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January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 345 days remaining until the end of the year (346 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

In astrology, it is the cusp day between Capricorn and Aquarius. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems In Astrology, a cusp (from the Latin for spear or point is the imaginary line that separates a sign in the Zodiac or a house in the Capricorn is the tenth Astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Capricornus. Aquarius is the eleventh Astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation Aquarius.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events By Place Roman Empire A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Pope Fabian was martyred. Pope Afterwards the Donatist controversy over readmitting lapsed Christians disaffects many in North Africa. The Donatists (named for the Berber Christian Donatus Magnus) were followers of a belief considered a Schism by the broader churches of the
• 1156 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland. A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to For other meanings see Lali. Lalli is an apocryphal character from Finnish history England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Köyliönjärvi ( Lake Köyliö) is a lake in Köyliö, Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• 1265 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now also known as the "Houses of Parliament". Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• 1320 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. Władysław the Short or Elbow-high (or Ladislaus I of Poland) ( Władysław I Łokietek) (1261 - March 2 1333 was a King of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1356 - Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland. Edward de Balliol (c 1282&ndash1364 was the short-lived King of Scotland during the simultaneous reign of King David II. Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio, disowning renouncing from ab, away from and dicare, to declare to proclaim as not belonging to one Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1502 - The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil
• 1523 - Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. Christian II (1 July 1481 &ndash 25 January 1559 was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 &ndash 1523 and Sweden (1520 &ndash 1521 The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• 1576 - The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the fifth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato.
• 1649 - Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes". Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. This article is about the legal term For the Ann Coulter book see High Crimes and Misdemeanors The Case Against Bill Clinton,for the Woody Allen film see Crimes
• 1667 - The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and left-bank Ukraine to Imperial Russia in the treaty of Andrusovo. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Smolensk (Смоленск is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast. Left-bank Ukraine ( Livoberezhna Ukrayina; Levoberezhnaya Ukraina; Lewobrzeżna Ukraina is a historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left (East The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya
• 1783 - The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the Revolutionary War. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
• 1788 - The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. Arthur Phillip decides Botany Bay is unsuitable for location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia
• 1801 - John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday John Marshall (September 24 1755 – July 6 1835 was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U
• 1839 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Battle of Yungay was the final battle in the Chilean-Confederation War, taking place on January 20 1839 Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
• 1840 - Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville ( May 23, 1790, Condé-sur-Noireau, France &ndash May 8, 1842, Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at and Point Alden at, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland
• 1840 - Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. William II (Willem Frederik George Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau ( December 6, 1792 &ndash March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1841 - Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Hong Kong Island ( is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1885 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common LaMarcus Adna Thompson ( March 8, 1848 &ndash May 8, 1919 in Ohio, United States is best known for his early work developing The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first
• 1887 - The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
• 1892 - At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
• 1920 - The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses
• 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. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Turkish Constitution of 1921 ( Ottoman Turkish: Teşkilât-ı Esasiye Kanunu; Turkish: 1921 Türk Anayasası) was the first Constitution Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself
• 1929 - In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking film filmed outdoors, is released. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Old Arizona is a 1929 Western film, directed by Irving Cummings and Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards including Best
• 1936 - Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy
• 1937 - Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by This is the first inauguration scheduled on January 20, following adoption of the 20th Amendment. The Twentieth Amendment ( Amendment XX) of the United States Constitution establishes some of the details dealing with the beginning and ending of the terms of Previous inaugurations were scheduled on March 4. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth
• 1942 - World War II: Nazis at the Wannsee conference in Berlin agree on the "final solution to the Jewish problem". Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Wannsee Conference was a Meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Final Solution ( Die Endlösung) was Nazi Germany 's plan and execution of its systematic Genocide against European Jewry during World PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 1944 - World War II: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1945 - Hungary ends its involvement in the Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with the Allies. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic An armistice is a situation where the warring parties agree to stop fighting In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• 1954 - The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The National Negro Network was a black-oriented Radio programming service in the United States founded on January 20, 1954 by W This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation.
