Page 7: Historical Events In January - 15

1955  On January - 15 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

1956  On January - 15 bauer Marlene wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open   

1957  Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field on this day in history.   

1958  On January - 15 nY Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV   

1961  Supremes signed with Motown Records on this day in history.   

1961  NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 35-31 on this day in history.   

1961  Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49 on January - 15.   

1962  50th Australian Mens Tennis Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64) on January - 15.   

1962  On this day in history dutch & Indonesian navy encounter in Etna Bay New Guinea   

1962  On January - 15 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64)   

1962  Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 on January - 15.   

1964  On January - 15 teamsters negotiate first national labor contract   

1964  On January - 15 weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, US jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58   

1965  Rock group The Who releases first album "I Can't Explain" on January - 15.   

1965  On this day in history pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered   

1966  Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1967  Albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history in Sicily a 6.0 earthquake in several s in western Sicily were destroyed by this strong shock. It toppled houses, hospitals, medieval castles, and churches   

1968  On January - 15 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies   

1969  On this day in history nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1969  Soyuz 5 launched by Soviet Union on this day in history.   

1969  Theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1970  Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria on this day in history.   

1971  Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt on January - 15.   

1971  George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" on this day in history.   

1971  John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 on this day in history.   

1972  Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels on January - 15.   

1973  4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court on January - 15.   

1973  On this day in history gene Shalit joins the Today Show panel   

1973  On this day in history pope Paul VI has an audience with Golda Meir at Vatican   

1973  On January - 15 president Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam   

1973  U.S. President Richard Nixon suspends American hostilities in North Vietnam, as peace negotiations move forward on January - 15.   

1973  Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1974  "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC on this day in history.   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1622  On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15.   

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

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  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

1595  On this day in history death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

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