Monarch - King George V, King of South AfricaThe King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the state's existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31 1910 to May 31 1961 when the country became t ( 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in- 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th)