Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1968  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on this day in history.   

1969  Richard M Nixon inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

1969  U of Arizona reports first optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) on January - 20.   

1971  On January - 20 john Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan   

1971  Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on January - 20.   

1973  Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history 4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13   

1974  On this day in history 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history 5th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 17-10   

1975  On January - 20 franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

1976  29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia on January - 20.   

1977  On this day in history george Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA   

1977  Mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9 on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 20 columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"   

1980  President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow on January - 20.   

1980  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1980  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on January - 20.   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on January - 20.   

1981  On January - 20 iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year.   

1981  On this day in history ronald Reagan inaugurated as President   

1981  On this day in history ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity.   

1982  On January - 20 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY   

1982  On this day in history honduras constitution goes into effect   

1982  On January - 20 piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament   

1982  On January - 20 marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1984  On January - 20 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

1984  On January - 20 johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79   

1985  On January - 20 cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago)   

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 on January - 20.   

1986  Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel) on this day in history.   

1986  England and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel." on January - 20.   

1986  On January - 20 first USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

1986  Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan on this day in history.   

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0225  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

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

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

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on January - 20.   

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

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

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  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81