Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1968  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 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 January - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 20 edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

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

1975  On this day in history franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

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

1977  On January - 20 george Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA   

1977  Mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9 on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 20 columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"   

1980  President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow on this day in history.   

1980  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

1981  Iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year on January - 20.   

1981  Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President on this day in history.   

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 January - 20.   

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 January - 20 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  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

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

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

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

1986  First USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr on January - 20.   

1986  On January - 20 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 this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland   

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

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81