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 January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  On January - 05 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

1944  On January - 05 the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.   

1944  Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances on January - 05.   

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  On January - 05 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 on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 05 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open   

1951  Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 on January - 05.   

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on January - 05.   

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on January - 05.   

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  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East on January - 05.   

1957  Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants on this day in history.   

1959  On January - 05 "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 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  On January - 05 uS breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba   

1962  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On this day in history 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  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

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 this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.