Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

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

1969  Richard M Nixon inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

1969  On January - 20 u of Arizona reports first optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula)   

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  On this day in history amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51   

1974  4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on January - 20.   

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

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

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 January - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1980  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on January - 20.   

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

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

1981  Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

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 January - 20 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY   

1982  On January - 20 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 this day in history.   

1984  On January - 20 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

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

1985  On January - 20 cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago)   

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 on January - 20.   

1986  Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel) on January - 20.   

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

1986  Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan on January - 20.   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on January - 20.   

1292  On January - 20 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 January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies   

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 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  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.   

1191  On January - 20 death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

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