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1716 Charles III, King of Spain (1759-88) 1716 Jean-Jacques Barth‚lemy, French historical writer (Greek Antiquity) 1775 Andr‚-Marie Ampre, France, discovered electromagnetism (or 0122) 1782 Johan B J F S, arch duke of Austria 1806 Nathaniel Willis, writer/editor/founder (American Monthly Mag) 1809 Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) 1812 Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892 1813 Jacon Gartner Lauman, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 1820 Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women 1831 Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) 1843 Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London) 1847 W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank) 1865 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, nephew of queen Emma 1866 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) 1873 Johannes V Jensen, Denmark, novelist/poet (Energy Storage, Nobel 1944) 1878 Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) 1884 A[braham P] Merritt, US, sci-fi author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!) 1888 Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line) 1891 Mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist 1892 Roscoe Ates, Grange Miss, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass) 1894 Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) 1894 Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis) 1894 Walter Piston, US composer 1896 George Burns, [Nathan Birnbaum], NYC, actor/comedian (Oh God) 1896 Rolfe Sedan, NYC, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show) 1897 Mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist) 1898 Colin Clive, [Greig], British/French actor (Bride of Frankenstein) 1899 Kenjiro Takayanagi, vice-president (JVC) 19-- Colleen Zenk, Barrington Ill, actress (Barbara-As the World Turns) 19-- Karen Morris Gowdy, actress (Ryan's Hope) 19-- Tracii Guns, rock guitarist (LA Guns-It's Over Now) 1903 Leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor (Mr Ed, Father of the Bride) 1904 Alexandra Danilova, ballerina (Turning Point) 1904 Theodore Brameld, author/educator (Use of Explosive Ideas) 1907 Roy Welensky, Premier (Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63) 1910 Abram Hill, director/playwright/founder (American Negro Theater) 1910 Joy Adamson, naturalist/author (Born Free) 1910 Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician 1914 Wensley Pithey, Cape Town South Africa, actor (Winston Churchill-Ike) 1915 C W Ceram, [Kurt W Marek], German/US writer (March of Archaeology) 1915 Joe Hitchcock, darts player (leader of St Dunstan's Four) 1916 Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier of Suriname (1963-69) 1919 Alex Nicol, Ossining NY, actor (Man From Laramie, Air Cadet) 1920 DeForest Kelley, actor (Dr McCoy-Star Trek) 1920 Federico Fellini, Italian director (8«, Satyricon, La Dolce Vita) 1920 Sam M Gibbons, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ) 1921 Bernt Engelmann, Germany, writer 1922 Ray Anthony, Penn, orch leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme) 1924 Yvonne Loriod, Houilles France, pianist 1926 David Tudor, Phila Penn, composer 1926 Patricia Neal, Packard Ky, actress (Hud, Subject Was Roses) 1926 Robert L Van Citters, cardiology/advisory panelist/UW dean 1928 Martin Landau, Bkln NY, actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999) 1928 Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, (Flamingo Road, Different Story) 1928 William Berger, Austria, actress (Adventure of Hercules) 1929 Arte Johnson, Chicago Ill, comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie) 1930 Edwin E "Buzz" Aldrin Jr, Montclair NJ, USAF/astro (Gem 12, Ap 11) 1931 Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife) 1933 Nelson Doubleday, Baseball team owner (NY Mets) 1933 Ron Townson, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up & Away) 1936 Eldred G Maduro, minster (Netherland Antilles) 1937 Dorothy Provine, Deadwood SD, actress (Good Neighbor Sam, Darn Cat) 1940 Carol Heiss Jenkins, NYC, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1960) 1942 Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer (Home on the Range) 1943 Roel de Duyn, Once-The hague, provo/gnome 1944 Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo (Olympic-gold-1964) 1944 Lieven Soete, publicist (Molotov-Ribbentrop-pact) 1945 Eric Stewart, rock guitarist (10CC-I'm Not in Love) 1946 David Lynch, Montana, director (Dune, Eraserhead) 1947 George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes) 1947 Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen) 1947 Ronald Townson, rock singer (5th Dimension-We Can Fly) 1948 Anatoly Shcharansky, Soviet human rights activist/‚migr‚ 1948 Jerry L Ross, Ind, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (STS 61B, 27, 37, 55) 1950 Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev, Russia, cosmonaut 1952 Ian Hill, bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) 1952 Paul Stanley, rock guitarist (KISS-Beth) 1955 Joe Doherty, Ireland, IRA