Historical Events In January - 20

1937  -45ºF (-43ºC), Boca CA (state record) on January - 20.  

1937  Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office as U.S. President on January - 20.  

1937  On January - 20 the first Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years thereafter)  

1937  -45°F (-43°C), Boca, Calif (state record) on January - 20.  

1939  Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews on January - 20.  

1939  Charles Ives' 1st Sonate "Concord," premieres on January - 20.  

1941  Bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in NYC on January - 20.  

1942  Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain on January - 20.  

1942  On January - 20 japanese invade Burma  

1942  Nazi officials decide on their "final solution" that calls for the extermination of Jews on this day in history.  

1942  On January - 20 nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews  

1942  Wannsee Conference Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted on this day in history.  

1942  On January - 20 wannsee Conference: Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted.  

1943  On this day in history lead SD, temp is 52ºF, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16ºF  

1943  Operation-Weiss Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian & Croatian on January - 20.  

1943  The Coast Guard Air Station, Floyd Bennett Field had experimented with a helicopter used as an airborne ambulance on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history lead SD, temp is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16°F  

1943  Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin  

1945  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms in office, was inaugurated to his final term. He died three months later and was succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman on January - 20.  

1945  FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President on January - 20.  

1946  F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history the birth of David Lynch, American director  

1946  On this day in history f Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French govt  

1947  On January - 20 brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA  

1947  Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on January - 20.  

1949  J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen on January - 20.  

1949  President Truman announces his point 4 program on this day in history.  

1949  Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1950  "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City NY for 35 performances on January - 20.  

1950  On January - 20 suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands  

1950  "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances on this day in history.  

1952  British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone on this day in history.  

1952  Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 on January - 20.  

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

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  

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

1435  On January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  

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

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

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

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

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian  

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

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on January - 20.  

0882  On January - 20 louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies  

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

1191  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)  

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