Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII on January - 05.   

1943  USS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific on this day in history.   

1943  William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces on January - 05.   

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II on January - 05.   

1943  On January - 05 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

1944  On January - 05 the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.   

1944  On January - 05 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

1945  On this day in history pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"   

1945  On this day in history surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam   

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

1946  On this day in history dianne Keaton, American film actress   

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

1946  On January - 05 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances   

1949  On January - 05 general Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra   

1949  President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" on this day in history.   

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

1950  Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1953  Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on this day in history.   

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

1955  KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast on this day in history.   

1956  Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on January - 05.   

1957  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

1959  Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" on this day in history.   

1960  Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on January - 05.   

1961  On this day in history 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.   

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

1962  On this day in history tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"   

1963  Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 on January - 05.   

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

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  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  On this day in history 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.