Historical Events In January - 15
Friday, 31 March 2023
1936 Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal
1939 On this day in history 1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field
1940 German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk on this day in history.
1940 German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) on this day in history.
1942 FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.
1942 Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II on January - 15.
1942 On January - 15 melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58
1943 On this day in history 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon
1943 On January - 15 japanese driven off Guadalcanal
1943 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
1944 European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history general Eisenhower arrives in England
1944 In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on January - 15.
1944 On January - 15 vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die
1945 Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on January - 15.
1945 On this day in history red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp
1945 "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on January - 15.
1947 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California on January - 15.
1949 Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin on this day in history.
1949 On January - 15 black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)
1950 On January - 15 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC
1950 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC on this day in history.
1951 "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 on this day in history.
1951 On January - 15 supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest
1953 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station on January - 15.
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 this day in history 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 Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.
1955 The first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on this day in history.
1955 On January - 15 uSSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic
1955 On January - 15 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum
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