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100 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 1924 | Yvonne Loriod: Houilles, France -- Pianist | |||
20 Jan 1924 | Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (d. 2010) | |||
20 Jan 1924 | birth Slim Whitman, American country singer, (1955 UK No.1 single 'Rose Marie', 1977 UK No.1 album 'Red River Valley'). He died of heart failure on June 19, 2013 surrounded by family at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Florida aged 90. | |||
20 Jan 1924 | Yvonne Loriod Houilles France, pianist | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 1949 | Kieron Walsh: Academic | |||
20 Jan 1949 | Josephus T J Cuypers: Architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 | |||
20 Jan 1949 | J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen | |||
20 Jan 1949 | President Truman announces his point 4 program | |||
20 Jan 1949 | Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President. | |||
20 Jan 1949 | Göran Persson, Swedish politician; 31st Prime Minister of Sweden | |||
20 Jan 1949 | Kieron Walsh academic | |||
20 Jan 1949 | Ivana Trump former wife of Donald | |||
20 Jan 1949 | Josephus T J Cuypers architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 | |||
20 Jan 1949 | President Truman announces his point 4 program | |||
20 Jan 1949 | J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 1974 | Calvin Harrison: Orlando, Florida -- 200m / 400m runner | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Rae Carruth: Wide receiver (Carolina Panthers) | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Edmund Blunden: British Poet / critic, dies at 77 | |||
20 Jan 1974 | 4th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13 | |||
20 Jan 1974 | 7th ABA All-Star Game: East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia | |||
20 Jan 1974 | A college basketball game ends 210-67 | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball | |||
20 Jan 1974 | David Dei, Italian footballer | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Calvin Harrison Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Rae Carruth wide receiver (Carolina Panthers) | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Edmund Blunden British poet/critic, dies at 77 | |||
20 Jan 1974 | Essex Community College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball | |||
20 Jan 1974 | 4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13 | |||
20 Jan 1974 | 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia | |||
20 Jan 1974 |
Elizabeth Blackwell U.S. stamp issued In 1974, Elizabeth Blackwell, America's first female M.D., was featured on a U.S. postage stamp. An engraved image was printed in violet. It was issued in an 18 cent denomination. The postage rate for a first class surface letter at the time was 8 cents per ounce (airmail 11 cents per ounce). |
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25 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 1999 | The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés. | |||
20 Jan 1999 | Shannon Tavarez, American actress and singer (d. 2010) | |||
20 Jan 1999 | Bill Albaugh drummer from the 1960's psychedelic group The Lemon Pipers died aged 53. The Lemon Pipers scored the 1967 US No.1 single 'Green Tambourine'. Albaugh died on 20th Jan 1999 at the age of 53. | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 2004 | Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter (b. 1920) | |||
20 Jan 2004 | T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917) | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 2009 | A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start. | |||
20 Jan 2009 | David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and songwriter (b. 1933) | |||
20 Jan 2009 | Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920) | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
20 Jan 2014 | James Jacks, American film producer (b. 1947) | |||
20 Jan 2014 | Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (b. 1933) |