Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15
Monday, 30 June 2025
1936 Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on this day in history.
1939 On January - 15 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 On January - 15 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 On this day in history cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II
1942 On this day in history 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 this day in history japanese driven off Guadalcanal
1943 On January - 15 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 On this day in history european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany
1944 On this day in history general Eisenhower arrives in England
1944 On this day in history 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 Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets on January - 15.
1945 On January - 15 red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp
1945 On January - 15 "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs
1947 On January - 15 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 On January - 15 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 January - 15.
1951 On this day in history "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000
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 January - 15.
1953 German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station
1953 On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76
1955 The first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum on January - 15.
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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