Historical Events In January - 15
Friday, 26 April 2024
1936 Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on January - 15.
1939 On January - 15 municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal
1939 1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field on January - 15.
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 On this day in history fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII
1942 Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58
1943 1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon on January - 15.
1943 On January - 15 japanese driven off Guadalcanal
1943 On January - 15 work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1943 On this day in history 1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught
1944 On this day in history european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany
1944 General Eisenhower arrives in England on January - 15.
1944 On January - 15 in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths
1944 Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die on this day in history.
1945 On January - 15 every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets
1945 On this day in history red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp
1945 On January - 15 "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs
1947 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California on this day in history.
1949 Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin on January - 15.
1949 On January - 15 black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)
1950 On this day in history 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC
1950 On January - 15 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 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 this day in history.
1953 On January - 15 as he leaves office, Harry Truman becomes the first U.S. President to bid the nation farewell via TV and radio.
1953 On this day in history german Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"
1953 On this day in history 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station
1953 On January - 15 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76
1955 The first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.
1955 USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum
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