Page 6: Historical Events In January - 05

1920  Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist   

1922  On January - 05 ernest H Shackleton, Brit South pole explorer (Endurance), dies at 47   

1925  On this day in history french Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings   

1925  On January - 05 nellie T. Ross becomes the first female governor in the US, succeeding her late husband as governor of Wyoming.   

1925  Nellie Taylor Ross became Governor of Wyoming, first woman governor in USA on January - 05.   

1925  On this day in history under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office   

1925  On this day in history james Gleason & Richard Tabers "Is zat so?" premieres in NYC   

1926  James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage on this day in history.   

1927  Fox Studios exhibits Movietone on January - 05.   

1929  Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia on January - 05.   

1930  Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" on January - 05.   

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

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

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

1932  On January - 05 the birth of Umberto Eco, Italian author   

1932  On January - 05 umberto Eco, Italian author   

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

1933  Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side on January - 05.   

1933  Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60 on January - 05.   

1934  On this day in history fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time   

1934  On January - 05 fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)   

1937  On January - 05 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 January - 05 king Juan Carlos of Spain   

1938  On January - 05 the birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain   

1940  FCC hears first transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal on January - 05.   

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

1940  On January - 05 fCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal   

1940  Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1942  55 German tanks reach North-Africa on this day in history.   

1942  Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered on January - 05.   

1943  On January - 05 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  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

1560  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

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

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

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  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43