📅 January 20 · Henry (bishop of Finland), Edward Balliol, J. S. Bach led the first…
January 20 in history: • 1156 – According to legend, Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö. → go there • 1356 – Edward Balliol, whose father John was briefly King of Scotland, gave up his claim to the throne in exchange for an English pension. → go there • 1726 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen on the second Sunday after the Epiphany. → go there • 1968 – The Houston Cougars upset the UCLA Bruins in what became known as the "Game of the Century" (pictured), ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak and establishing college basketball as a sports commodity on American television. → go there • 2009 – In Washington, D.C., Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the United States. → go there Died 1095: Wulfstan Wiki link Born 1716: Jean-Jacques Barthélemy Wiki link Born 1926: David Tudor Wiki link Pictured: "Game of the Century".