Historical Events In January - 22

1945  On January - 22 hMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed  

1945  On this day in history burma highway reopens  

1945  On January - 22 a Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61  

1946  On January - 22 uS President creates the CIA  

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

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 January - 22 jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados  

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

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

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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 this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom  

1951  On this day in history eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71  

1952  Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52 on January - 22.  

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

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

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

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

1956  P A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies on January - 22.  

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula on January - 22.  

1957  On January - 22 israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula  

1958  KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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1263  Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) was born on this day in history.  

1440  Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania was born on January - 22.  

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

1561  On this day in history birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)  

1571  On January - 22 birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician  

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher  

1649  Pascal Collasse, composer was born on January - 22.  

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  Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on January - 22.  

1536  On this day in history death of bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)  

1552  On January - 22 death of edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason  

1581  On January - 22 joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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

1640  On January - 22 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on January - 22.