Page 6: 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 January - 15.   

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  FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1943  Japanese driven off Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

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 January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp   

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 January - 15.   

1949  Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin on this day in history.   

1949  On January - 15 black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

1950  On January - 15 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC   

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 January - 15.   

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 January - 15.   

1953  On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76   

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

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

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

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

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.   

1507  On January - 15 birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

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 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 this day in history death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)   

0936  On January - 15 death of king Rudolph of France   

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on January - 15.   

1345  On this day in history death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

1481  Death of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) on January - 15.   

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

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)