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  Calif Stock Exchange Board organized on January - 20.   

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

1877  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1879  The Schooner Janet Wignall, in passage from Liverpool to Creetown, Scotland, in ballast stranded at Bargue near Dumfries with the loss of all hands on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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

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  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  US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

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

1888  On January - 20 leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line)   

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

1891  On January - 20 mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist   

1891  On January - 20 david Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies   

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

1892  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1894  On January - 20 harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)   

1895  Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah) on January - 20.   

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

1896  On this day in history elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik)   

1896  Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

1898  Colin Clive, [Greig], St Malo France, actor (Bride of Frankenstein) on January - 20.   

1899  Alexander Tcherepnin, composer on January - 20.   

1900  Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

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

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.   

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

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet   

0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies   

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history.   

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

0842  On this day in history theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

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

1156  On this day in history death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland   

1191  On January - 20 death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

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