Page 6: Historical Events In January - 20

1937  The inaugural Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years thereafter).   

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

1939  Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews.   

1939  Charles Ives' 1st Sonate "Concord," premieres   

1941  Bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in NYC   

1942  Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain   

1942  Japanese invade Burma   

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

1942  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 11000000 European Jews are drafted   

1942  Wannsee Conference: Details of plan to murder 11000000 European Jews are drafted.   

1943  Lead SD, temp is 52ºF, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16ºF   

1943  Operation-Weiss Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian and Croatian.   

1943  The Coast Guard Air Station, Floyd Bennett Field had experimented with a helicopter used as an airborne ambulance   

1943  Lead SD, temp is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16°F.   

1943  Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57.   

1944  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.   

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

1946  F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government.   

1946  David Lynch, American director is born.   

1946  F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French govt   

1947  Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA.   

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

1949  J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen.   

1949  President Truman announces his point 4 program   

1949  Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87.   

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

1950  Suriname is recorded as becoming independent part in Realm of Netherlands.   

1950  "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances   

1952  British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone.   

1952  Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74   

1953  The inaugural live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower).   

1953  The inaugural US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY.   

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0225  Gordian iii: Roman emperor   

1292  Elisabeth i of bohemia: Elisabeth i of bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of aragon: Wife of john i of castile   

1435  Ashikaga yoshimasa: Japanese shogun   

1554  King sebastian of portugal: King sebastian of portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  Johann hermann schein: German composer (fontana d'israel)   

1622  Susanna van baerle: Dutch poet/wife of geeraert burns   

1654  Michiel de swaen: South netherland physician/poet   

0250  Fabianus: Pope (236-50)/saint,   

0287  Death of St. sebastian: St. sebastian   

0820  Abu abdallah m ibn idris al-sjafi'i: Islamic (book of mother),   

0842  Death of Theophilus: Byzantine kaiser (829-42),   

0882  Louis ii/iii the younger: German king (876-82),   

1156  Bishop henry: Patron saint of finland   

1191  Death of Frederick vi: Duke of swabia (b. 1167)   

1479  Death of John ii: King of aragon/navarra,