Historical Events In January - 15

1936  On January - 15 henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught   

1944  On January - 15 european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on this day in history.   

1944  In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on January - 15.   

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

1945  Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on January - 15.   

1945  Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 15.   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC on January - 15.   

1951  "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 on January - 15.   

1951  On this day in history supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest   

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 this day in history.   

1953  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on January - 15.   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station on January - 15.   

1953  On January - 15 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  1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.   

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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 January - 15.   

1567  On January - 15 birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on this day in history.   

1208  On this day in history death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered   

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on January - 15.   

1481  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

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

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