Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1968  On January - 20 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

1969  Richard M Nixon inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

1969  U of Arizona reports first optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) on January - 20.   

1971  John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan on January - 20.   

1971  On this day in history gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88   

1973  Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on this day in history.   

1974  On January - 20 4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13   

1974  7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

1975  On January - 20 5th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 17-10   

1975  Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1976  29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia on January - 20.   

1977  On this day in history george Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA   

1977  Mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9 on January - 20.   

1978  Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" on January - 20.   

1980  President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow on January - 20.   

1980  On January - 20 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1980  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on January - 20.   

1981  On this day in history iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year.   

1981  Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

1981  Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity on this day in history.   

1982  7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY on this day in history.   

1982  Honduras constitution goes into effect on January - 20.   

1982  Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament on January - 20.   

1982  Marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19] on January - 20.   

1984  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

1984  On January - 20 johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79   

1985  Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago) on January - 20.   

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 on January - 20.   

1986  On this day in history chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)   

1986  On this day in history england and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel."   

1986  On January - 20 first USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

1986  Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan 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  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.   

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet   

0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies   

0287  On this day in history death of st. Sebastian   

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

0842  On this day in history theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

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

1156  On this day in history 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