Historical Events In January - 15
Saturday, 01 June 2024
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 German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) on this day in history.
1942 FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.
1942 On January - 15 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 On January - 15 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon
1943 On January - 15 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 European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on January - 15.
1944 On January - 15 general Eisenhower arrives in England
1944 On this day in history in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths
1944 On this day in history vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die
1945 On January - 15 every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets
1945 On January - 15 red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp
1945 "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on January - 15.
1947 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California on January - 15.
1949 On this day in history mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin
1949 Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) on this day in history.
1950 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC on January - 15.
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 Supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest on January - 15.
1953 On January - 15 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station
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 this day in history.
1953 On this day in history 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station
1953 On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76
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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