Top Historical Events That Happened on January 05

1925  French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings.   

1925  Nellie T. Ross is recorded as becoming the inaugural female governor in the US, succeeding her late husband as governor of Wyoming.   

1925  Nellie Taylor Ross became Governor of Wyoming, inaugural woman governor in USA.   

1925  Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office   

1925  James Gleason and Richard Tabers "Is zat so?" premieres in NYC   

1926  James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day and $5 daily minimum wage   

1927  Fox Studios exhibits Movietone   

1929  Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia.   

1930  Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"   

1931  Robert Duvall, American film actor.   

1931  Robert Duvall, American film actor is born   

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

1932  Umberto Eco, Italian author is born.   

1932  Umberto Eco, Italian author.   

1933  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   

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

1934  Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time.   

1934  Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)   

1937  Fingleton and Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wicket.   

1937  Fingleton and Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt   

1938  King Juan Carlos of Spain.   

1938  King Juan Carlos of Spain is born.   

1940  FCC hears inaugural transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal   

1940  Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia.   

1940  FCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal.   

1940  Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46.   

1941  British/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia   

1942  55 German tanks reach North-Africa.   

1942  Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered   

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

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII.   

1943  USS Helena (CL-50) fired inaugural proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific   

1943  William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, steps down to protest segregation in armed forces   

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1209  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor   

1548  Francisco suarez: Spanish theologian   

1560  William cobbold: Composer   

1587  Xu xiake: Chinese geographer   

1592  Shah jahan: Mughal emperor of india (1628-58), built taj mahal   

1596  Henry lawes: English composer   

1614  Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria: Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer   

0842  Death of Al-mu'tasim: Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de belijder: The confessor, king of england (1043-66),   

1387  Death of Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  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   

1448  Death of Christopher of bavaria: Christopher of bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles: Duke of orléans, french poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles: The bold, duke of burgundy/writer,