Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

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

1969  On this day in history richard M Nixon inaugurated as President   

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

1971  On this day in history john Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan   

1971  Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1974  On January - 20 edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

1975  On this day in history 5th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 17-10   

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

1976  29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1977  On January - 20 george Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA   

1977  On this day in history mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9   

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

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA   

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

1981  Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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

1982  Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament on January - 20.   

1982  On this day in history marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1984  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

1984  Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1985  On January - 20 jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75   

1986  Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1435  On January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.   

1654  On January - 20 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 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  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.   

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 this day in history.