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January 20 Events in History - January 20 Birthdays - January 20 Deaths
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January 20, 2001 George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States January 20, 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama and Papas and Eagles January 20, 1998 Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming January 20, 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit January 20, 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM January 20, 1997 Pakistan defeat West Indies 2-0 to win Aust one-day Series January 20, 1996 46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston January 20, 1996 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup January 20, 1996 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan January 20, 1996 WPAT FM New York City radio station switches to English-Spanish format January 20, 1995 "Love! Valor! Compassion!" opens at Walter Kerr New York City for 276 performances January 20, 1995 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike January 20, 1995 Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record) January 20, 1993 Adm Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA January 20, 1993 William J. Clinton inaugurated as 42nd president January 20, 1992 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup January 20, 1992 Score begins selling international soccer cards January 20, 1991 "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 829 performances January 20, 1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, LA January 20, 1991 "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City or 45 performances January 20, 1991 "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances January 20, 1991 13th UCP Telethon January 20, 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title January 20, 1991 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic January 20, 1991 US Patriot missiles begins shooting down Iraqi missiles January 20, 1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title January 20, 1990 47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win January 20, 1990 U.S. 64th manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) returns from space January 20, 1989 Bush inaugurated as 41st president and Quayle becomes 44th vice pres January 20, 1989 Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket 1st ball in 1st-class cricket January 20, 1989 Reagan becomes 1st President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive January 20, 1988 Andre Hoffman skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) January 20, 1988 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham January 20, 1987 Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon January 20, 1987 Rhino Records 1st #1-Billy Vera and Beaters' "At This Moment" January 20, 1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. January 20, 1986 Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Canal) January 20, 1986 Milt coup in Lesotho under gen-mjr Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan January 20, 1985 Cold front strikes U.S., at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago) January 20, 1985 Superbowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB January 20, 1984 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners January 20, 1982 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky January 20, 1982 Honduras constitution goes into effect January 20, 1982 Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament January 20, 1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed January 20, 1981 Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), ends term as 12th director of CIA January 20, 1981 Frank C Carlucci, ends term as deputy director of CIA January 20, 1981 Islander Glenn Resch's 25th and last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0 January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan inaugurated as president January 20, 1980 President Jimmy Carter announces U.S. boycott of Olympics in Moscow January 20, 1980 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne January 20, 1980 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner January 20, 1980 Superbowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB January 20, 1980 Superbowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams, 31-19 in Pasadena January 20, 1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" January 20, 1977 George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA January 20, 1977 Mr. Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA January 20, 1976 29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Phila January 20, 1975 5th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10 January 20, 1975 Terrence McNally's "Ritz," premieres in New York City January 20, 1974 4th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13 January 20, 1974 7th ABA All-Star Game: East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia January 20, 1974 A college basketball game ends 210-67 January 20, 1974 Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball January 20, 1971 Ard Schenk skates world record 1000m (1:18.8) January 20, 1971 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan January 20, 1970 20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia January 20, 1970 23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at St. Louis January 20, 1970 Super Fight, computer mock championship between Ali and Marciano January 20, 1969 Richard M. Nixon inaugurated as president January 20, 1969 University of Arizona reports 1st optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) January 20, 1968 Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69 January 20, 1968 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming January 20, 1968 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood January 20, 1965 Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) January 20, 1965 Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man" January 20, 1965 JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars and return January 20, 1965 Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain January 20, 1964 "Meet The Beatles" album released in US January 20, 1962 "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 92 performances January 20, 1961 Arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury January 20, 1961 Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," premieres in Boston January 20, 1961 Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration January 20, 1961 Yugoslav ex-vice-president Milovan Djilas flees January 20, 1960 Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo January 20, 1959 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow January 20, 1958 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open January 20, 1958 KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting January 20, 1957 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open January 20, 1957 Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election January 20, 1957 Morton Gould's "Declaration," premieres in Washington, D.C. January 20, 1956 Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville January 20, 1955 1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn January 20, 1954 -70 degrees F (-57 degrees C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record) January 20, 1954 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' "Concertino opus 94," premieres January 20, 1953 1st U.S. telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY January 20, 1953 1st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) January 20, 1952 British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone January 20, 1952 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open January 20, 1950 "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 35 performances January 20, 1950 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands January 20, 1949 J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen January 20, 1949 President Truman announces his point 4 program January 20, 1947 Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA January 20, 1946 F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government January 20, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president January 20, 1944 RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin January 20, 1943 Lead, South Dakota, temp is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16 degrees F January 20, 1943 Operation-Weiss: Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian and Croatian January 20, 1942 Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain January 20, 1942 Japanese invade Burma January 20, 1942 Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews January 20, 1941 Bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in New York City January 20, 1939 Charles Ives' 1st Sonate "Concord," premieres January 20, 1939 Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews January 20, 1937 -45 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Boca, California (state record) January 20, 1937 1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after) January 20, 1936 Edward VIII succeeds British king George V January 20, 1934 Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria January 20, 1930 1st radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger" (WXYZ-Detroit) January 20, 1929 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona" January 20, 1926 2nd German government of Luther begins January 20, 1925 U.S.S.R. and Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to U.S.S.R. January 20, 1922 Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres, Paris January 20, 1921 British submarine K5 leaves with man and mouse January 20, 1921 Dagestan ASSR forms in RSFSR January 20, 1921 Mountain Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR January 20, 1921 Turkey declared in remnants of Ottoman Empire January 20, 1920 Dutch 2nd Chamber passes school laws January 20, 1910 Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910) January 20, 1892 1st basketball game played (Mass) January 20, 1887 U.S. Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor January 20, 1883 Billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England vs. Aust MCG January 20, 1879 British troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana January 20, 1872 California Stock Exchange Board organized January 20, 1870 "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard January 20, 1870 Hiram R. Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis January 20, 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress January 20, 1868 Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee January 20, 1866 Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends January 20, 1860 Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes January 20, 1850 Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England January 20, 1841 China cedes Hong Kong to British January 20, 1840 Dumont D'Urville discovers Adelie Land, Antarctica January 20, 1840 Dutch King Willem II crowned January 20, 1809 1st U.S. geology book published by William Maclure January 20, 1807 Napoleon convenes great Sanhedrin, Paris January 20, 1801 John Marshall appointed U.S. chief justice January 20, 1800 Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries King Joachim Murat of Naples January 20, 1788 Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga January 20, 1785 Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers January 20, 1783 Hostilities cease in Revolutionary War January 20, 1781 1st edition of Pieter It Hoens "Post of Neder-Rhijn" published January 20, 1778 1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge, Mass January 20, 1667 Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland and Russia January 20, 1648 Cornerstone of Amsterdam townhall laid January 20, 1613 Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark and Sweden January 20, 1513 Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king January 20, 1503 Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs January 20, 1356 Scottish king Edward Baliol resigns January 20, 1320 Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland January 20, 1265 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester January 20, 1045 Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III January 20, 250 Saint Fabian ends his reign as Catholic Pope (236-50) |