Page 9: Historical Events In January - 20

1986  The U.S. observes the inaugural federal holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr   

1987  Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon   

1987  Rhino Records inaugural #1-Billy Vera and the Beaters' "At This Moment".   

1987  Tom Dollery, cricketer (4 Tests for Eng 1947-50), dies   

1988  Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham.   

1988  Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86   

1989  Bush inaugurated as 41st President and Quayle is recorded as becoming 44th Vice President.   

1989  Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket inaugural ball in 1st-class cricket   

1989  Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94.   

1990  47th Golden Globes Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win   

1990  Actress Barbara Stanwyck dies in Santa Monica, California, at age 82   

1990  At least 62 civilians were killed and more than 200 wounded when the Soviet army stormed into Baku to end what Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called fratricidal killing between Moslem Azerbaijanis and Christian Armenians   

1990  US 64th manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) returns from space   

1990  Barbara Stanwyck, [Ruby Stevens], actress (Big Valley), dies at 82   

1991  "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City NY after 829 performances   

1991  "Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles.   

1991  "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY or 45 performances.   

1991  "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City NY after 72 performances.   

1991  Iraq pardes captured Allied airmen on TV.   

1991  Seven men identified as allied airmen captured during the Persian Gulf War were put on Iraqi television in Baghdad.   

1991  US Patriot missiles begins shooting down Iraqi missiles   

1991  Bill Riordon, US tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies.   

1992  Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup   

1992  Score begins selling international soccer cards   

1992  Muhammad Abd al-Khaliq Hassuna, sec-gen of Arab League (1952-72), dies.   

1993  Admiral Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA   

1993  Bill Clinton inaugurated as 42nd President   

1993  Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States   

1993  Movie actress Audrey Hepburn dies of color cancer in Tolochenaz, Switzerland   

1993  Oscar-winning actress Audrey Hepburn died of cancer at her home in Switzerland. She was 63   

1993  Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63   

1994  Shannon Faulkner is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman to join the cadet corps at The Citadel military academy in South Carolina.   

1994  Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-pres (1963-66), dies at about 81.   

1995  1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike   

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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  Frederick vi: Duke of swabia (b. 1167)   

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