Top Historical Events That Happened on January 15

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk.   

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church)   

1942  FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII   

1942  Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II   

1942  Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

1943  1000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon   

1943  Japanese driven off Guadalcanal   

1943  Work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense   

1943  1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught.   

1944  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany.   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England.   

1944  In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths.   

1944  Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die   

1945  Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

1945  Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp   

1945  "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs.   

1947  The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is are discovered in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.   

1949  Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin   

1949  Black Dahlia, murder victim are discovered in LA (basis of the movie)   

1950  4000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC.   

1950  4000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC   

1951  "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea results in the deaths of 3-5000.   

1951  Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest.   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Washington DC station   

1953  As he leaves office, Harry Truman is recorded as becoming the inaugural U.S. President to bid the nation farewell via TV and radio.   

1953  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage".   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Wash DC station.   

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76.   

1955  The inaugural official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic   

1955  1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

1956  In this year, Bauer Marlene claims LPGA Sea Island Golf Open   

1957  Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field   

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1432  Afonso v "the african": King of portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  Ashikaga yoshizumi: Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  Johann oporinus [herbster]: Swiss book publisher (koran)   

1538  Maeda toshiie: Japanese general   

1567  Black box: [catherine quinol], guadeloupe, vocalist (love sensation)   

1622  Molière: French playwright   

1671  Abraham de la pryme: English antiquarian   

1674  Prosper jolyot de crébillon: French writer   

0069  Servius sulpicius galba: 6th emperor of rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

0570  Death of Saint ita: Irish nun (b. 475)   

0936  Death of King rudolph of france: King rudolph of france   

1208  Death of Peter of castelnau: French nobleman, murdered   

1345  Martin zaccaria: Italo-greek ruler   

1481  Death of Ashikaga yoshizumi: Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1595  Murat iii: Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  Death of John cosin: English clergyman (b. 1594)