Historical Events In January - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1943 Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII on January - 05.
1943 USS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific on January - 05.
1943 On this day in history william H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces
1943 Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81
1944 On this day in history the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.
1944 On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80
1945 On this day in history pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"
1945 On this day in history surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam
1946 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances on January - 05.
1946 On January - 05 dianne Keaton, American film actress
1946 On this day in history the birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress
1946 On January - 05 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances
1949 On this day in history general Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra
1949 President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" on January - 05.
1949 On this day in history president Truman nicknames his administration the "Fair Deal" in his State of the Union address.
1950 Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on January - 05.
1951 Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on January - 05.
1952 Flying Enterprise sinks on January - 05.
1952 Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea
1953 -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history kMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
1956 On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84
1957 On this day in history eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East
1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants on January - 05.
1959 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV on January - 05.
1959 On this day in history buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"
1960 On this day in history donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies
1961 The television series Mr. Ed debuts, the first of what would be six seasons of mirth and mayhem centered around a horse that talked but only to his owner, Wilbur Post on this day in history.
1961 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba on January - 05.
1962 On this day in history tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"
1963 On this day in history rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66
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