• 1960 - Hendrik Verwoerd announces a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd ( Amsterdam, 8 September 1901 &ndash Cape Town, 6 September 1966 was Prime Minister of South Africa from The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1968 - The Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win the Game of the Century. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Houston Cougars is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Houston. The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA The Game of the Century in college Basketball was an NCAA historical game between the University of Houston Cougars and the UCLA
• 1969 - The first pulsar is discovered, in the Crab Nebula. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pulsars are highly magnetized rotating Neutron stars that emit a beam of Electromagnetic radiation in the form of radio waves The Crab Nebula  (catalogue designations M 1 NGC 1952 Taurus A is a Supernova remnant and Pulsar wind nebula in the Constellation
• 1981 - Iran releases 52 American hostages twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 S. President.
• 1986 - Martin Luther King, Jr., day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Martin Luther King Jr Day is a United States Holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr
• 1987 - Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Terry Waite CBE (born May 31 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 1990 - Black January - crackdown of Azerbaijani pro-independence demonstrations by Soviet army in Baku. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Black January ( Azeri: Qara Yanvar) also known as Black Saturday or the January Massacre was a crackdown of Azeri protest demonstrations The Azerbaijanis are an Ethnic group mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan
• 1991 - Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. The Second Sudanese Civil War (sometimes referred to as Anyanya II) started in 1983 although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
• 1992 - Air Inter Flight 148 crashes near Strasbourg, France, killing 82 passengers and 5 crew. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Air Inter Flight 148 was a scheduled airline flight on January 20, 1992 that crashed in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région
• 1998 - Santos Futebol Clube became the first team in football history to pass the 10,000-goal mark. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
• 1999 - The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The China News Service (中国新闻社 is the second largest news agency in the People's Republic of China, trailing the Xinhua News Agency. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
• 2001 - Philippine president Joseph Estrada is ousted in the EDSA II Revolution and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Jose Marcelo Ejercito (born on April 19, 1937) better known as Joseph Ejercito Estrada, or Erap, is a Film actor in the Philippines The EDSA Revolution of 2001, also called by the local media as EDSA II (pronounced as EDSA Dos or EDSA 2 or the Second People Power Revolution, is the Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician.

Births

• 225 - Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. Events By Place Roman Empire Roman Emperor Alexander Severus marries Sallustia Orbiana, and possibly raises her father Marcus Antonius Gordianus ( January 20 225 – February 11, 244) known in English as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 244)
• 1292 - Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. Events By Place Roman Empire February 11 — Emperor Gordian III is killed by his Praetorian Prefect Philip the 1330)
• 1358 - Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. Eleanor of Aragon ( 20 January 1358 &ndash 13 August 1382) was a daughter of King Peter IV of Aragon and his wife Eleanor of John I ( August 24, 1358 &ndash October 9, 1390) (in Spanish: Juan I) was the king of Castile, was the 1382)
• 1435 - Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. was the 8th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. 1490)
• 1554 - King Sebastian of Portugal (d. Sebastian I King of Portugal "the Desired" (in Portuguese, Sebastião I, sɨbɐʃˈtiɐ̃ũ o Desejado; born in Lisbon 1578)
• 1586 - Johann Schein, German composer (d. Johann Hermann Schein (January 20 1586 &ndash November 19 1630 was a German composer of the early Baroque era 1630)
• 1664 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina ( January 20, 1664 &ndash January 6, 1718) was an Italian man of letters and jurist 1718)
• 1716 - King Charles III of Spain (d. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles III ( January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was King of Spain 1700–88 (as Carlos III King of Naples and 1788)
• 1716 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Jean-Jacques Barthélemy ( January 20, 1716 &ndash April 30, 1795) was a French writer and numismatist. 1795)
• 1775 - André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a André-Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 &ndash 10 June 1836 was a French Physicist and Mathematician who is generally credited as one of the main discoverers 1836)
• 1781 - Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Hormayr Baron zu Hortenburg ( German: Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, also known as Joseph Freiherr von Hormayr zu Hortenburg) ( 20 January 1848)
• 1783 - Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer ( January 20, 1783 &ndash March 6, 1860) was a German cellist and Composer. 1860)
