Historical Events In January - 15

1936  Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1939  Municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal on January - 15.   

1939  On this day in history 1st NFL pro bowl, NY Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field   

1940  On January - 15 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 January - 15.   

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 January - 15.   

1943  1,000 workers complete the air conditioning system for the Pentagon on January - 15.   

1943  Japanese driven off Guadalcanal on January - 15.   

1943  Work is completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense on this day in history.   

1943  1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught on January - 15.   

1944  European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on this day in history.   

1944  General Eisenhower arrives in England on January - 15.   

1944  On January - 15 in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths   

1944  On this day in history 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  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 January - 15.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  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 January - 15 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

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

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On January - 15 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on this day in history.   

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

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on this day in history.   

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