Historical Events In January - 15

1955  Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on January - 15.   

1956  Bauer Marlene wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open on January - 15.   

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

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

1961  Supremes signed with Motown Records on January - 15.   

1961  On this day in history nFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 35-31   

1961  On January - 15 francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49   

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

1962  Dutch & Indonesian navy encounter in Etna Bay New Guinea on this day in history.   

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

1962  On January - 15 kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

1964  On this day in history teamsters negotiate first national labor contract   

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

1965  On January - 15 rock group The Who releases first album "I Can't Explain"   

1965  On January - 15 pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered   

1966  On January - 15 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25   

1967  On January - 15 albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86   

1968  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 on January - 15.   

1968  Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies on January - 15.   

1969  Nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on January - 15.   

1969  On January - 15 soyuz 5 launched by Soviet Union   

1969  On January - 15 theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82   

1970  Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria on January - 15.   

1971  On this day in history aswan Dam official opens in Egypt   

1971  On this day in history george Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"   

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

1972  On January - 15 heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels   

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

1973  On January - 15 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  President Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history u.S. President Richard Nixon suspends American hostilities in North Vietnam, as peace negotiations move forward.   

1973  Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68 on January - 15.   

1974  On January - 15 "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC   

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

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  On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

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

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on January - 15.   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on this day in history.   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on this day in history.   

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

1595  On January - 15 death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  On January - 15 death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)