Historical Events In January - 20

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

1969  On January - 20 richard M Nixon inaugurated as President   

1969  U of Arizona reports first optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) on this day in history.   

1971  John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan on this day in history.   

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 January - 20.   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history 5th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 17-10   

1975  Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 on January - 20.   

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

1977  George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA on January - 20.   

1977  On this day in history mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9   

1978  Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 20 president Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow   

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

1980  On January - 20 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1981  On January - 20 admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA   

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  On this day in history 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.   

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

1982  Honduras constitution goes into effect on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament   

1982  On this day in history marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1984  US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners on January - 20.   

1984  On this day in history johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79   

1985  On this day in history cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago)   

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  England and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel." on January - 20.   

1986  On this day in history first USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

1986  On this day in history military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on this day in history.   

1292  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

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

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

1622  On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.   

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  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

0882  On this day in history louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on January - 20.   

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on January - 20.   

1479  On January - 20 john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81