CoM Moderators Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Historical Events 1356 - Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scots 1919 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Double Bay, Sydney: Gerald Patterson beats Algernon Kingscote 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 to retain title for Australasia over the Great Britain, 3-1; ends 4-1 1968 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1990 - Black January - crackdown of Azerbaijani pro-independence demonstrations by Soviet army in Baku 2013 - AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: Baltimore Ravens beat New England Patriots, 28-13 2017 - Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America and Mike Pence as the 48th Vice President More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Walter W. Bacon, American politician (d. 1962) 1907 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (Masquerade), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2000) 1952 - Patrick Smith, Australian sports journalist (The Age, The Australian, SEN; Walkley Award 1997, 2002, 04), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023) 1955 - Hiromi Ōta, Japanese pop singer (Momen no handkerchief), born in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan 1956 - Maria Larsson, Swedish politician, born in Långasjö, Sweden 1975 - Kati Agócs, American-Canadian composer (The Debrecen Passion), and educator (New England Conservatory), born in Windsor. Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1707 - Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) 1936 - George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1910-36), dies at 70 after being euthanized by his doctor 1979 - Gustav Winckler, Danish pop singer ("Skibet skal sejle i nat"- "The Ship Is Leaving Tonight"), dies in a car crash at 53 1994 - Aar van de Werfhorst [pseudonym for Pieter Gerhardus Jansen], Dutch writer, dies at 87 2007 - Anatol Rapoport, Ukrainian-American mathematician and biologist (game theory), dies at 95 2018 - John Coleman, American journalist, co-founder of The Weather Channel and broadcaster (1953-2014), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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