Historical Events In January - 05

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

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 this day in history.  

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  The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on January - 05.  

1944  On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

1945  Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" on this day in history.  

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  

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

1946  The birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress on this day in history.  

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 January - 05 president Truman nicknames his administration the "Fair Deal" in his State of the Union address.  

1950  On this day in history carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC  

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

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1952  On January - 05 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 January - 05.  

1953  On this day in history -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  On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84  

1957  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history 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  On January - 05 buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"  

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 January - 05.  

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

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

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

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

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

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  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1387  On this day in history 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 January - 05.  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.  

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 January - 05.