Historical Events In January - 20

1968  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on January - 20.   

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

1969  On this day in history u of Arizona reports first optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula)   

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

1971  On this day in history gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88   

1973  On January - 20 amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51   

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

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

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

1975  5th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 17-10 on January - 20.   

1975  On this day in history franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

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

1977  George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA on this day in history.   

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

1978  Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" on January - 20.   

1980  On January - 20 president Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow   

1980  On January - 20 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1980  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on this day in history.   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on this day in history.   

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

1981  Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

1981  On January - 20 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  7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history honduras constitution goes into effect   

1982  On this day in history 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  US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners on this day in history.   

1984  Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79 on January - 20.   

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

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1986  On January - 20 chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)   

1986  England and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel." on this day in history.   

1986  First USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr on this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on this day in history.   

0250  On this day in history 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 January - 20.   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.   

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.