Historical Events In January - 22

1945  HMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed on this day in history.  

1945  On January - 22 burma highway reopens  

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

1946  US President creates the CIA on this day in history.  

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

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

1947  1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA on this day in history.  

1948  Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados on this day in history.  

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

1950  On this day in history polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1952  On January - 22 roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52  

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

1953  Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1955  Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms on January - 22.  

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

1956  P A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula  

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula on January - 22.  

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

1959  On this day in history uSAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects  

1959  A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73 on January - 22.  

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 January - 22.  

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

1967  On January - 22 jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at 66  

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

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

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

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 January - 22.  

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1263  On this day in history birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)  

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

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

1561  Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history 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 January - 22.  

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

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

1599  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on January - 22.  

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on January - 22.  

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