Page 6: Historical Events In January - 05

1920  Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees on this day in history.   

1920  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist on January - 05.   

1922  On January - 05 ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47   

1925  French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings on January - 05.   

1925  Nellie T. Ross becomes the first female governor in the US, succeeding her late husband as governor of Wyoming on this day in history.   

1925  Nellie Taylor Ross became Governor of Wyoming, first woman governor in USA on January - 05.   

1925  On January - 05 under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office   

1925  James Gleason & Richard Tabers "Is zat so?" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1926  James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage on January - 05.   

1927  On January - 05 fox Studios exhibits Movietone   

1929  On January - 05 coup by King Alexander in South Slavia   

1930  Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" on January - 05.   

1931  Robert Duvall, American film actor on this day in history.   

1931  The birth of Robert Duvall, American film actor on January - 05.   

1931  On this day in history 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League   

1932  The birth of Umberto Eco, Italian author on January - 05.   

1932  On this day in history umberto Eco, Italian author   

1933  Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the US, dies in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 60 on January - 05.   

1933  Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60   

1934  Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time on January - 05.   

1934  Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also) on January - 05.   

1937  Fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wicket on January - 05.   

1937  On January - 05 fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt   

1938  King Juan Carlos of Spain on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history the birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain   

1940  FCC hears first transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal on this day in history.   

1940  On January - 05 finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia   

1940  FCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal on January - 05.   

1940  Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history british/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia   

1942  On January - 05 55 German tanks reach North-Africa   

1942  Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered on this day in history.   

1943  Scientist/educator George Washington Carver dies in Tuskegee, Alabama, at age 81 on this day in history.   

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43