Page 4: Historical Events In January - 20

1870  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer on January - 20.   

1872  On January - 20 california Stock Exchange Board organized   

1872  On January - 20 calif Stock Exchange Board organized   

1873  On this day in history charles A Ellwood, US, sociologist/psychologist   

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

1878  Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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

1883  On January - 20 billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England v Aust MCG   

1883  Betram Home Ramsay, English admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces on January - 20.   

1884  A[braham P] Merritt, US, sci-fi author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!) on this day in history.   

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

1887  On January - 20 uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

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

1888  Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line) on this day in history.   

1890  Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on January - 20.   

1891  On this day in history mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist   

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

1892  On this day in history the first officially recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in Springfield, Mass.   

1892  1st basketball game played (Mass) on this day in history.   

1892  Roscoe Ates, Grange Miss, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass) on this day in history.   

1893  Kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist/anthropologist (Eskimos) on this day in history.   

1894  Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) on this day in history.   

1895  On January - 20 eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah)   

1896  The birth of George Burns, American comedian on January - 20.   

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

1896  Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on January - 20.   

1897  On January - 20 mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist)   

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

1899  Alexander Tcherepnin, composer on this day in history.   

1900  Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer on January - 20.   

1900  John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 on January - 20.   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on January - 20.   

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.   

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  On January - 20 birth of johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel)   

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.   

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

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on January - 20.   

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on January - 20.   

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on this day in history.   

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.   

1156  On January - 20 death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland   

1191  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

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