Historical Events In January - 22

1945  HMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed on January - 22.   

1945  Burma highway reopens on this day in history.   

1945  A Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history uS President creates the CIA   

1946  On this day in history uS president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency   

1947  Hollywood station KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting on January - 22.   

1947  1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA on this day in history.   

1948  Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados on January - 22.   

1949  "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs on January - 22.   

1950  On this day in history polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

1950  Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 on January - 22.   

1951  On January - 22 the Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron is put under United Nations command for service off Korea   

1951  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom on January - 22.   

1951  On January - 22 eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71   

1952  Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52 on January - 22.   

1953  Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1953  Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in NYC on January - 22.   

1955  On this day in history norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms   

1956  On January - 22 30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles   

1956  P A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 22 israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula   

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history kRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast   

1959  USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects on this day in history.   

1959  On January - 22 a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73   

1960  On this day in history 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia   

1964  Marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1966  Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1967  Jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at 66 on January - 22.   

1968  The comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network on this day in history.   

1968  Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77 on January - 22.   

1970  The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first regularly scheduled commercial flight on a route from New York to London on this day in history.   

1973  Former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) dies at age 64 on this day in history.   

1973  In the Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy on January - 22.   

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1263  On January - 22 birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)   

1440  Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania was born on this day in history.   

1553  On January - 22 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)   

1561  On January - 22 birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)   

1571  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician   

1592  Pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history birth of pascal Collasse, composer   

1654  Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies   

1531  Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history death of bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)   

1552  On this day in history death of edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason   

1581  On January - 22 joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1599  On January - 22 cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51   

1640  On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55   

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.