Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1968  On this day in history 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  John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 20 gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88   

1973  Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on January - 20.   

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

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

1975  On January - 20 franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

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 January - 20.   

1977  On January - 20 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 this day in history 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 January - 20.   

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

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

1981  On this day in history 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  On this day in history honduras constitution goes into effect   

1982  Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75   

1986  On January - 20 chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)   

1986  On January - 20 england and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel."   

1986  First USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr on this day in history.   

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

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0225  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on January - 20.   

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

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.   

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

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

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

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 20.