Historical Events In January - 05

1943  On this day in history teams agrees to start season later due to WWII  

1943  On January - 05 uSS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific.  

1943  On this day in history william H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces  

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II on this day in history.  

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.  

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1945  On January - 05 pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"  

1945  Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances  

1946  On January - 05 dianne Keaton, American film actress  

1946  The birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress on January - 05.  

1946  On this day in history "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances  

1949  General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra on this day in history.  

1949  President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" on January - 05.  

1949  On this day in history president Truman nicknames his administration the "Fair Deal" in his State of the Union address.  

1950  On January - 05 carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC  

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on January - 05.  

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on January - 05.  

1952  On this day in history flying Enterprise sinks  

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea  

1953  On this day in history -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea  

1955  On January - 05 kMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast  

1956  On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84  

1957  On this day in history eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East  

1957  On January - 05 dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants  

1959  "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"  

1960  Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on this day in history.  

1961  The television series Mr. Ed debuts, the first of what would be six seasons of mirth and mayhem centered around a horse that talked but only to his owner, Wilbur Post on this day in history.  

1961  US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba on this day in history.  

1962  Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints" on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66  

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer  

0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

1387  On this day in history 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 January - 05.  

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

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)  

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