Historical Events In January - 22

1945  HMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed on January - 22.   

1945  On this day in history burma highway reopens   

1945  On this day in history a Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61   

1946  US President creates the CIA on this day in history.   

1946  US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency on January - 22.   

1947  Hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting on January - 22.   

1947  1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados   

1949  "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs on January - 22.   

1950  On January - 22 polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

1950  On this day in history alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57   

1951  On this day in history the Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron is put under United Nations command for service off Korea   

1951  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom on this day in history.   

1951  Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 on January - 22.   

1952  On this day in history roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52   

1953  On January - 22 arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, opens on Broadway.   

1953  Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in NYC on January - 22.   

1955  Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms on January - 22.   

1956  30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles on January - 22.   

1956  On January - 22 p A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies   

1957  On this day in history israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula   

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula on January - 22.   

1958  KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast on January - 22.   

1959  On January - 22 uSAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects   

1959  On January - 22 a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73   

1960  10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia on January - 22.   

1964  On this day in history marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58   

1966  On this day in history herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75   

1967  On January - 22 jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at 66   

1968  The comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network on January - 22.   

1968  On this day in history duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77   

1970  On January - 22 the Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first regularly scheduled commercial flight on a route from New York to London.   

1973  On this day in history former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) dies at age 64.   

1973  On January - 22 in the Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy.   

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1263  Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) was born on this day in history.   

1440  On this day in history birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania   

1553  On this day in history birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)   

1561  On this day in history birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)   

1571  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician   

1592  On January - 22 birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  On January - 22 birth of pascal Collasse, composer   

1654  On this day in history birth of richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)   

1336  Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on January - 22.   

1531  On January - 22 andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44   

1536  Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on this day in history.   

1552  Death of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason on January - 22.   

1581  On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1599  On January - 22 cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51   

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on January - 22.