3 5 ). ▁During ▁the ▁Naz i ▁occupation ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁secret ▁drama ▁studio , ▁which ▁was ▁function ing ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁U pr ising ▁and ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁res umed ▁operations ▁in ▁C rac ow . ▁ ▁Dec or ations ▁▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Labor ▁Standard ▁II ▁( 1 9 4 9 ) ▁ ▁Officer ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Pol onia ▁Rest it uta ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pol ish ▁theatre ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁year ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Mitchell ▁Steph ens ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁year ▁to ▁read ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁January – M arch ▁▁▁ ▁January ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁an ne xes ▁Lag os ▁Island , ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁January ▁ 6 ▁– ▁French ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Mexico : ▁French , ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁British ▁forces ▁arrive ▁in ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁John ▁G ately ▁Dow ney , ▁ 7 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁California , ▁is ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Am asa ▁L eland ▁Stan ford . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁Hart ley ▁Col li ery ▁dis aster : ▁ 2 0 4 ▁men ▁are ▁tra pped ▁and ▁die ▁under ground , ▁when ▁the ▁only ▁sh aft ▁becomes ▁blocked . ▁ ▁January ▁ 3 0