Historical Events In January - 20

1953  The first live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) on this day in history.  

1953  On January - 20 the first US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY  

1953  1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY on this day in history.  

1954  On January - 20 -70ºF (-57ºC), Rogers Pass, Montana (state 48 record)  

1954  On January - 20 dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres  

1954  On this day in history -70°F (-57°C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)  

1954  On January - 20 fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies  

1955  On January - 20 1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn  

1956  On this day in history buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville  

1957  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.  

1957  On January - 20 gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election  

1957  James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies on this day in history.  

1958  On January - 20 elvis Presley receives his draft notice.  

1958  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open  

1959  Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31  

1960  On January - 20 patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo  

1960  On January - 20 matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72  

1961  On January - 20 arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury  

1961  John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol on January - 20.  

1961  Robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration on January - 20.  

1961  On this day in history yugoslav ex-Vice-President Milovan Djilas flees  

1962  On January - 20 "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances  

1962  Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history "Meet The Beatles" album released in US  

1964  On this day in history jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47  

1965  Alan Freed, Cleveland disk jockey who coined the phrase "rock and roll," dies in Palm Springs, California on January - 20.  

1965  Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain on January - 20.  

1965  On January - 20 jPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars & return  

1965  The Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) on January - 20.  

1965  On January - 20 the Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"  

1965  On January - 20 beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)  

1965  On this day in history alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42  

1968  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on this day in history.  

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0225  On January - 20 birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)  

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on January - 20.  

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.  

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.  

1654  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet  

0250  On January - 20 fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history.  

0820  On January - 20 abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies  

0842  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies  

0882  On this day in history louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies  

1156  On January - 20 death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland  

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

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81