Historical Events In January - 15

1936  Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal   

1939  1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field on this day in history.   

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk on January - 15.   

1940  On this day in history german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church)   

1942  On January - 15 fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII   

1942  Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II on January - 15.   

1942  Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58 on January - 15.   

1943  On January - 15 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon   

1943  On this day in history japanese driven off Guadalcanal   

1943  On January - 15 work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.   

1943  1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught on January - 15.   

1944  On this day in history european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on January - 15.   

1944  On this day in history in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths   

1944  On January - 15 vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die   

1945  On January - 15 every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

1945  Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on January - 15.   

1945  "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on January - 15.   

1947  On this day in history the brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.   

1949  Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin on January - 15.   

1949  On this day in history black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC on January - 15.   

1951  "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 on January - 15.   

1951  On January - 15 supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station on this day in history.   

1953  On January - 15 as he leaves office, Harry Truman becomes the first U.S. President to bid the nation farewell via TV and radio.   

1953  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on January - 15.   

1953  On January - 15 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station   

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.   

1955  On this day in history the first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic on this day in history.   

1955  1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on this day in history.   

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1432  On this day in history birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on January - 15.   

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On January - 15 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on January - 15.   

0570  On January - 15 death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)   

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on January - 15.   

1208  On this day in history death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered   

1345  On January - 15 death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

1481  Death of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) on this day in history.   

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on January - 15.   

1672  On January - 15 death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)