Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

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

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

1939  On this day in history 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  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) on this day in history.   

1942  FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.   

1942  On January - 15 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  1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon on January - 15.   

1943  Japanese driven off Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 15 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 January - 15 in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths   

1944  Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die on January - 15.   

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

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

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

1947  On January - 15 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  Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) on this day in history.   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC on January - 15.   

1950  On January - 15 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  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  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station on January - 15.   

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

1953  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on this day in history.   

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

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  1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.   

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

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.   

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

1671  On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On January - 15 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

0069  On January - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

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

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on January - 15.   

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on January - 15.   

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  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on January - 15.