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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk   

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) on January - 15.   

1942  On this day in history fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII   

1942  On January - 15 cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II   

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

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

1943  On January - 15 japanese driven off Guadalcanal   

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

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 this day in history.   

1944  On January - 15 general Eisenhower arrives in England   

1944  In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.   

1944  Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 15 every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

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

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

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

1949  Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin on January - 15.   

1949  Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) on January - 15.   

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

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  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 January - 15.   

1955  The first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history 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 January - 15.   

1481  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  On January - 15 birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

1538  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

1567  On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0936  On this day in history death of king Rudolph of France   

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on January - 15.   

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

1595  On January - 15 death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

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