Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

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  1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field on this day in history.   

1940  On January - 15 german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk   

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) on January - 15.   

1942  On this day in history fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII   

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 January - 15.   

1943  1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught   

1944  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on January - 15.   

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 January - 15.   

1945  Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on January - 15.   

1945  Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on January - 15.   

1945  On this day in history "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 this day in history black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

1950  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC on January - 15.   

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 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  On this day in history 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  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1955  The first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.   

1955  On this day in history uSSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic   

1955  1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.   

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.   

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 January - 15.   

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  On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.   

0069  On January - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on this day in history.   

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on January - 15.   

1208  On January - 15 death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered   

1345  On this day in history death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

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

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on January - 15.   

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on January - 15.