▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁Vincent ▁A uri ol ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁A ▁ship w reck ▁near ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece ▁k ills ▁ 3 9 2 . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁Dim it rios ▁Max imos ▁found s ▁a ▁monarch ist ▁government ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁A ▁Philipp ine ▁plane ▁crashes ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁with ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁worth ▁of ▁gold ▁and ▁money . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁A ▁K LM ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 ▁aircraft ▁crashes ▁soon ▁after ▁taking ▁off ▁from ▁K astr up ▁Airport , ▁C open hagen , ▁killing ▁all ▁on ▁board , ▁including ▁Prince ▁Gust af ▁Adolf , ▁second ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁Swedish ▁throne , ▁and ▁American ▁singer ▁Grace ▁Moore . ▁ ▁January ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁February ▁ 8 ▁– ▁A ▁heavy ▁bl izz ard ▁in ▁Canada ▁bur ies ▁towns , ▁from ▁W inn ip eg ▁to ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁January ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Commun ists ▁take ▁power ▁in ▁Poland . ▁ ▁February ▁▁ ▁February ▁ 3 ▁ ▁The ▁lowest ▁air ▁temperature ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁( − 6 3 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ) ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁Sn ag , ▁in ▁the ▁Y uk on ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Per c ival ▁Pr att is ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁news ▁correspond ent ▁allowed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁Senate ▁press ▁gall eries . ▁ ▁February