Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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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