• 1798 - Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anson Jones ( January 20, 1798 &ndash January 9, 1858) was a doctor, Businessman, Congressman, and the last The Republic of Texas was formed in 1836 In the midst of the Texas Revolution, Texan settlers elected delegates to the Convention of 1836, which issued the 1858)
• 1804 - Eugène Sue, French novelist (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "Marie Sue" redirects here For the term in fan fiction see Mary Sue. 1857)
• 1812 - Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Thomas Meik ( -) was a British Engineer, born in Duddingston, Midlothian. 1896)
• 1834 - George D. Robinson, 34^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Dexter Robinson (born George Washington Robinson) ( January 20, 1834 &ndash February 22, 1896) was born in Lexington The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1896)
• 1837 - David Josiah Brewer, U. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common David Josiah Brewer LLD ( January 20, 1837 &ndash March 28, 1910) was an American Jurist. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)
• 1855 - Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Amédée-Ernest Chausson ( January 20, 1855 &ndash June 10, 1899) was a French romantic Composer who died just 1899)
• 1867 - Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yvette Guilbert ( 20 January 1865 in Paris &ndash 3 February 1944 in Aix-en-Provence) was a French Cabaret 1944)
• 1873 - Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish Nobel laureate (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, in Denmark always called Johannes V Jensen, ( January 20, 1873 — November 25, 1950) was a Danish The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1950)
• 1876 - Józef Hofmann, Polish pianist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Józef Kazimierz Hofmann (born January 20, 1876 in Krakau (Kraków Austria-Hungary; died February 16, 1957 in Los 1967)
• 1878 - Finlay Currie, British actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Finlay Jefferson Currie ( 20 January, 1878 – 9 May, 1968) was a Scottish actor on stage screen and television 1968)
• 1878 - Ruth St. Denis, dancer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth St Denis ( January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an early Modern dance pioneer 1968)
• 1880 - Walter W. Bacon, Governor of Delaware (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Walter Wolfkiel Bacon ( January 20 1879 March 18 1962) was an American Accountant and Politician from 1962)
• 1889 - Allan H. Loughead, American aviation pioneer (Lockheed Corporation; d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Allan Haines Loughead ( January 20, 1889 &ndash May 26, 1969) later changed to Allan Haines Lockheed, formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta 1969)
• 1891 - Mischa Elman, Ukrainian born violinist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikhail Saulovich 'Mischa' Elman ( January 20, 1891 &ndash April 5, 1967) was a Ukrainian -born violinist famed for his passionate 1967)
• 1893 - Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Åberg ( January 20, 1893 &ndash August 18, 1946) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the Long and Triple jump 1946)
• 1894 - Walter Piston, American composer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walter Hamor Piston Jr ( January 20, 1894 &ndash November 12, 1976) was an American composer and music theorist 1976)
• 1896 - George Burns, American actor, comedian (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor 1996)
• 1896 - Isabel Withers, American actress (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Isabel Withers ( January 20, 1896 - September 3, 1968) was a stage motion picture and television actress from Frankton Indiana. 1968)
• 1898 - U Razak, Burmese politician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common U Razak ( 20 January 1898 - 19 July 1947; Arabic: Abdul Razak was a Burmese politician who was a respected Educationalist 1947)
• 1899 - Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese development of television (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was a Japanese pioneer in the development of Television. Although he failed to gain much recognition in the West, he built the world's first all-electronic television 1990)
• 1900 - Colin Clive, British actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Colin Clive ( 20 January 1900 &ndash 25 June 1937) was a British stage and screen Actor best remembered for his portrayal 1937)
• 1902 - Leon Ames, American actor (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Leon Ames (b January 20 1902, Portland Indiana - d October 12 1993, Los Angeles California) an American 1993)
• 1907 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paula Wessely ( January 20, 1907 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria - 2000)
• 1910 - Joy Adamson, Austrian naturalist and writer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joy Adamson ( January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980) was a naturalist and author best known for her book Born Free, which described 1980)
• 1915 - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ghulam Ishaq Khan (abbreviated as GIK) ( Urdu / Pashto: غلام اسحاق خان) ( January 20, 1915 – October 27 The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 2006)
• 1919 - Juan García Esquivel, Mexican bandleader (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Juan García Esquivel ( January 20 1918 &ndash January 3 2002) often simply known as Esquivel!, was a Mexican 2002)
• 1920 - Federico Fellini, Italian film director (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film 1993)
• 1920 - DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jackson DeForest Kelley ( January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr 1999)
