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  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

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

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  Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" on January - 05.   

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

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

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  On this day in history general Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra   

1949  On this day in history president Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal"   

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

1950  Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC on January - 05.   

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 05 andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on January - 05.   

1952  On January - 05 nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1953  On January - 05 passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea   

1953  On January - 05 -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea   

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

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

1957  On January - 05 eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East   

1957  Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants on January - 05.   

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

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

1960  On January - 05 donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies   

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

1963  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

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

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

0842  On January - 05 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 this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  On this day in history death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.   

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

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43