January 20th, 1693

Born on January 20th, 1693

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

January 20th, 2009

A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.

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

Born on January 20th, 1693

76

Carlo Francesco Durini

Italian cardinal of the Roman church

*January 20th, 1693, Milan †June 25th, 1769, Milan

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

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

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

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

21

Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata

Badminton player

*January 20th, 2003, Klaten

84

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010)

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

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

70

Ken Page

American actor

*January 20th, 1954, St. Louis

Same year
Born in 1693

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

*January 28th, 1693, Moscow †October 17th, 1740, Saint Petersburg

75

Clement XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769

*March 7th, 1693, Venice †February 2nd, 1769, Rome

63

Bernd Siegmund von Blankensee

Prussian military personnel

*June 9th, 1693, Schlagenthin †February 8th, 1757, Magdeburg

82

John Harrison

British clockmaker, horologist and inventor of the marine chronometer

*April 3rd, 1693, Foulby †March 24th, 1776, London

69

James Bradley

English astronomer; Astronomer Royal

*February 28th, 1693, Sherborne †July 13th, 1762, Chalford

77

Johann Wolfgang Textor

German politician (1693-1771)

*December 12th, 1693, Frankfurt †February 6th, 1771, Frankfurt

64

Claus Reventlow

Danish jurist and judge (1693-1758)

*December 3rd, 1693, Copenhagen †May 10th, 1758, Copenhagen

75

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1693-1768)

*July 21st, 1693, London †November 17th, 1768, Lincoln's Inn Fields

38

Siegmund Jakob Apinus

German philologist and educator

*June 7th, 1693, Hersbruck †March 24th, 1732, Brunswick

65

Christian Hauschild

German theologian (1693-1759)

*October 9th, 1693, Schneeberg †February 13th, 1759, Dresden

78

Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

*September 7th, 1693, Schaumburg Castle †April 15th, 1772, Balduinstein

84

Heinrich Martin Thümmig

German theologian (1693-1778)

*June 5th, 1693, Münchsteinach †March 23rd, 1778, Bad Steben

47

Georg Sigismund Caspari

(1693-1741)

*May 17th, 1693, Żary †April 7th, 1741, Königsberg

65

Bartolomeo Nazari

Italian painter

*May 31st, 1693, Clusone †August 24th, 1758, Milan

76

Friedrich Wilhelm von Borck

German politician (1693-1769)

*March 20th, 1693, Gawroniec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †August 26th, 1769, Berlin

43

Johann Georg Zierenberg

German jurist (1693-1736)

*August 2nd, 1693, Bremen †December 15th, 1736, Bremen

61

Johann Jakob Wettstein

Swiss theologian

*March 5th, 1693, Basel †March 23rd, 1754, Amsterdam

85

Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham

British Countess (1693-1778)

*April 1st, 1693, Hanover †September 16th, 1778, London

68

Laurent Belissen

French composer (1693-1762)

*August 8th, 1693, Aix-en-Provence †February 12th, 1762, Marseille

74

Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin

Russian diplomat and chancellor of the Russian Empire (1693-1768)

*June 1st, 1693, Moscow †April 24th, 1768, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1693 is a normal year and no leap year.

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