Page 7: Historical Events In January - 05

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

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 January - 05.   

1943  On this day in history teams agrees to start season later due to WW II   

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

1944  On this day in history 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 January - 05.   

1945  On January - 05 surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam   

1946  "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history dianne Keaton, American film actress   

1946  The birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress on this day in history.   

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

1949  General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra on this day in history.   

1949  President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" on January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on January - 05.   

1951  On this day in history andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on this day in history.   

1952  Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies on this day in history.   

1953  Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on January - 05.   

1953  On January - 05 -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea   

1955  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

1957  On this day in history eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East   

1957  On this day in history dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 05.   

1961  US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba on January - 05.   

1962  Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints" on this day in history.   

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 January - 05.   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

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

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On January - 05 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  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  On January - 05 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 this day in history.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.   

1465  On this day in history 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