Historical Events In January - 05

1943  On this day in history teams agrees to start season later due to WWII   

1943  On this day in history uSS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific.   

1943  William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces on this day in history.   

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II on this day in history.   

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1944  The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on this day in history.   

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1945  Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam   

1946  On January - 05 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances   

1946  Dianne Keaton, American film actress on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history the birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress   

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances on this day in history.   

1949  General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra on January - 05.   

1949  On January - 05 president Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal"   

1949  President Truman nicknames his administration the "Fair Deal" in his State of the Union address on this day in history.   

1950  Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC on January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on January - 05.   

1952  On January - 05 nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1953  Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on this day in history.   

1953  -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on January - 05.   

1955  KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 05 jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

1957  On January - 05 eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East   

1957  On this day in history dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants   

1959  "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"   

1960  Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on January - 05.   

1961  On January - 05 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.   

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 January - 05 rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66   

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

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

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

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

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.