Historical Events In January - 05

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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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.