420 Historic Events for January 20
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Edwin E "Buzz" Aldrin Jr, Montclair NJ, USAF/astro (Gem 12, Ap 11)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Ron Townson, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up and Away)
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| 1934 |
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Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Tom Baker, actor (Angels Die Hard, Vault of Horror)
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| 1936 |
Event |
Edward VIII succeeds British king George V
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Eldred G Maduro, minister (Netherland Antilles)
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| 1936 |
Death |
George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Dorothy Provine, Deadwood SD, actress (Good Neighbor Sam, Darn Cat)
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| 1937 |
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1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after)
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| 1937 |
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-45øF (-43øC), Boca, Calif (state record)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Murle Breer, LPGA golfer
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| 1939 |
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Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews
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| 1939 |
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Charles Ives' 1st Sonate "Concord," premieres
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, Indian astronomer
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Carol Heiss Jenkins, NYC, figure skater (Oly-gold/silver-56, 60)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Jorge Peixinho, composer
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| 1941 |
Event |
B‚la Bart¢k's 6th string quartet, premieres in NYC
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer (Home on the Range)
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| 1942 |
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Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain
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| 1942 |
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Japanese invade Burma
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| 1942 |
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Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews
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| 1943 |
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Operation-Weiss: Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian and Croatian
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Roeland HG "Roel" van Duyn, Dutch Provo politician
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