January 20th, 1649

Born on January 20th, 1649

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 20th, 1649?

January 20th, 1649

The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice_(1649)

What else happened on January 20th?

January 20th, 2018

A group of Taliban gunmen attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.

January 20th, 2009

During a national financial crisis, thousands of people protested (pictured) at the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavík.

January 20th, 1992

Air Inter Flight 148 crashed into the Vosges while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, France, resulting in 87 deaths.

January 20th, 1990

The Soviet Red Army violently cracked down on Azeri pro-independence demonstrations in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.

January 20th, 1969

Bengali student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman was shot and killed by East Pakistani police, an event that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

January 20th, 1968

The Houston Cougars upset the UCLA Bruins in what became known as the "Game of the Century", ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak, and establishing college basketball as a sports commodity on American television.

January 20th, 1945

World War II: Germany began the evacuation of at least 1.8 million people from East Prussia in anticipation of the advancing Soviet Red Army, an operation that took nearly two months to complete.

January 20th, 1942

The Holocaust: Reinhard Heydrich and other senior Nazi officials met at the Wannsee Conference near Berlin to discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question".

January 20th, 1843

Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, became the de facto first prime minister of the Empire of Brazil.

January 20th, 1356

Edward Balliol, whose father John was briefly King of Scotland, gave up his claim to the throne in exchange for an English pension.

January 20th, 1265

Simon de Montfort summoned local representatives to the Palace of Westminster to attend a parliament, considered the forerunner of the House of Commons of England.

January 20th, 1156

According to legend, Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö.

January 20th, 2021

Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. At 78, he becomes the oldest person ever inaugurated. Kamala Harris becomes the first female Vice President of the United States.

January 20th, 2018

Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 20th?

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

21

Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata

Badminton player

*January 20th, 2003, Klaten

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

84

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010)

*January 20th, 1926, Packard †August 8th, 2010, Edgartown

53

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina

Italian writer and jurist (1664-1718)

*January 20th, 1664, Cosenza †January 6th, 1718, Rome

61

André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician

*January 20th, 1775, Lyon †June 10th, 1836, Marseille

63

Josefina Vázquez Mota

Mexican politician

*January 20th, 1961, Mexico City

72

Ann Savoy

American musician, author, and record producer

*January 20th, 1952, Richmond

84

Carol Heiss

US figure skater and actress

*January 20th, 1940, Queens

51

Stephen Crabb

Welsh politician and MP (born 1973)

*January 20th, 1973, Inverness

Same year
Born in 1649

71

Clement XI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

*July 23rd, 1649, Pesaro †March 19th, 1721, Rome

81

Benedict XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730

*February 2nd, 1649, Gravina in Puglia †February 21st, 1730, Rome

46

John Trenchard

English politician

*March 30th, 1649, Lytchett Matravers †April 27th, 1695, Kensington

33

Engel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral

*May 2nd, 1649, Vlissingen †February 27th, 1683, Amsterdam

55

Titus Oates

English perjurer (1649-1705)

*September 15th, 1649, Oakham †July 12th, 1705, London

36

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

English nobleman and soldier (1649–1685)

*April 9th, 1649, Rotterdam †July 15th, 1685, Tower Hill

56

Adrien Baillet

French scholar

*June 13th, 1649, La Neuville-en-Hez †January 21st, 1706, Paris

81

James Grahme

English politician

*January 1st, 1649, Norton Conyers †January 1st, 1730, Charlton

68

Bon Boullogne

French painter and engraver (1649-1717)

*February 22nd, 1649, Paris †May 17th, 1717, Paris

59

John Blow

English composer

*January 1st, 1649, Nottinghamshire †October 1st, 1708, City of Westminster

374

Conrad Max Süßner

German sculptor

*November 30th, 1649, Ostrov

71

Amy Buisson

(1649-1721)

*April 24th, 1649, Geneva †January 1st, 1721, Avesnes-sur-Helpe

78

Johann Wilhelm Petersen

German theologian

*January 1st, 1649, Osnabrück †January 1st, 1727, Lübars

55

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 11th, 1649, Copenhagen †October 30th, 1704, Kiel

72

Elihu Yale

Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist

*April 5th, 1649, Boston †July 8th, 1721, London

61

Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried

Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried

*July 29th, 1649, Rheinfels Castle †March 3rd, 1711, Bad Schwalbach

65

Giovanni Alberto Badoer

Italian cardinal

*March 12th, 1649, Venice †May 17th, 1714, Brescia

64

Samuel Carpenter

Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania 1649-1714

*November 4th, 1649, Horsham †April 10th, 1714, Philadelphia

61

Hans Georg Asam

German painter (1649-1711)

*October 12th, 1649, Rott am Inn †March 7th, 1711, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

79

Gabriel Daniel

French historian

*February 8th, 1649, Rouen †June 23rd, 1728, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1649 is a normal year and no leap year.

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