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 this day in history.  

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

1943  On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81  

1944  The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history 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  On this day in history surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam  

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

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1946  On January - 05 dianne Keaton, American film actress  

1946  On January - 05 the birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress  

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

1949  On January - 05 general Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra  

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

1949  On this day in history 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  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open on this day in history.  

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

1952  Flying Enterprise sinks on January - 05.  

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 January - 05.  

1953  -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea on this day in history.  

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  Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East on this day in history.  

1957  On January - 05 dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants  

1959  On January - 05 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV  

1959  On this day in history buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"  

1960  On this day in history 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 January - 05 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  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 this day in history.  

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.  

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

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.  

1400  On this day in history death of 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 on January - 05.  

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.