Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1936 On this day in history henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies
1939 On January - 15 municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal
1939 On January - 15 1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field
1940 On this day in history german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk
1940 On this day in history german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church)
1942 FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.
1942 On January - 15 cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II
1942 Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon
1943 Japanese driven off Guadalcanal on January - 15.
1943 Work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense on January - 15.
1943 On this day in history 1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught
1944 On January - 15 european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany
1944 General Eisenhower arrives in England on this day in history.
1944 On January - 15 in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths
1944 On January - 15 vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die
1945 On January - 15 every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets
1945 Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on this day in history.
1945 "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history the brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.
1949 Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin on this day in history.
1949 Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) on this day in history.
1950 On January - 15 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC
1950 On this day in history 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC
1951 "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 on January - 15.
1951 On this day in history supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest
1953 On January - 15 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station
1953 As he leaves office, Harry Truman becomes the first U.S. President to bid the nation farewell via TV and radio on this day in history.
1953 On January - 15 german Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"
1953 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station on January - 15.
1953 On January - 15 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76
1955 On January - 15 the first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum
1955 USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic on January - 15.
1955 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.
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