Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

1943  Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Dianne Keaton, American film actress on January - 05.   

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

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

1949  On this day in history general Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra   

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

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  On January - 05 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  "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 January - 05.   

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

1961  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 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 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 January - 05.   

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