Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

1936  Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on January - 15.   

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  On this day in history german U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk   

1940  German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) on this day in history.   

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

1942  Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II on this day in history.   

1942  On January - 15 melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

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

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 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  In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die   

1945  On this day in history every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

1945  On this day in history red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp   

1945  "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on January - 15.   

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  4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC on this day in history.   

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

1951  On January - 15 "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  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  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on January - 15.   

1953  On January - 15 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station   

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.   

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

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

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

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

1567  On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

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

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1595  On January - 15 death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on this day in history.