Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

1936  On January - 15 henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies   

1939  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On January - 15 japanese driven off Guadalcanal   

1943  Work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense on January - 15.   

1943  On January - 15 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 this day in history.   

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  Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on this day in history.   

1945  Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on this day in history.   

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 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  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  Supreme Court rule "clear & present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech & can be a cause for arrest on this day in history.   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Washington DC station on this day in history.   

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  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on this day in history.   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76   

1955  On this day in history the first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  On this day in history 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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1432  On January - 15 birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On January - 15 birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

1622  On this day in history birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15.   

1674  On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on January - 15.   

0570  On this day in history death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)   

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on this day in history.   

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on January - 15.   

1345  On January - 15 death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

1481  On January - 15 death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1595  On this day in history death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)