• 1920 - Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Thorleif Schjelderup (born January 20, 1920 in Aker; died May 28, 2006) was a Norwegian author and in the 1940s 2006)
• 1921 - Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Telmo Zarraonaindía Montoya ( 20 January, 1921, in Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain - 23 February, 2006, 2006)
• 1922 - Ray Anthony, American trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter and actor
• 1923 - Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer
• 1924 - Slim Whitman, American singer
• 1925 - Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan theologian and author and politician
• 1926 - Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, essayist and columnist
• 1926 - Qurratulain Hyder, Pakistani novelist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonini January 20 1922, in Bentleyville Pennsylvania) is an American Bandleader, Trumpeter Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nora Brockstedt is a successful Norwegian singer born on 20 January, 1923. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa Florida) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reverend Father Ernesto Cardenal Martínez (born January 20, 1925) is a Nicaraguan Catholic Priest and was one of the most famous Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmed Khan ( Urdu: مرزا جمیل الدین احمد خان) better known as Jamiluddin Aali ( Urdu: جمیل Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider ( January 20, 1926, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh &ndash August 21, 2007, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh 2007)
• 1926 - Patricia Neal, American actress
• 1926 - David Tudor, American pianist and composer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Patricia Neal (born January 20 1926) is an American award-winning Actress of stage and screen David Eugene Tudor ( January 20, 1926 – August 13, 1996) was an American Pianist and Composer of Experimental 1996)
• 1929 - Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer
• 1929 - Bob Denard, French mercenary
• 1929 - Arte Johnson, American actor
• 1929 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, American race car driver (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Cobb (born January 20 1929 in Washington DC) is an American jazz drummer. "Colonel" Bob Denard ( April 7, 1929 &ndash October 13, 2007) born Gilbert Bourgeaud, was one of the most famous and Arte Johnson (born January 20, 1929) full name Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, is an American comic Actor. Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Jr ( January 20, 1929 – July 2, 1964) was one of the pioneering race car drivers of 1964)
• 1930 - Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., astronaut
• 1931 - David Lee, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
• 1932 - Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1933 - Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Aviator Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Morris Lee (born January 20, 1931) is a physicist whose work on low-temperature Helium-3 won him the Nobel Prize in 1996 The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Louis "Leapin' Louie" Fontinato (born January 20, 1932 in Guelph, Ontario) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Townson ( January 20, 1941 - August 2, 2001) was an American Vocalist. The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop 2001)
• 1934 - Tom Baker, British actor
• 1935 - Joan Weston, Roller Derby Queen (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Weston or Joanie Weston ( January 20, 1935 – May 10, 1997) known as the Blonde Bomber, Blonde Amazon, 1997)
• 1937 - Dorothy Provine, American singer, dancer and actress
• 1938 - William Berger, Austrian actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Provine (born January 20, 1937, in South Dakota) is a Singer, Dancer, Actress, and Comedienne. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Berger may refer to William Berger, European actor born 1928 William Berger, American writer on music and radio host 1993)
• 1938 - Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Derek Dougan ( January 20, 1938 – June 24, 2007) was a former professional footballer. 2007)
• 1939 - Paul Coverdell, American politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Douglas Coverdell ( January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was a United States Senator from Georgia, elected for the first 2000)
• 1940 - Carol Heiss, American figure skater
• 1940 - Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
• 1941 - Pierre Lalonde, Quebec singer and television host
• 1943 - Farhad Mehrad, Iranian musician
• 1944 - José Luis Garci, Spanish filmmaker
• 1945 - Robert Olen Butler, American writer
• 1945 - Christopher Martin-Jenkins, cricket commentator and correspondent
• 1945 - Eric Stewart, English musician and songwriter (10cc)
• 1946 - David Lynch, American film director
• 1947 - Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and directeur sportif
• 1948 - Natan Sharansky, Russian-born physicist and politician
• 1948 - Nancy Kress, American writer
• 1949 - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1950 - Liza Goddard, British actress