activist (jailed in US) 1955 Michael Anthony, rocker (Van Halen-Jump, 1984) 1956 John McNally, Columbus GA, US shooter (Olympic-7th-88, 92) 1956 John Phillips Naber, Evanston Ill, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-76) 1958 Lorenzo Lamas, LA Calif, actor (Lance-Falcon Crest, California Fever) 1966 Tia Carrere, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Wayne's World, General Hosp) 1967 Joe Pasquale, rocker (Prey) 1969 Tia Marie Zorne, Las Vegas Nevada, Miss Nevada-America (1991) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 20250 Fabianus, Italian bishop of Rome (236-50)/saint, dies 820 Aboe Abdallah Mohammed ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic lawyer, dies 842 Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies 882 Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies 1479 Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies 1612 Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies 1639 Mustafa I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies 1713 Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies 1745 Charles VII Albert, German emperor, dies 1779 John Burman, botanist/medical/director botanical gardens, dies 1819 Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies 1837 John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 1862 Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines 1882 John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies 1896 Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 1900 John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 1900 R D Blackmore, English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74 1936 George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies, succeeded by Edward VIII 1948 Mahatma Gandhi, India's pacifist, assassinated 1949 Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Effectenbeurs Amsterdam), dies 1957 James Connolly, 1st Olympic winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE) 1962 Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas) dies at 75 1965 Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42 1973 Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, dies 1984 Johnny Weismuller, actor (Tarzan, Jungle Jim), dies in Acapulco at 79 1988 Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager dies in Paris at 86 1990 Barbara Stanwyck, [Ruby Stevens], actress (Big Valley), dies at 82 1991 Bill Riordon, US tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies 1992 Roberto d'Aubuisson, leader of El Salvador, dies 1993 Audrey Hepburn[-Ruston], actress (Roman Holiday), dies at 63 1993 Joseph Anthony [Deuster], US director/actor (Rainmaker), dies at 80 Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 20[Bulgaria] Grandmother's Day/Babin Den [Cape Verde Islands] Memorial to National Heroes [Mali] National Army Day [US] Martin Luther King Jr Day (1929) [Virginia] Lee-Jackson Day [Florida] Arbor Day Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 20[Christian] Church & Economic Life Week begins 250 [Ang, RC] Memorial of St Fabian, 20th pope (236-50) (opt) 288 Memorial of St Sebastian, martyr/patron of Andorra (opt) 304 [RC] Eve of St Agnes Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 20 Inauguration Day (every 4th year, 1997, 2001, 2005, etc) Reindeer Day [Rome] a d xiij Kal Feb [US] Inaugration Day Hat Day (3rd Friday) 250 St Fabian ends his reign as Catholic Pope (236-50) 820 Book of mother, published 1045 Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III 1265 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester 1613 Peace of Kn„rod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden 1667 Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia 1778 1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge, Mass 1783 Hostilities cease in Revolutionary War 1788 Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga 1800 Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries King Joachim Murat of Naples 1801 John Marshall appointed US chief justice 1807 Napoleon convenes the great Sanhedrin, Paris 1809 1st US geology book published by William Maclure 1840 Dumont D'Urville discovers Ad‚lie Land, Antarctica 1841 China cedes Hong Kong to the British 1850 Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England 1866 Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends 1868 Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress 1870 "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard 1870 Hiram R Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis 1872 Calif Stock Exchange Board organized 1887 US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor 1892 1st basketball game played (Mass) 1893 A Charlois discovers asteroid #355 Gabriella 1910 Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for the Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910) 1921 Dagestan ASSR forms in RSFSR 1921 Mountain Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR 1921 Turkey declared in remnants of the Ottoman Empire 1922 Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premiers, Paris 1925 B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #1040 