Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

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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1432  On January - 15 birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.   

1538  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

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 January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

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

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on January - 15.   

0936  On January - 15 death of king Rudolph of France   

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

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

1481  Death of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) on January - 15.   

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

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