Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20

1968  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on this day in history.   

1969  Richard M Nixon inaugurated as President on this day in history.   

1969  On January - 20 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  Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on January - 20.   

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

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

1975  Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 on January - 20.   

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

1977  On January - 20 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  On January - 20 columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"   

1980  On this day in history president Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow   

1980  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1980  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1981  Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on January - 20.   

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

1981  On January - 20 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  7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY on January - 20.   

1982  On this day in history honduras constitution goes into effect   

1982  On January - 20 piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament   

1982  On this day in history 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 this day in history cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago)   

1985  Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

1986  First USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr on January - 20.   

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

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on this day in history.   

1292  On January - 20 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 this day in history.   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1654  On January - 20 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 January - 20.   

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on this day in history.   

0842  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

0882  On this day in history 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  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 20.