, dies at 73
- Jan 16 Jules Barbier, French opera librettist (b. 1825)
- Jan 16 Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter (b. 1827)
- Jan 17 Jacob G Agarah, Swedish algologist, dies at 87
- Jan 19 Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Prime Minister of France (1873-74, 1977), dies at 79
- Jan 20 Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (Gramme dynamo), dies at 74
- Jan 21 Elisha Gray, American inventor (telephone prototype), dies at 65
Queen Victoria
Jan 22 Victoria [Alexandrine], Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901), dies at 81
- Jan 24 Simon Hassler, German-American composer, dies at 68
Giuseppe Verdi
Jan 27 Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (Rigoletto, La Traviata), dies at 77
