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 this day in history.   

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

1971  John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan on this day in history.   

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 January - 20.   

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

1974  On January - 20 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on January - 20.   

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

1975  Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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

1978  On this day in history columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"   

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  On January - 20 admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA   

1981  On this day in history iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year.   

1981  Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President on this day in history.   

1981  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 on January - 20.   

1982  7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY on this day in history.   

1982  Honduras constitution goes into effect on this day in history.   

1982  Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament on this day in history.   

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

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

1985  On this day in history jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75   

1986  Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel) on January - 20.   

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

1986  On this day in history first USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

1986  Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan 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 January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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

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

1622  On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

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 January - 20.   

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

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

0882  On this day in history louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies   

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

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.