Page 6: Historical Events In January - 05

1920  On this day in history boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees   

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

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

1925  French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1926  On January - 05 james Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage   

1927  On this day in history fox Studios exhibits Movietone   

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

1930  On January - 05 mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"   

1931  On this day in history robert Duvall, American film actor   

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 January - 05.   

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

1932  Umberto Eco, Italian author on January - 05.   

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 January - 05 fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time   

1934  On January - 05 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  On this day in history fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt   

1938  On January - 05 king Juan Carlos of Spain   

1938  The birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain on January - 05.   

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

1940  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

1941  On January - 05 british/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia   

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

1942  On January - 05 yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered   

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

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

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

1661  On this day in history 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 January - 05.   

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

1400  On January - 05 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 this day in history.   

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