Page 6: Historical Events In January - 20

1937  On January - 20 -45ºF (-43ºC), Boca CA (state record)   

1937  On this day in history franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office as U.S. President.   

1937  The first Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years thereafter) on January - 20.   

1937  -45°F (-43°C), Boca, Calif (state record) on January - 20.   

1939  On January - 20 hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews   

1939  Charles Ives' 1st Sonate "Concord," premieres on this day in history.   

1941  On January - 20 bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in NYC   

1942  On January - 20 japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain   

1942  On January - 20 japanese invade Burma   

1942  On this day in history nazi officials decide on their "final solution" that calls for the extermination of Jews.   

1942  On this day in history nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews   

1942  On this day in history wannsee Conference Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted.   

1942  On this day in history wannsee Conference: Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted.   

1943  On January - 20 lead SD, temp is 52ºF, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16ºF   

1943  Operation-Weiss Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian & Croatian on this day in history.   

1943  The Coast Guard Air Station, Floyd Bennett Field had experimented with a helicopter used as an airborne ambulance on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history lead SD, temp is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16°F   

1943  Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57 on January - 20.   

1944  On this day in history rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin   

1945  On January - 20 franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms in office, was inaugurated to his final term. He died three months later and was succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman.   

1945  On this day in history fDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President   

1946  F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government on this day in history.   

1946  On January - 20 the birth of David Lynch, American director   

1946  F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French govt on January - 20.   

1947  Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA on January - 20.   

1947  On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35   

1949  On January - 20 j Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen   

1949  On January - 20 president Truman announces his point 4 program   

1949  Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1950  "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City NY for 35 performances on January - 20.   

1950  Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands on January - 20.   

1950  On January - 20 "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances   

1952  On January - 20 british army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone   

1952  Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 on January - 20.   

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0225  On January - 20 birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

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

1358  On January - 20 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  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on January - 20.   

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

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on this day in history.   

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

1156  On January - 20 death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland   

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