Page 7: Historical Events In January - 20

1953  On this day in history the first live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)   

1953  On this day in history the first US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY   

1953  1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY on this day in history.   

1954  -70ºF (-57ºC), Rogers Pass, Montana (state 48 record) on this day in history.   

1954  Dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres on January - 20.   

1954  On this day in history -70°F (-57°C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)   

1954  On this day in history fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies   

1955  On this day in history 1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn   

1956  Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville on this day in history.   

1957  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on January - 20.   

1957  On this day in history gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election   

1957  On this day in history james Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies   

1958  Elvis Presley receives his draft notice on January - 20.   

1958  On January - 20 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

1959  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow   

1959  On this day in history carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31   

1960  Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo on January - 20.   

1960  On this day in history matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72   

1961  On January - 20 arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury   

1961  John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 20 robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration   

1961  On this day in history yugoslav ex-Vice-President Milovan Djilas flees   

1962  On January - 20 "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances   

1962  Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on January - 20.   

1964  On this day in history "Meet The Beatles" album released in US   

1964  On this day in history jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47   

1965  Alan Freed, Cleveland disk jockey who coined the phrase "rock and roll," dies in Palm Springs, California on January - 20.   

1965  Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain on this day in history.   

1965  JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars & return on this day in history.   

1965  On January - 20 the Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)   

1965  On January - 20 the Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"   

1965  On January - 20 beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)   

1965  Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1968  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on January - 20.   

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

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian   

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

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on January - 20.   

0882  On January - 20 louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies   

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

1191  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81