Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

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

1943  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

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

1943  On January - 05 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

1944  The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on January - 05.   

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  Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam on January - 05.   

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

1946  On this day in history dianne Keaton, American film actress   

1946  The birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress on January - 05.   

1946  On January - 05 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances   

1949  General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra on this day in history.   

1949  President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" on this day in history.   

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 January - 05.   

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 05 andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on January - 05.   

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on January - 05.   

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

1953  On this day in history -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea   

1955  On January - 05 kMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast   

1956  Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1957  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East on January - 05.   

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

1959  On January - 05 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV   

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  On January - 05 uS breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba   

1962  Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints" on January - 05.   

1963  Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 on January - 05.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

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 January - 05.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

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 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 this day in history.