Klumpkea 1925 USSR & Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to USSR 1926 2nd German cabinet of Luther begins 1929 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona" 1930 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1163 Saga 1934 Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria 1936 England replaces King George V stamp series with King Edward VIII 1937 -45ø F (-43ø C), Boca, Calif (state record) 1937 1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after) 1939 Y Vaisala discovers asteroids #1534 Nasi & #1929 Kollaa 1942 Japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain 1942 Japanese invade Burma 1942 L Oterma discovers asteroids #1558 Jarnefelt & #1559 Kustaanheimo 1943 Lead SD, temp is 52øF, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16øF 1944 RAF bombs Berlin 1945 FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president 1946 F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French govt 1949 Pres Truman announces his point 4 program 1950 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands 1952 British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone 1953 1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY 1953 1st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) 1954 -70ø F (-57ø C), Rogers Pass, Montana (state record) 1955 1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn 1956 Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville 1957 Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election 1958 KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo 1961 Arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury 1961 Robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration 1961 Yugoslav ex-vice-president Milovan Djilas flees 1964 "Meet The Beatles" album released in US 1965 JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars & return 1965 The Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) 1965 The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man" 1966 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #2086 Newell 1966 Purple Mountain Observatory discovers asteroid #3678 1968 Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69 1969 Richard M Nixon inaugurated as president 1969 U of Az reports 1st optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) 1971 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan 1974 4th AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 15-13 1974 A college basketball game ends 210-67 1974 Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball 1975 5th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 17-10 1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" 1980 President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow 1980 Super Bowl XIV-Pittsburgh Steelers-31, Los Angeles Rams-19 1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed 1981 Islander Glenn Resch's 25th & last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0 1981 Ronald Reagan inaugurated as president 1982 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky 1982 Honduras constitution goes into effect 1982 M Lovas discovers asteroid #3103 1985 Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-33øC in Chicago) 1985 Super Bowl XIX-San Francisco 49'ers-38, Miami Dolphins-16 1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr 1987 Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon 1987 Rhino Records 1st #1-Billy Vera & the Beaters' "At This Moment" 1988 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham 1989 Bush inaugurated as 41st president & Quayle becomes 44th vice pres 1990 47th Golden Globe Awards 1990 US 64th manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) returns from space 1991 Buffalo Bills beat LA Raiders 51-3 for AFC title 1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives NY Giant 15-13 1992 Score begins selling international soccer cards 1993 Bill Clinton inaugurated as 42nd president Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 2020th day of the year with 345 remaining (Numerology = 3) 1951 62øF highest temperature for this date in NYC 1985 4øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 2001/20/44 --- Cherry --- James, Harry 01/20/44 --- Speak Low --- Lombardo, Guy 01/20/50 --- Sentimental Me --- Ames Brothers 01/20/50 --- I Said My Pajamas (& Put On My Prayers) --- Martin, Tony 01/20/58 --- Oh Julie --- Crescendos 01/20/58 --- Magic Moments --- Como, Perry 01/20/58 --- 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) --- Four Preps 01/20/58 --- Get A Job --- Silhouettes 01/20/58 --- Witchcraft --- Sinatra, Frank 01/20/62 --- Break It To Me Gently --- Lee, Brenda 01/20/68 --- I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite --- Boyce, Tommy & Bobby Hart 01/20/73 --- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love --- Spinners 01/20/79 --- I Will Survive --- Gaynor, Gloria 01/20/79 --- Heaven Knows --- Summer, Donna 01/20/90 --- Roam --- B-52's 01/20/90 --- Price Of Love --- Bad English 01/20/90 --- Escapade --- Jackson, Janet 01/20/90 --- No More Lies --- Michel'le |
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