• 1950 - Edward Hirsch. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940 in New York City) is an American figure skater. Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (born January 20, 1940) is a former popular Telugu film actor Tollywood. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Lalonde (born January 20, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a singer and television host from Montreal, Quebec, Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Farhad Mehrad (Persian فرهاد مهراد) ( January 20 1943 &ndash August 31 2002) widely known in Iran as Farhad Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Luis Garci (born January 20 1944 in Madrid, Spain) is a director, producer, Writer, and Actor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Robert Olen Butler Jr (b January 20, 1945) is an American Fiction Writer. Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins, known as CMJ (born 20 January 1945, Oxford) is a Cricket journalist and commentator Eric Stewart (born Eric Michael Stewart 20 January 1945, in Droylsden, near Manchester, Lancashire) is an English Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cyrille Guimard (born January 20, 1947 in Bouguenais, Brittany) is a French former professional Road racing cyclist who A directeur sportif ( French for sporting director, although the original French term is often used in English-language media plural directeurs sportifs Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natan Sharansky (נתן שרנסקי Натан Щаранский born Anatoly Borisovich Shcharansky (Анатолий Борисович Щаранский on Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nancy Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American Science fiction writer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See Jöran Persson for the 16th century Swedish government official The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liza Goddard (born 20 January 1950, in Smethwick, West Midlands, England) is a television and stage Actress best known Edward Hirsch (born January 20, 1950) an American Poet and Academic who wrote a best seller about reading poetry American poet
• 1950 - Chuck Lefley, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1950 - Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
• 1951 - Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor
• 1951 - Ian Hill, British musician (Judas Priest)
• 1952 - Paul Stanley, American musician (Kiss)
• 1955 - Wyatt Knight, American actor
• 1955 - Joe Doherty, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
• 1955 - Hiromi Ōta, Japanese singer
• 1956 - Maria Larsson, Swedish politician
• 1956 - Bill Maher, American actor, comedian, and political analyst
• 1958 - Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
• 1960 - Scott Thunes, American musician (Frank Zappa)
• 1960 - Will Wright, American computer game designer
• 1963 - James Denton, American actor
• 1964 - Kazushige Nojima, Japanese game scenario writer
• 1965 - Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer
• 1965 - Greg Kriesel, American bassist (The Offspring)
• 1965 - Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
• 1965 - John Michael Montgomery, American singer
• 1965 - Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer
• 1966 - Stacey Dash, American actress
• 1966 - Tracii Guns, American guitarist
• 1968 - Melissa Rivers, American reporter and actress
• 1968 - Rainn Wilson, American actor
• 1969 - Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker
• 1969 - Nicky Wire, British Musician (Manic Street Preachers)
• 1970 - Mitch Benn, UK comedian, songwriter, actor
• 1970 - Kerri Kenney-Silver, American actress
• 1970 - Skeet Ulrich, American actor
• 1971 - Derrick Green, American singer (Sepultura)
• 1971 - Gary Barlow, English singer, pianist, songwriter, band member of Take That and producer. Charles "Chuck" Lefley (born January 20, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950) is a Nigerien Political figure. Latest election List of Heads of State of Niger (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951 in Budapest) is a Hungarian conductor of Jewish origin Ian Hill (born Ian Frank Hill January 20 1951, lived on Yew Tree Estate Walsall, England) moving there in 1955 is a founding member and Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley Harvey Eisen (born January 20, 1952, Queens New York) known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American Hard rock Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Wyatt Knight (b January 20, 1955 is an American Actor, he is well known for his role as Tommy Turner in the Porky's Trilogy Joe Doherty (b 20 January 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Larsson (born January 20, 1956) is Swedish Politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Party. William "Bill" Maher Jr, (ˈmɑɹ born January 20 1956) is an American Stand-up comedian, Television host, Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Thunes (pronounced "too-nis" (born January 20, 1960) is a former bass player with Frank Zappa, Wayne Kramer, Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director William Wright (born January 20 1960 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American computer Game designer and co-founder of Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Thomas Denton Jr (born January 20 1963) is an American Film and Television Actor, best known for playing Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese game Scenario writer and is the founder of Stellavista Ltd Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Colin Calderwood (born 20 January, 1965 in Stranraer, Scotland) is a former football player and current manager of Nottingham The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Sophie Countess of Wessex ( née Rhys-Jones, born 20 January 1965 is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward Earl of Wessex John Michael Montgomery (born January 20 1965 in Danville Kentucky) is an american Country music artist Anton Weissenbacher (born 20 January 1965) is a former Romanian Football right back who