Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

1943  On January - 05 teams agrees to start season later due to WWII   

1943  On this day in history uSS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific.   

1943  William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces on this day in history.   

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

1944  The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 05 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

1945  Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" on January - 05.   

1945  On January - 05 surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam   

1946  On this day in history "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances   

1946  On this day in history dianne Keaton, American film actress   

1946  The birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress on January - 05.   

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances on January - 05.   

1949  General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra on January - 05.   

1949  On this day in history president Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal"   

1949  President Truman nicknames his administration the "Fair Deal" in his State of the Union address on January - 05.   

1950  Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on January - 05.   

1952  On January - 05 flying Enterprise sinks   

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on January - 05.   

1953  Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on this day in history.   

1953  -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on January - 05.   

1955  On this day in history kMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast   

1956  On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

1957  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East on January - 05.   

1957  Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV   

1959  On January - 05 buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"   

1960  On this day in history donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies   

1961  The television series Mr. Ed debuts, the first of what would be six seasons of mirth and mayhem centered around a horse that talked but only to his owner, Wilbur Post on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 05 uS breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba   

1962  On January - 05 tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"   

1963  On this day in history rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66   

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1209  On January - 05 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  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.