Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

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

1939  Municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal on this day in history.   

1939  1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II   

1942  On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

1943  On January - 15 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon   

1943  Japanese driven off Guadalcanal on January - 15.   

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  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on January - 15.   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on January - 15.   

1944  On January - 15 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  Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 15 red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp   

1945  "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on January - 15.   

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 January - 15 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  On this day in history 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC   

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

1951  On January - 15 supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest   

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

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

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.   

1955  On January - 15 the first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  On January - 15 uSSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic   

1955  On this day in history 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

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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  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

1622  On this day in history birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 15.   

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

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on this day in history.   

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