played for FC Baia Mare, Steaua Bucharest Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20 1966) is an American film and Television actress. Tracii Guns (born Tracy Ulrich on January 20, 1966) is an American Heavy metal guitarist who has played with a number of well-known Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melissa Rivers (born Melissa Warburg Rosenberg on January 20, 1968) is an American Television Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20 1966) is an Emmy -nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American actor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Karel Kroupa (also known as Lord Digital, born January 20, 1969, in Los Angeles California) is an American Writer Nicholas Allen Jones, known as Nicky Wire, is the Lyricist, bassist and occasional Vocalist with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn 20 January 1970) is a British Musician of Liverpudlian / Scottish descent and stand-up Kerri Kenney-Silver (born January 20, 1970) is an American Comedian, actress, Singer and Writer. Brian Ray "Skeet" Ulrich (born January 20, 1970) is an American Actor who starred in the CBS drama Jericho that Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Derrick Green (born January 20 1971) is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the metal band Sepultura, whom he joined on the departure of their previous Sepultura ( Portuguese: Grave) are a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984 Gary Barlow (born 20 January, 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England) is an English Singer, Pianist, Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark
• 1971 - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, American drummer (The Roots)
• 1971 - Brian Giles, American baseball player
• 1973 - Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
• 1975 - David Eckstein, American baseball player
• 1975 - Norberto Fontana, Argentine racing driver
• 1976 - Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
• 1977 - Melody, a Belgian singer
• 1978 - Joy Giovanni, American actress and glamour model
• 1978 - Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
• 1978 - Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
• 1979 - Rob Bourdon, American musician (Linkin Park)
• 1979 - Asaka Kubo, Japanese gravure idol of 20th Century
• 1979 - Will Young, British singer
• 1980 - Matthew Tuck, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine)
• 1980 - Philippe Cousteau Jr. Oceanographer/Environmentalist, grandson of Jacques Cousteau
• 1981 - Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 - Christine Bleakley, BBC Television Host
• 1981 - Owen Hargreaves, English international footballer
• 1981 - Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress
• 1983 - Paula Taylor, English-Thai actress, model and presenter
• 1984 - Olivia Hallinan, English Actress
• 1984 - Toni Gonzaga, Filipina Actress and Singer

Deaths

• 1156 - Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland
• 1191 - Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Brian Stephen Giles (pronounced JYLES (born January 20, 1971 in El Cajon, California) is an American Major League Baseball Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Early life and family She was born Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in Uccle on 20 January 1973 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Mark Eckstein (born January 20, 1975 in Sanford Florida) nicknamed " X Factor " is a Major League Baseball Norberto Edgardo Fontana (born January 20, 1975 in Arrecifes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine Racing driver. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gretha Smit (born January 20, 1976 in Rouveen) is a Dutch speed skater. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Nathalie Lefebvre (born T'Sobbel on January 20, 1977 in Ronse, Belgium) known under the name of Melody, was a Belgian Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Joy Giovanni (born January 20 1978 is an American actress, glamour model, and former WWE Diva. Sonja Kesselschläger (born 20 January 1978 in Finsterwalde) is a German Heptathlete. Allan Søgaard (born January 20 1978) is a Danish Football (soccer player currently playing for the Danish Superliga side Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, who is currently the Drummer and one of the founders of the Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. is the lead vocal singer of the group A+Jyuc. She currently belongs to the show-business production company PLATINUM-S, and is a former member of Pyw-A William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979. Young's second album Friday's Child, was released in December 2003 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Philippe Cousteau Jr (born January 20, 1980) is the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Jacques-Yves Cousteau ( 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer explorer, Ecologist, Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Freddy Antonio Guzmán (born January 20, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Christine Bleakley (born 20 January 1979) is a television presenter known for co-presenting The One Show on BBC One. Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981 in Calgary Alberta, Canada is a Canadian-born English two-time UEFA Champions League winning football Crystal Lowe (born January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actress perhaps known for her roles in the Horror films such as Final Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Paula Taylor (พอลล่า เทเลอร์ born as Punlapa Margaret Taylor on January 20, 1983, in Bangkok, Thailand) Olivia Hallinan (born 20 January 1984) is an English Actress best known for her role as Kim in the critically acclaimed Sugar Rush Celestine Cruz Gonzaga (known for her Screen name Toni Gonzaga) is a Filipina actress, Television host, and Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen (1167 &ndash January 20 1191) was Duke of Swabia from 1170 to his death at the siege of Acre. 1167)
