Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1969  U of Arizona reports inaugural optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula).   

1971  John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan.   

1971  Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88.   

1973  Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51   

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

1974  7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia.   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77.   

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

1975  Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81.   

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

1977  George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA.   

1977  Mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9   

1978  Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie".   

1980  President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow   

1980  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne.   

1980  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner.   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA   

1981  In this year, Iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year   

1981  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.   

1982  7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY   

1982  Honduras constitution comes into force   

1982  Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament.   

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

1984  US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

1984  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)   

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75.   

1986  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."   

1986  inaugural USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

1986  Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan.   

1986  The British and French agree on a twin tunnel rail link for the Channel Tunnel.   

1986  The inaugural federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

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0225  Gordian iii: Roman emperor   

1292  Elisabeth i of bohemia: Elisabeth i of bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of aragon: Wife of john i of castile   

1435  Ashikaga yoshimasa: Japanese shogun   

1554  King sebastian of portugal: King sebastian of portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  Johann hermann schein: German composer (fontana d'israel)   

1622  Susanna van baerle: Dutch poet/wife of geeraert burns   

1654  Michiel de swaen: South netherland physician/poet   

0250  Fabianus: Pope (236-50)/saint,   

0287  Death of St. sebastian: St. sebastian   

0820  Death of Abu abdallah m ibn idris al-sjafi'i: Islamic (book of mother),   

0842  Death of Theophilus: Byzantine kaiser (829-42),   

0882  Death of Louis ii/iii the younger: German king (876-82),   

1156  Bishop henry: Patron saint of finland   

1191  Death of Frederick vi: Duke of swabia (b. 1167)   

1479  Death of John ii: King of aragon/navarra,