Historical Events In January - 20

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

1953  The first US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY on January - 20.  

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

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

1954  Dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres on January - 20.  

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

1954  On this day in history 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  Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville on this day in history.  

1957  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on January - 20.  

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1957  Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history james Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies  

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

1958  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow  

1959  On January - 20 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  Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury  

1961  On this day in history john Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol.  

1961  Robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration on this day in history.  

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

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

1962  On this day in history robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1965  The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man" on January - 20.  

1965  Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) on this day in history.  

1965  Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1968  On January - 20 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming  

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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 this day in history.  

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.  

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

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.  

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

1622  On January - 20 birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns  

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

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

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on January - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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