Historical Events In January - 22

1945  On this day in history hMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed  

1945  Burma highway reopens on this day in history.  

1945  A Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1946  US President creates the CIA on January - 22.  

1946  US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency on January - 22.  

1947  On this day in history hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting.  

1947  On January - 22 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA  

1948  Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados on January - 22.  

1949  On this day in history "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs  

1950  Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.  

1950  Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 on January - 22.  

1951  The Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron is put under United Nations command for service off Korea on January - 22.  

1951  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom on January - 22.  

1951  Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 on January - 22.  

1952  Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1953  Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, opens on Broadway on this day in history.  

1953  Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in NYC on January - 22.  

1955  Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history 30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles  

1956  On January - 22 p A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies  

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula on this day in history.  

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula on this day in history.  

1958  On January - 22 kRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast  

1959  USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects on January - 22.  

1959  On this day in history a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73  

1960  On January - 22 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia  

1964  Marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1966  Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75 on January - 22.  

1967  Jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at 66 on January - 22.  

1968  On this day in history the comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network.  

1968  On January - 22 duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77  

1970  On this day in history the Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first regularly scheduled commercial flight on a route from New York to London.  

1973  On January - 22 former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) dies at age 64.  

1973  On this day in history in the Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy.  

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1263  On January - 22 birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)  

1440  On January - 22 birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania  

1553  On January - 22 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)  

1561  On January - 22 birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)  

1571  Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician was born on January - 22.  

1592  Pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher was born on January - 22.  

1649  On January - 22 birth of pascal Collasse, composer  

1654  On January - 22 birth of richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)  

1336  On this day in history louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies  

1531  On January - 22 andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44  

1536  Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on this day in history.  

1552  Death of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1581  Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

1599  On January - 22 cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51  

1640  On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

1700  On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39