Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

1936  Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on January - 15.   

1939  Municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal on January - 15.   

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 January - 15 german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church)   

1942  On this day in history fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII   

1942  On this day in history cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II   

1942  On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

1943  1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 15 japanese driven off Guadalcanal   

1943  Work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense on this day in history.   

1943  1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught on this day in history.   

1944  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on this day in history.   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on this day in history.   

1944  In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die   

1945  On this day in history every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

1945  Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC   

1951  "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 on this day in history.   

1951  Supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest on this day in history.   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station on January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 german Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"   

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

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

1955  On January - 15 the first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic on January - 15.   

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 January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

1538  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

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

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on January - 15.   

0069  On January - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

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

0936  On January - 15 death of king Rudolph of France   

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  On January - 15 death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

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

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on this day in history.