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 January - 05.   

1943  On January - 05 william H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces   

1943  On January - 05 teams agrees to start season later due to WW II   

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on January - 05.   

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

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 January - 05 surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam   

1946  On January - 05 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances   

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

1946  On this day in history the birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress   

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

1949  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

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

1951  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open   

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

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on this day in history.   

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

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  KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast on January - 05.   

1956  On January - 05 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  Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants on January - 05.   

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

1959  On January - 05 buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"   

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

1961  On January - 05 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 January - 05 tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints"   

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 this day in history.   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

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

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

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 this day in history.   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43