Historical Events In January - 05

1920  Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees on January - 05.  

1920  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist on January - 05.  

1922  Ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47 on January - 05.  

1925  On January - 05 french Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings  

1925  On this day in history nellie T. Ross becomes the first female governor in the US, succeeding her late husband as governor of Wyoming.  

1925  On January - 05 nellie Taylor Ross became Governor of Wyoming, first woman governor in USA  

1925  On January - 05 under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office  

1925  James Gleason & Richard Tabers "Is zat so?" premieres in NYC on January - 05.  

1926  James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage on January - 05.  

1927  On January - 05 fox Studios exhibits Movietone  

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1929  On January - 05 coup by King Alexander in South Slavia  

1930  On this day in history mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"  

1931  Robert Duvall, American film actor on January - 05.  

1931  On January - 05 the birth of Robert Duvall, American film actor  

1931  On this day in history 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League  

1932  On this day in history the birth of Umberto Eco, Italian author  

1932  On this day in history umberto Eco, Italian author  

1933  Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the US, dies in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 60 on January - 05.  

1933  On this day in history work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side  

1933  On this day in history calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60  

1934  On January - 05 fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time  

1934  On this day in history fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)  

1937  On this day in history fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wicket  

1937  Fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt on January - 05.  

1938  On this day in history king Juan Carlos of Spain  

1938  The birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history fCC hears first transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal  

1940  On this day in history finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia  

1940  On this day in history fCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal  

1940  On January - 05 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46  

1941  British/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia on this day in history.  

1942  55 German tanks reach North-Africa on January - 05.  

1942  Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history scientist/educator George Washington Carver dies in Tuskegee, Alabama, at age 81.  

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)  

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)  

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.  

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.  

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.  

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.  

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.  

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1400  On this day in history death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.  

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.