Historical Events Happened In January - 20

1870  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1872  On this day in history california Stock Exchange Board organized  Share it »

1872  Calif Stock Exchange Board organized on this day in history.  Share it »

1873  Charles A Ellwood, US, sociologist/psychologist on this day in history.  Share it »

1877  On this day in history ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses)  Share it »

1878  On this day in history finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)  Share it »

1879  On this day in history british troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana  Share it »

1879  The Schooner Janet Wignall, in passage from Liverpool to Creetown, Scotland, in ballast stranded at Bargue near Dumfries with the loss of all hands on this day in history.  Share it »

1882  On this day in history john Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies  Share it »

1883  On this day in history billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England vs Australia MCG  Share it »

1883  On this day in history billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England v Aust MCG  Share it »

1883  On this day in history betram Home Ramsay, English admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces  Share it »

1884  A[braham P] Merritt, US, sci-fi author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!) on this day in history.  Share it »

1887  The U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base on this day in history.  Share it »

1887  On this day in history uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor  Share it »

1887  US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on this day in history.  Share it »

1888  On this day in history leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line)  Share it »

1890  On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86  Share it »

1891  Mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist on this day in history.  Share it »

1891  David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1892  The first officially recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in Springfield, Mass on this day in history.  Share it »

1892  1st basketball game played (Mass) on this day in history.  Share it »

1892  Roscoe Ates, Grange Miss, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass) on this day in history.  Share it »

1893  Kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist/anthropologist (Eskimos) on this day in history.  Share it »

1894  On this day in history harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)  Share it »

1895  On this day in history eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah)  Share it »

1896  The birth of George Burns, American comedian on this day in history.  Share it »

1896  On this day in history elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik)  Share it »

1896  Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.  Share it »

1897  Mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist) on this day in history.  Share it »

1898  Colin Clive, [Greig], St Malo France, actor (Bride of Frankenstein) on this day in history.  Share it »

1899  Alexander Tcherepnin, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1900  Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1900  On this day in history john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81  Share it »

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0225  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)  Share it »

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  Share it »

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1554  On this day in history birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  Share it »

1586  On this day in history birth of johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel)  Share it »

1622  On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns  Share it »

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  Share it »

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history.  Share it »

0820  On this day in history abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies  Share it »

0842  On this day in history theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies  Share it »

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.  Share it »

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on this day in history.  Share it »

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »