January 20 - January 20 January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 345 days remaining (346 in leap years). In astrology, it is the cusp day, between Aquarius and Capricorn. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1156 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland. 1265 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting. 1320 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland 1356 - Edward Balliol resigns as King of Scotland 1513 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway 1667 - Poland cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia 1801 -.
January 2002 - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline January 17-31, 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 January 29, 2002 2 January 24, 2002 3 January 23, 2002 4 January 20, 2002 5 January 8, 2002 6 January 4, 2002 7 January 4, 2002 8 January 3, 2002 9 January 1, 2002 10 Topics in the news in January 2002 11 Background for events in January 2002 January 29, 2002 George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress. January 24, 2002 Enron hearings begin. Terrorist suspect John Walker Lindh's hearing begins. January 23, 2002 Kenneth Lay, CEO of.
January 2003 - - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2003. See also: Preparations for 2003 invasion of Iraq for events leading up to the 2003 Iraq War Afghanistan timeline January 2003 January 31, 2003 January 30, 2003 Would-be shoe-bomber Richard Reid is sentenced to life in prison for trying to down American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. Reid had previously pleaded guilty. [1] January 29, 2003 A false rumor that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying had told a reporter that the temple ruins at Angkor really belong to.
January 2001 - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: Monday, January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattle's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Saturday, January 6 - The United States Congress, presided over by Vice President Al Gore as President of the Senate, certifies George W. Bush's Electoral College victory and thus as the winner of 2000 presidential election. January 15 - Wikipedia, a Wiki free content encyclopedia, goes online (Wikipedia Day). January 20 - George W. Bush succeeds Bill Clinton as President of the United States after prevailing over Al Gore in the disputed U.S. presidential election, 2000. January 22 - Four.
Japan general election, 2000 - These figures are an aggregation of votes cast in the Block constituencies. --------------------------------------------------------- Seats Party Votes % Con Blk Total --------------------------------------------------------- Clean Government 7,637,456 13.1 5 24 29 Communist 6,601,348 11.3 - 20 20 Democratic 14,834,091 25.5 82 47 129 Liberal 5,781,733 09.9 1 18 19 Liberal Democratic 16,714,043 28.7 183 56 239 Social Democratic 5,491,698 09.4 4 15 19 Others 1,125,988 01.9 25 - 25 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,186,357 300 180 480 --------------------------------------------------------- Con = Constituency seats Blk = Block seats Figures for party allegiances are based on those given at the Japanese Diet website. Party allegiances are loose and changeable in Japan and various versions of these figures exist. The house was dissolved again in October 2003 and the next election was held on November 9. References Adam Carr's Election.
July 20 - July 20 July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1304 - Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. 1810 - Colombia declares independence from Spain. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek - Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman. 1871 - British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada. 1881 - Indian Wars: Sioux chief Sitting Bull leads the last of his fugitive people in surrender to United States troops at.
June 20 - June 20 June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1214 - University of Oxford receives its charter. 1756 - English garrison imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. 1789 - Deputies of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath 1819 - The US vessel Savannah arrives at Liverpool. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, most of the journey was made under sail. 1837 - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne. 1863 - West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state. 1877 - Alexander Graham Bell installs world's first commercial telephone.
June 2002 - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline June 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 June 27, 2002 2 June 26, 2002 3 June 22, 2002 4 June 20, 2002 5 June 17, 2002 6 June 15, 2002 7 June 14, 2002 8 June 11, 2002 9 June 10, 2002 10 June 8, 2002 11 June 6, 2002 12 June 5, 2002 June 27, 2002 Accountancy scandals - The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun fraud action against WorldCom. Finance - The Euro approaches parity with the United States dollar. June 26, 2002 Law - A federal court in San Francisco, California ruled that the Pledge.
June 2003 - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. See also: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 Same-sex marriage in Canada SARS: Timeline Monkeypox Afghanistan timeline June 2003 "Road map" for peace Israeli-Palestinian conflict EU enlargement War in Iraq: Timeline North Korea crisis US v. EU on GM food June 30, 2003 In Irvine, California, a 30 year old man identified as Joseph Hunter Parker kills two supermarket employees with a sword, before being shot to death himself by the police. His victims are identified as John G. Nutting, 60, and Judith Fleming, 55. The event occurred at an Albertson's supermarket. Comedian and actor Buddy Hackett dies at his home in.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 - be the second Eurovision for young singers aged 8 to 15. It will be held on November 20, 2004, in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Results 2 Other Junior Eurovision Song Contests 3 Eurovision Song Contests Results Belarus Belgium Croatia Cyprus Denmark France FYR of Macedonia Germany Greece Ireland Israel Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Romanian Spain Sweden United Kingdom Other Junior Eurovision Song Contests 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Eurovision Song Contests 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982.
July 2003 - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. See also: Afghanistan timeline July 2003 Dodgy Dossier Columbia investigation EU enlargement Hong Kong Basic Law Monkeypox North Korea crisis Occupation of Iraq: Timeline Road map for peace Same-sex marriage SARS: Timeline SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit US v. EU on GM food War on Terrorism July 31, 2003 The Israeli parliament passed a law preventing Palestinians married to Israelis from gaining Israeli citizenship or residency rights. The law is thought necessary to maintain the Jewish character of the state of Israel, today inhabited by 20% Arabs.[1] It is reported that the United States is secretly negotiating with Iran to trade members.
Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000 - the creation of illegal bacteria and chemicals. The letterhead comes from the president's office and from the Special Security Office (SSO). UNSCOM attempts to inspect the SSO headquarters but is blocked. October 23, 1997 The UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding once again that Iraq cooperate with UNSCOM inspectors. October, 1997 UNSCOM destroys large quantities of illegal chemical weapons and related equipment. Iraq admitted that some of this equipment had been used to produce VX gas in May, 1997. October 29, 1997 Iraq demands that US citizens working inside UNSCOM inspections teams leave the country immediately. Iraq also says it will shoot down U2 surveillance planes. November 2, 1997 Iraq prevents three American weapons experts from entering the country. November 12, 1997 The UN Security Council passes Resolution 1137, condemning.
Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - for long-range missiles. France has denied that the sale took place. U.S. intelligence traced the sale back to China's Qilu Chemicals company in Shandong province. The chemical sale involved a French company known as CIS Paris, which helped broker the sale of 20 tons of HTPB, which was then shipped from China to the Syrian port of Tartus. The chemicals were then shipped by truck from Syria into Iraq to a missile manufacturing plant. August 2, 2002 In a letter to the UN Secretary General, Iraq invites Hans Blix to Iraq for discussions on remaining disarmament issues. August 19, 2002 The UN Secretary General rejects Iraq's August 2 proposal as the "wrong work program", but recommends that Iraq allow the return of weapons inspectors in accordance with UNSC resolution 1284, passed.
Ireland in the 20th Century - Third Home Rule Bill is accepted by the House of Commons, but is postponed for two years. 500,000 Ulster people sign the Solemn League and Covenant. The Titanic sinks in the Atlantic - its last port of call was County Cork. The Irish Labour Party is founded. D. W. Corbett makes the first flight across the Irish sea. The All-Ireland Champions are Kilkenny (hurling) and Cork (football) 1913 The Great Dublin Lock-Out takes place. The Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army are established. The Ulster Volunteer Force is formed in Belfast. The All-Ireland Champions are Kilkenny (hurling) and Kerry (football) 1914 The Curragh Mutiny - 57 British army officers refuse to implement Home Rule if it's introduced. World War I begins. The granting of Home Rule is postponed until after.
