Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

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

1943  USS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific on January - 05.   

1943  William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces on January - 05.   

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

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on January - 05.   

1944  On January - 05 the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.   

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on January - 05.   

1945  On this day in history pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"   

1945  Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam on January - 05.   

1946  On January - 05 "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 this day in history.   

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history general Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra   

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  On this day in history carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC   

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  Flying Enterprise sinks on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

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

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

1955  On January - 05 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  On this day in history eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East   

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

1959  "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV on January - 05.   

1959  Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" on January - 05.   

1960  On January - 05 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 this day in history uS breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba   

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

1963  Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 on this day in history.   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

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

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

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

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

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

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

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

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 05 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  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

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

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43