20 Januar

The20t o Januaris the 20t day o the year in the Gregorian Calendar, wi 345 days ti come (346 in lowp years).

Events

1993:Inauguration oBill Clinton

2009:Inauguration oBarack Obama

2021:Inauguration oJoe Biden

• 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

Buzz Aldrin

David Lynch

• 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

1936:Coin commemoratinGeorge V

• 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