Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1968  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

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 this day in history amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51   

1974  4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13 on January - 20.   

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

1976  On January - 20 29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia   

1977  On this day in history george Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA   

1977  On January - 20 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  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on January - 20.   

1980  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on this day in history.   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history ronald Reagan inaugurated as President   

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  On January - 20 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY   

1982  On this day in history honduras constitution goes into effect   

1982  On this day in history piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament   

1982  On January - 20 marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1984  On January - 20 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 January - 20 cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago)   

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

1986  On this day in history chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)   

1986  On January - 20 england and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel."   

1986  First USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr on this day in history.   

1986  On January - 20 military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan   

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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  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 January - 20 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  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.   

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

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.   

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