Page 7: Historical Events In January - 15

1957  Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field   

1958  NY Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV   

1961  Supremes signed with Motown Records   

1961  NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 35-31   

1961  Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49.   

1962  50th Australian Mens Tennis Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64)   

1962  Dutch and Indonesian navy encounter in Etna Bay New Guinea.   

1962  50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64)   

1962  Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

1964  Teamsters negotiate inaugural national labor contract.   

1964  Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, US jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58   

1965  In this year, Rock group The Who releases inaugural album "I Can't Explain".   

1965  Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered   

1966  Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25.   

1967  Albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86   

1968  In Sicily a 6.0 earthquake in several s in western Sicily were destroyed by this strong shock. It toppled houses, hospitals, medieval castles, and churches   

1968  Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies.   

1969  Nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1969  Soyuz 5 launched by Soviet Union   

1969  Theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82.   

1970  Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria.   

1971  Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt   

1971  In this year, George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord".   

1971  John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50.   

1972  Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels   

1973  4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court   

1973  Gene Shalit joins the Today Show panel   

1973  Pope Paul VI has an audience with Golda Meir at Vatican.   

1973  President Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam   

1973  U.S. President Richard Nixon suspends American hostilities in North Vietnam, as peace negotiations move forward   

1973  Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68.   

1974  "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC.   

1974  Expert panel reports 18½-m gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures   

1974  Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76   

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1432  Afonso v "the african": King of portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  Ashikaga yoshizumi: Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  Johann oporinus [herbster]: Swiss book publisher (koran)   

1538  Maeda toshiie: Japanese general   

1567  Black box: [catherine quinol], guadeloupe, vocalist (love sensation)   

1622  Molière: French playwright   

1671  Abraham de la pryme: English antiquarian   

1674  Prosper jolyot de crébillon: French writer   

0069  Death of Servius sulpicius galba: 6th emperor of rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

0570  Death of Saint ita: Irish nun (b. 475)   

0936  Death of King rudolph of france: King rudolph of france   

1208  Death of Peter of castelnau: French nobleman, murdered   

1345  Death of Martin zaccaria: Italo-greek ruler   

1481  Death of Ashikaga yoshizumi: Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1595  Death of Murat iii: Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  John cosin: English clergyman (b. 1594)