20 Januar
Appearance
December | Days inJanuar | Februar |
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31 |
The20t o Januaris the 20t day o the year in the Gregorian Calendar, wi 345 days ti come (346 in lowp years).
Events
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bill_Clinton_taking_the_oath_of_office%2C_1993.jpg/175px-Bill_Clinton_taking_the_oath_of_office%2C_1993.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US_President_Barack_Obama_taking_his_Oath_of_Office_-_2009Jan20.jpg/175px-US_President_Barack_Obama_taking_his_Oath_of_Office_-_2009Jan20.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Biden_oath_of_office.jpg/175px-Biden_oath_of_office.jpg)
- 1649-Charles I, Keeng o Scotsgangs on trial for treason an ither "high crimes".
- 1841-Hong Kongisle is occupied bi Breetish forces.
- 1921- The first Constitution oTurkeyis adoptit.
- 1936-Edward VIIIo theUnitit Kinrickbecomes King.
- 1942-Warld War II:Poleetical leaders inNazi Germanymeet at the Wannsee Conference tae decide the "Feenal Solution" wi regaird tae theJewish population.
- 1953-Dwight D. Eisenhowerbecomes the 34tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1961-John F. Kennedybecomes the 35tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1969-Richard Nixonbecomes the 37tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1977-Jimmy Carterbecomes the 39tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1981-Ronald Reaganbecomes the 40tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1986- First observance oMartin Luther King, Jr.Day in theUnitit States.
- 1989-George H. W. Bushbecomes the 41stPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1990-Red Airmycrackdoon on protesters inBaku,Azerbaijan.
- 1993-Bill Clintonbecomes the 42ndPreses o the Unitit States.
- 1995-Jean-Claude JunckerbecomesPrime meenisteroLuxembourg.
- 2001-Gloria Macapagal-ArroyobecomesPreseso thePhilippines.
- 2001-George W. Bushbecomes the 43rdPreses o the Unitit States.
- 2009-Barack Obamabecomes the 44tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 2016- Scientists propale the possible existence oPlanet ninein the ooter pairt o theSolar Seestem.
- 2017-Donald Trumpbecomes the 45tPreses o the Unitit States.
- 2017-Yahya Jammehgrees tae cede pouer taeAdama Barrowin theGambie,efter initially decidin tae nae recognise the result o the Preses election.
- 2020-COVID-19 pandemic:Scientists confirm that thenovel coronavirustransmits frae human tae human.
- 2020-COVID-19 pandemic:Sooth Koreaan theUnitit Statesrecord their first cases.
- 2021-Kamala Harrisbecomes the 49nt an first Black, Asie-American an femaleVice Preses o the Unitit States.
- 2021-Joe Bidenbecomes the 46tPreses o the Unitit States.
Births
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Buzz_Aldrin_%28Apollo_11%29.jpg/160px-Buzz_Aldrin_%28Apollo_11%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/David_Lynch_%28cropped_edit%29.jpg/160px-David_Lynch_%28cropped_edit%29.jpg)
- 225-Gordian III,Roman Emperor (d.244)
- 1716-Charles III o Spain(d.1788)
- 1775-André-Marie Ampère,French pheesicist an mathemateecian (d.1836)
- 1878-Finlay Currie,Scots actor (d.1968)
- 1896-George Burns,American actor, sangster an producer (d.1996)
- 1920-Federico Fellini,Italian film director (d.1993)
- 1926-Patricia Neal,American actress (d.2010)
- 1930-Buzz Aldrin,American astronaut
- 1934-Tom Baker,Inglis actor
- 1946-David Lynch,American director, producer an screenwriter
- 1947-Jimmy Smith,Scots fitbawer
- 1949-Michael Ahern,Republic o Ireland politeecian
- 1949-Göran Persson,umwhilePrime meenisteroSwaden
- 1953-Jeffrey Epstein,American financier an convictit sex offender (d.2019)
- 1953-John Robertson,Scots fitbawer
- 1961-Janey Godley,Scots comedienne an writer
- 1965-Colin Calderwood,Scots fitbawer
- 1965-Sophie, Coontess o Wessex
- 1967-Kellyanne Conway,American pollster an poleetical consultant
- 1971-Gary Barlow,Inglis sangster (Take That)
- 1972-Nikki Haley,American politeecian an diplomat
- 1973-Stephen Crabb,Welsh politeecian
- 1973-Queen Mathilde o Belgium
- 1976-Kirsty Gallacher,Scots telly presenter
- 1979-Will Young,Inglis sangster
- 1983-Allister Hogg,Scots rugby union player
- 1987-Scott Henry,Scots gowfer
- 1987-Marco Simoncelli,Italian motorcycle racer (d.2011)
- 1990-Paul Hanlon,Scots fitbawer
- 1992-James Keatings,Scots fitbawer
Daiths
- 250-Pape Fabian(b.200)
- 1612-Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor(b.1552)
- 1639-Mustafa I,Ottoman Sultan (b.1591)
- 1745-Charles VII, Haly Roman Emperor(b.1697)
- 1754-James Erskine, Laird Grange,Scots advocate, juidge an politeecian (b.1679)
- 1819-Charles IV o Spain(b.1748)
- 1848-Christian VIII o Denmark(b.1786)
- 1887-Adam Gifford, Laird Gifford,Scots advocate an judge (b.1820)
- 1900-John Ruskin,Inglis penter an critic (b.1819)
- 1936- KingGeorge Vo theUnitit Kinrick(b.1865)
- 1971-Willie MacFadyen,Scots fitbawer (b.1904)
- 1977-Davie Shaw,Scots fitbawer (b.1917)
- 1983-Garrincha,Brazilian fitbawer (b.1933)
- 1984-Johnny Weissmüller,Hungarian-American swimmer an actor (b.1904)
- 1990-Barbara Stanwyck,American actress (b.1907)
- 1993-Audrey Hepburn,Belgian-born actress (b.1929)
- 1994-Matt Busby,Scots fitbaa manager (b.1909)
- 2012-Etta James,American sangster (b.1938)
- 2014-Claudio Abbado,Italian conductor (b.1933)
Halidays
- Inauguration Day (Unitit States), every fower year, maist recently in2021
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae20 January. |