Page 6: Historical Events In January - 15

1936  On January - 15 henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies   

1939  Municipal Railway & Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal on this day in history.   

1939  On January - 15 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  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  On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

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

1943  Japanese driven off Guadalcanal on January - 15.   

1943  On this day in history 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  On January - 15 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  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 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  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  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  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  German Democratic Republic Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" on January - 15.   

1953  16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station on this day in history.   

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history the first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum   

1955  USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic on January - 15.   

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

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.   

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on this day in history.   

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  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

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

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on this day in history.   

0570  On January - 15 death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)   

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

1208  On this day in history death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered   

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on January - 15.   

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

1595  On this day in history death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  On January - 15 death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)