Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

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

1939  Municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal on this day in history.   

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

1940  On January - 15 german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk   

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

1942  FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on January - 15.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1944  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on January - 15.   

1944  On January - 15 general Eisenhower arrives in England   

1944  On January - 15 in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths   

1944  Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die on January - 15.   

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

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

1945  On this day in history "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs   

1947  On January - 15 the brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.   

1949  On this day in history mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin   

1949  On January - 15 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 January - 15 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC   

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

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

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

1953  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on this day in history.   

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

1953  On January - 15 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 January - 15.   

1955  On January - 15 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.   

1481  On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

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 this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on January - 15.   

0936  On January - 15 death of king Rudolph of France   

1208  On January - 15 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  On January - 15 death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

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