Events in History
Historic Invention
Jan 27 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
Birthdays in History
- Jan 2 Louis Charles Breguet, French aviation pioneer (founded the Compagnie des messageries aérienne which became Air France), born in Paris (d. 1955)
- Jan 3 Donat Raymond, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame builder (head Canadian Arena Company, Montreal Forum rebuilt in 1968) and politician, born in St. Stanislas de Kostka, Quebec (d. 1963)
- Jan 10 Eduard Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1954)
- Jan 10 Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister & mayor of Antwerp, born in Roosdaal, Belgium (d. 1961)
- Jan 10 Grock [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown and circus director, born in Loveresse, Canton of Bern (d. 1959)
Manuel Azaña (1880-1940)
Jan 10 Prime Minister of Spain (1931-33) and 2nd President of the Spanish Republic (1936-39), born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Jan 11 Elisabeth Achelis, American heiress, writer, and proponent of the 13-month World Calendar, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1973)
- Jan 18 Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch theoretical physicist (phase transition, Ehrenfest theorem), born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1933)
- Jan 20 Walter W. Bacon, American politician (d. 1962)
Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
Jan 26 American general in World War II (Pacific theater, Philippines) and Korea, born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Deaths in History
Emperor Norton (1819-1880)
Jan 8 British born self proclaimed "Norton I, Emperor of the United States", dies at 60
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