Historical Events In January - 15

1936  On this day in history henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies   

1939  On January - 15 municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal   

1939  On January - 15 1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field   

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk on this day in history.   

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 January - 15.   

1942  Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II on January - 15.   

1942  On January - 15 melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

1943  On this day in history 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon   

1943  On this day in history japanese driven off Guadalcanal   

1943  On this day in history work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.   

1943  1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught on this day in history.   

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

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on January - 15.   

1944  On this day in history in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths   

1944  On January - 15 vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die   

1945  On this day in history every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

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

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

1947  On this day in history the brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.   

1949  On this day in history mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin   

1949  On this day in history black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC on this day in history.   

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

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

1953  On January - 15 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station   

1953  On January - 15 as he leaves office, Harry Truman becomes the first U.S. President to bid the nation farewell via TV and radio.   

1953  On January - 15 german Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"   

1953  On this day in history 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station   

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on January - 15.   

1671  On January - 15 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  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on this day in history.   

0570  On this day in history death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)   

0936  On January - 15 death of king Rudolph of France   

1208  On January - 15 death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered   

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on this day in history.   

1481  Death of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)