Historical Events In January - 22

1945  On January - 22 hMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed  

1945  Burma highway reopens on January - 22.  

1945  A Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61 on January - 22.  

1946  US President creates the CIA on January - 22.  

1946  US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency on this day in history.  

1947  On January - 22 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  On this day in history jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados  

1949  On January - 22 "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  On this day in history alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57  

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

1951  On January - 22 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom  

1951  On January - 22 eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71  

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  On January - 22 norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms  

1956  30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles on January - 22.  

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73 on January - 22.  

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

1964  On this day in history marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58  

1966  Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1968  The comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network on January - 22.  

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

1970  The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first regularly scheduled commercial flight on a route from New York to London on January - 22.  

1973  On this day in history former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) dies at age 64.  

1973  On January - 22 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  Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) was born on this day in history.  

1440  On this day in history birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania  

1553  Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

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  On January - 22 birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher  

1649  Pascal Collasse, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1336  Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on January - 22.  

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

1536  On January - 22 death of bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)  

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

1581  On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies  

1599  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.