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 January - 15.   

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 January - 15.   

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  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  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 January - 15.   

1944  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on January - 15.   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on January - 15.   

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  Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on January - 15.   

1945  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history "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  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic on this day in history.   

1955  On January - 15 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 January - 15.   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on January - 15.   

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

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

1345  On this day in history death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

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)