Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII.   

1943  USS Helena (CL-50) fired inaugural proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific.   

1943  William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, steps down to protest segregation in armed forces.   

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II.   

1943  George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

1944  The Daily Mail is recorded as becoming the inaugural transoceanic newspaper   

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80.   

1945  Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"   

1945  Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam   

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances   

1946  Dianne Keaton, American film actress   

1946  Dianne Keaton, American film actress is born   

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances.   

1949  General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra   

1949  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   

1950  Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC   

1951  In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open.   

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51.   

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks   

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies   

1953  Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea.   

1953  -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea   

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

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

1957  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East   

1957  Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants   

1959  "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV.   

1959  In this year, Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter".   

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

1961  The television series Mr. Ed debuts, the inaugural 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.   

1962  Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints"   

1963  Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66.   

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1209  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor   

1548  Francisco suarez: Spanish theologian   

1560  William cobbold: Composer   

1587  Xu xiake: Chinese geographer   

1592  Shah jahan: Mughal emperor of india (1628-58), built taj mahal   

1596  Henry lawes: English composer   

1614  Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria: Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer   

0842  Al-mu'tasim: Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de belijder: The confessor, king of england (1043-66),   

1387  Death of Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  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   

1448  Death of Christopher of bavaria: Christopher of bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Charles: Duke of orléans, french poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Death of Charles: The bold, duke of burgundy/writer,