This day in #history 20/01
JANUARY 20TH
1502 – The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro
is first explored .
1576 – The Mexican city of León is founded by
order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de
Almansa.
1840 – Dumont D ‘Urville discovers Adélie Land,
Antarctica
1841 – China cedes Hong Kong to British
1921 – Turkey declared in remnants of Ottoman
Empire
1939 – Hitler proclaims to German parliament to
exterminate all European Jews
1945 – FDR sworn- in for an unprecedented 4th
term as president
1945 – Hungary ends its involvement in the
Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with
the Allies.
1989 – Reagan becomes 1 st pres elected in a ” 0″ year, since 1840, to leave office alive
2009 – Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States’ first African- American president
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1950 – Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
1981 – Timi Dakolo, first winner West Africa Idols, Nigerian Musician and talented vocalist ( Great Nation, There’s a Cry )
@timidakolo
FAMOUS DEATHS
1992 – Muhammad Abd al – Khaliq Hassuna , sec – gen of Arab League ( 1952- 72), dies
1994 – Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-
pres ( 1963- 66) , dies at about 81
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