Karl Friedrich Eichhorn - Friedrich Eichhorn Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (November 20, 1781 - July 4, 1854), was a German jurist. The son of Johann Gottfried, he was born at Jena. He entered the University of Göttingen in 1797. In 1805 he became professor of law at Frankfurt an der Oder, a post he retained until 1811, when he accepted the equivalent chair at Humboldt University, Berlin. On the call to arms in 1813 he became a captain of horse, and at the end of the war was decorated with the Iron Cross. In 1817 he was offered the chair of law at Göttingen, and, preferring it to the Berlin professorship, taught there with great success till ill-health compelled him to resign in 1828. His successor in the Berlin chair having died in 1832, he returned.
Karl Daub - Karl Daub Karl Daub (March 20, 1765 - November 22, 1836), was a German Protestant theologian. He was born at Cassel. He studied philosophy, philology and theology at Marburg in 1786, and eventually (1795) became professor ordinarius of theology at the University of Heidelberg, where he remained until his death. Daub was one of the leaders of a school which sought to reconcile theology and philosophy, and to bring about a speculative reconstruction of orthodox dogma. In the course of his intellectual development, he came successively under the influence of Immanuel Kant, Friedrich von Schelling and Georg Hegel, and on account of the different phases through which he passed he was called the Talleyrand of German thought. There was one great defect in his speculative theology: he ignored historical criticism. His.
Kalle Päätalo - Päätalo Kaarlo (Kalle) Alvar Päätalo (November 11, 1919 - November 20, 2000) was a Finnish novelist, the most popular Finnish writer in the 20th century. Päätalo was born in Taivalkoski, Province of Oulu, into poor circumstances. His father, a lumberjack, suffered from periodical mental disorders, and Kalle had to maintain his family from the age of 14 in his father's profession. At the same time, he dreamed about becoming a writer and read avidly, being much influenced by Jack London's Martin Eden and Mika Waltari's guidebook for aspiring writers. His war service in Winter War and Continuation War was cut short by being wounded. After the wars, he moved to Tampere where he studied at technical school, becoming a building contractor, and wrote short stories that were published in various magazines..
Karl Eberhard Schongarth - During the time he was stationed in Krakow, Poland, he formed an Einsatzgrupen Special Action Group. He was responsible for the murder of up to 4,000 Jewish citizens between July and September of 1941. He was an Attendee to the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, along with Dr Rudolf Lange (Einsatzgruppen A) who also had participated in genocide. Schongarth was captured at the end of the war. He was found guilty of executing a downed Allied pilot (which occurred on November 21, 1944) by a British Court in Burgsteinfurt on February 11, 1946. He was executed on May 16, 1946..
Ken Livingstone - he stood against the official Labour Party candidate as an independent in the first mayoral election. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 GLC leadership 2 Livingstone in Parliament 3 London's first Mayor 4 Recent events GLC leadership In the election of May 7 1981, the Labour Party won control of the GLC, with moderate Labourite Andrew McIntosh (later Lord McIntosh) as leader. The day after the election, Livingstone challenged McIntosh for the leadership, defeating him by 30 votes to 20. The GLC immediately set about reducing the exorbitantly high bus and London Underground fares, subsidised by an increase in real estate taxes; this was dubbed the "Fares Fair" policy. Although the measure was generally popular and led to an increase in the use of public transportation, it was challenged by the Conservative-controlled.
Kefallinia - and 38.3 or 38' 12 and 38'18 N. The Island is named after Cephalus, some think its an island with a head, because the island's name and Cephalus comes from the Greek word for "head". Geography Its capital of the prefecture is Argostoli. The population has almost reached 45,000. It used to be the fastest growing part of Greece with a growth rate of 35% to 40% in 10 years, reaching 30,000 in the 1990s. The size of the island is around 800 km² (300 sq miles), and the present population density is 55 people per km² (140 per sq mile). Argostoli is home to one-third of the island's habitants. Lixouri is the second major city. The two cities account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population. In ancient times, before.