• 1479 - King John II of Aragon (b. John II the Great ( June 29, 1397 &ndash January 20, 1479) was the King of Aragon (1458&ndash1479 and Jure uxoris 1397)
• 1568 - Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator
• 1612 - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Myles Coverdale (also Miles Coverdale) (c 1488 &ndash 20 January 1569) was a 16th-century Bible translator who produced the Rudolf II ( July 18, 1552, Vienna, Austria - January 20, 1612, Prague, Bohemia, now part of 1552)
• 1666 - Anna of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France and regent (b. For the queen consort of Sigismund III of Poland see Anna of Austria (1573-1598 For the queen consort of Philip II of Spain see Anna of Austria For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) 1601)
• 1707 - Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Humphrey Hody ( 1659 - January 20, 1707) was an English Monk and theologian. 1659)
• 1709 - François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year François de La Chaise ( August 25, 1624 - January 20, 1709) was a French Jesuit priest the father confessor of King Louis XIV Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent 1624)
• 1739 - Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Galli-Bibiena family, or Galli da Bibiena (also spelled "Bibbiena" was a family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries including An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction A designer is a person who designs something Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by Herbert Simon: ‘Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing 1659)
• 1751 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Hervey 1st Earl of Bristol ( 27 August 1665, Bury St Edmunds &ndash 20 January 1751) was educated at Clare College 1665)
• 1770 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Charles Yorke ( 30 December 1722 &ndash 20 January 1770) was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. 1722)
• 1779 - David Garrick, English actor (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Garrick (born 19 February 1717 in Hereford &ndash 20 January 1779) was an English Actor, Playwright, 1717)
• 1810 - Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Benjamin Chew ( November 19, 1722 &ndash January 20, 1810) was a lawyer politician and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province 1722)
• 1819 - King Charles IV of Spain (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles IV ( November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication 1748)
• 1848 - Christian VIII of Denmark (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap 1786)
• 1850 - Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (November 14 1779 &ndash January 20 1850 was a Danish Poet and Playwright. 1779)
• 1873 - The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Patrice Moreau CSC ( February 11, 1799 &ndash January 20, 1873) was the French The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce (C 1799)
• 1875 - Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-François Millet ( October 4, 1814 &ndash January 20, 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon 1814)
• 1891 - David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kalākaua I, born as David Laamea Kamanakapuu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua and called The Merrie Monarch ( November 16, 1836 1836)
• 1900 - John Ruskin, art critic (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered 1819)
• 1901 - Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Zénobe Théophile Gramme ( April 4, 1826 - January 20, 1901) was a Belgian Electrical engineer. 1826)
• 1920 - Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Georg Lurich ( April 22, 1876 - January 20, 1920) was a prominent Estonian Greco-Roman and free-style Wrestler of the early 1876)
• 1936 - King George V of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1865)
• 1940 - Omar Bundy, U. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Omar Bundy ( June 17 1861 - January 20 1940) was a US army general who participated in the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American S. army general (b. 1861)
• 1944 - James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James McKeen Cattell ( May 25, 1860 - January 20, 1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in 1860)
• 1947 - Josh Gibson, African-American baseball player (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joshua Gibson ( December 21, 1911 - January 20, 1947) was an American Catcher in 1911)
• 1954 - Fred Root, English cricketer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Fred Root ( Charles Frederick Root; 16 April 1890 in Somercotes, Derbyshire – 20 January 1954 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 1890)
• 1962 - Robinson Jeffers, American poet (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Robinson Jeffers ( January 10 1887 &ndash January 20 1962) was an American Poet, known for his work about the central 1887)
• 1965 - Alan Freed, American disk jockey (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became 1922)
• 1971 - Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, American actor, director, writer, and producer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Broncho Billy Anderson ( March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor writer director and producer who is best 1880)
