Historical Events In January - 20

1870  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history california Stock Exchange Board organized   

1872  Calif Stock Exchange Board organized on January - 20.   

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

1877  Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) on January - 20.   

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

1879  On this day in history british troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana   

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 this day in history.   

1882  John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England vs Australia MCG   

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 this day in history 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 January - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1891  On this day in history david Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies   

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

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  On this day in history eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah)   

1896  The birth of George Burns, American comedian on this day in history.   

1896  Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

1897  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1900  On January - 20 boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer   

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

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

1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

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 January - 20.   

1554  On this day in history birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet   

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

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

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

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

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

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 January - 20.