On This Day — January 20

🕰️ Notable Events on January 20

• 2017 — Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Red Army crackdown on civil protests in Baku, Azerbaijan during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on January 20 following the ratification of the 20th Amendment. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 relating to India and Pakistan is adopted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question". Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President, the first occasion a Presidential Inauguration to take place on January 20 following the ratification of the 20th Amendment Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British. Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1788 — The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. Wikipedia ↗
• 1785 — Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1649 — Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes". Wikipedia ↗
• 1576 — The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza. Wikipedia ↗
• 1567 — Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro. Wikipedia ↗
• 1523 — Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1356 — Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension. Wikipedia ↗
• 1320 — Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1265 — The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". Wikipedia ↗
• 649 — King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 250 — Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian is martyred. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 20

• 1995 — Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Denis Mukhametdinov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Jorge Zárate, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Jolyon Palmer, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ciara Hanna American actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Ray Thompson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Nick Foles, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Janin Lindenberg, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Evan Peters, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Marina Inoue, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Tanel Sokk, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Owen Hargreaves, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jason Richardson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Karl Anderson, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Petra Rampre, Slovenian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Choo Ja-hyun, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Salvatore Aronica, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Michael Myers, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Norberto Fontana, Argentinian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — David Dei, Italian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Queen Mathilde of Belgium Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Derrick Green, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Ger McDonnell, Irish mountaineer and engineer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jung Woong-in, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Questlove, American drummer, DJ, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Skeet Ulrich, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Stacey Dash, American actress and television journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Kellyanne Conway, American political strategist and pundit Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Rainn Wilson, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Sophie, Countess of Wessex Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Warren Joyce, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jack Lewis, American soldier and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — James Denton, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Apa Sherpa, Nepalese-American mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Scott Thunes, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Will Wright, American video game designer, co-founded Maxis Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tami Hoag, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — R. A. Salvatore, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John Naber, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Alison Seabeck, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Nancy Kress, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerian politician, President of Niger Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Nigel Williams, English author, playwright, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Tom Baker, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Patricia Neal, American actress (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — David Tudor, American pianist and composer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Ray Anthony, American trumpet player, composer, bandleader, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Joy Adamson, Austria-born Kenyan painter and author (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Fleur Cowles, American author and illustrator (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Leon Ames, American actor (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (d. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Colin Clive, English actor (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Clarice Cliff, English potter (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗

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