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 this day in history.   

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

1971  On January - 20 john Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan   

1971  Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1973  On January - 20 amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51   

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

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

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

1976  29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1977  George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA on this day in history.   

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 January - 20.   

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

1980  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1980  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on this day in history.   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on this day in history.   

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

1981  On January - 20 ronald Reagan inaugurated as President   

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  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  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  US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners on this day in history.   

1984  Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79 on January - 20.   

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

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1986  Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel) on this day in history.   

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

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

1986  On January - 20 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 January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

1554  On this day in history birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  On January - 20 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 January - 20.   

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on January - 20.   

0287  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.