Page 4: Historical Events In January - 20

1870  On this day in history guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer   

1872  California Stock Exchange Board organized on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history calif Stock Exchange Board organized   

1873  Charles A Ellwood, US, sociologist/psychologist on this day in history.   

1877  On January - 20 ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses)   

1878  On January - 20 finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)   

1879  British troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana on January - 20.   

1879  On this day in history the Schooner Janet Wignall, in passage from Liverpool to Creetown, Scotland, in ballast stranded at Bargue near Dumfries with the loss of all hands.   

1882  John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1883  Billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England vs Australia MCG on this day in history.   

1883  Billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England v Aust MCG on January - 20.   

1883  On January - 20 betram Home Ramsay, English admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces   

1884  On January - 20 a[braham P] Merritt, US, sci-fi author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!)   

1887  On January - 20 the U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base.   

1887  On this day in history uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

1887  US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on January - 20.   

1888  On this day in history leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line)   

1890  On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

1891  Mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist on January - 20.   

1891  David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies on this day in history.   

1892  The first officially recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in Springfield, Mass on January - 20.   

1892  On January - 20 1st basketball game played (Mass)   

1892  On January - 20 roscoe Ates, Grange Miss, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass)   

1893  Kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist/anthropologist (Eskimos) on January - 20.   

1894  On this day in history harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)   

1895  On this day in history eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah)   

1896  On this day in history the birth of George Burns, American comedian   

1896  Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik) on January - 20.   

1896  On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

1897  On this day in history mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist)   

1898  On this day in history colin Clive, [Greig], St Malo France, actor (Bride of Frankenstein)   

1899  On January - 20 alexander Tcherepnin, composer   

1900  On January - 20 boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer   

1900  On January - 20 john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on this day in history.   

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on January - 20.   

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on January - 20.   

1554  On this day in history birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.   

1622  On January - 20 birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet   

0250  On January - 20 fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies   

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian   

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on this day in history.   

0842  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on this day in history.   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on January - 20.   

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on January - 20.   

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.