• 1973 - Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Lorenz Böhler ( January 15, 1885 &ndash January 20, 1973) was an Austrian Physician and famous surgeon 1885)
• 1979 - Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gustav Frands Wilzeck Winckler ( October 13, 1925 - January 20, 1979) was a popular Danish singer composer and music publisher 1925)
• 1983 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28 1933 &ndash January 20 1983 known by the nickname "Garrincha" ("little bird" was a Brazilian 1933)
• 1984 - Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning 1904)
• 1988 - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Nationalist & non-violent freedom fighter (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ( Pashto / Urdu: خان عبد الغفار خان Hindi: ख़ान अब्दुल ग़्फ़्फ़ार ख़ान 1890)
• 1988 - Dora Stratou, Greek choreographer and folklorist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dora Stratou (Δώρα Στράτου ( Athens, 1903 - 1988 was a significant contributor to Greek Folk Dancing and Greek Folk Music. 1903)
• 1989 - Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) ( December 26, 1938 - January 20, 1989) was a renowned Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist 1938)
• 1990 - Hayedeh, Persian singer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Hayedeh (also transcribed Haideh or Haydeh,, born Masoumeh Dadehbala in 1942 - d 1942)
• 1990 - Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Stanwyck ( July 16, &ndash January 20,) was an American actress, a star of film and television known during her 60-year career as a 1907)
• 1993 - Audrey Hepburn, Anglo-Dutch actress (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress 1929)
• 1994 - Sir Matt Busby, Scottish football player and coach (b. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted 1909)
• 1996 - Gerry Mulligan, American musician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. 1927)
• 1997 - Curt Flood, baseball player (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Curtis Charles Flood ( January 18 1938 &ndash January 20 1997) was a Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career as 1938)
• 1998 - Bobo Brazil, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Houston Harris International Wrestling IW North American Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) 1924)
• 2002 - Carrie Hamilton, actress and singer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Carrie Hamilton ( December 5, 1963 in New York City – January 20, 2002, in Los Angeles) was an American 1963)
• 2003 - Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Hirschfeld ( June 21, 1903 – January 20, 2003) was a Jewish American Caricaturist best known for his simple black 1903)
• 2003 - Nedra Volz, American actress (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Nedra Volz ( June 18, 1908 &ndash January 20, 2003) was an American Actress born in Montrose, Iowa. 1908)
• 2003 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Alexander `Bill` Werbeniuk ( January 14, 1947 - January 20, 2003) was a Canadian professional Snooker player 1947)
• 2004 - Guinn Smith, American athlete (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Owen Guinn Smith ( May 2, 1920 – January 20, 2004) was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the 1920)
• 2005 - Per Borten, Prime Minister of Norway (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (3 April 1913 – 20 January 2005 was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and Prime Minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971 This is a list of viceroys ( visekonge) governors ( rigsstatholder) first ministers ( førstestatsråd) and Prime ministers ( statsminister) of 1913)
• 2005 - Roland Frye, American literary critic and theologian (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Professor Roland Mushat Frye ( July 3 1921 &mdash January 20 2005) was an American English literature scholar and 1921)
• 2005 - Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist, writer, and politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (October 3 1914 Berlin – January 20 2005 Warsaw) was a Polish Journalist, Writer, Politician 1913)
• 2005 - Miriam Louisa Rothschild, British zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild DBE, FRS ( 5 August 1908 &mdash 20 January 2005) was a British Zoologist 1908)
• 2008 - Ali Sadikin, former Jakarta famous governor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ali Sadikin ( 7 July 1927 &ndash 20 May 2008) was an Indonesian Politician. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government 1927)

Holidays and observances

• Presidential Inauguration Day in the United States, held every four years since 1937. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Inauguration Day is the day every four years on which the President of the United States is sworn in and takes office. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Astrology: First day of sun sign Aquarius. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems Aquarius is the eleventh Astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation Aquarius.
• Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church:
  • Saint Fabian
  • Euthymius the Great
• January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Abadios

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Pope Saint Euthymius (377-473 often styled the Great, was an Abbot in Palestine. Jan 19 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 21 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 2 by Abadios was a Martyr of the Christian church. He was born at Bilgai in Egypt.

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