January 20th, 1785

Born on January 20th, 1785

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 20th, 1785?

January 20th, 1785

Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattanakosin_Kingdom_(1782–1932)

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

Born on January 20th, 1785

37

Theodor Grotthuss

Chemist, photochemist

*January 20th, 1785, Leipzig †March 26th, 1822, Gedučiai

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

61

André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician

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

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

91

John Blackwall

British entomologist (1790–1881)

*January 20th, 1790, Manchester †May 11th, 1881, Llanrwst

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

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

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

51

Stephen Crabb

Welsh politician and MP (born 1973)

*January 20th, 1973, Inverness

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

Same year
Born in 1785

81

Philipp August Böckh

German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785-1867)

*November 24th, 1785, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1867, Berlin

88

Alessandro Manzoni

Italian poet and novelist (1785-1873)

*March 7th, 1785, Milan †May 22nd, 1873, Milan

55

Adam von Faßmann

German pharmacist and politician

*January 1st, 1785, Amberg †November 30th, 1840

80

William Jackson Hooker

English botanist and botanical illustrator (1785-1865)

*July 6th, 1785, Norwich †August 12th, 1865, Kew

53

Mahmud II

30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839

*July 20th, 1785, Constantinople †July 1st, 1839, Constantinople

78

Jacob Grimm

German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785-1863)

*January 4th, 1785, Hanau †September 20th, 1863, Berlin

73

Bettina von Arnim

German writer and novelist (1785-1859)

*April 4th, 1785, Frankfurt †January 20th, 1859, Berlin

65

John James Audubon

French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851)

*April 26th, 1785, Les Cayes †January 27th, 1851, New York City

51

Claude-Louis Navier

French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)

*February 10th, 1785, Dijon †August 21st, 1836, Paris

10

Louis XVII of France

King of France and Navarre

*March 27th, 1785, Versailles †June 8th, 1795, Paris

67

William Beaumont

American physician (1785-1853)

*November 21st, 1785, Lebanon †April 25th, 1853, St. Louis

87

Adam Sedgwick

English geologist (1785-1873)

*March 22nd, 1785, Dent †January 27th, 1873, Cambridge

55

David Wilkie

Scottish painter (1785-1841)

*November 18th, 1785, Fife †June 1st, 1841, Crown Colony of Malta

76

Abel de Pujol

French painter (1785–1861)

*January 30th, 1785, Valenciennes †September 28th, 1861, Paris

68

John Wilson

Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854)

*May 18th, 1785, Paisley †April 3rd, 1854, Edinburgh

80

Thomas Love Peacock

English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company

*October 18th, 1785, Weymouth †January 23rd, 1866, Shepperton

76

José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros

Spanish bishop (1785-1862)

*December 17th, 1785, Montemorelos †March 11th, 1862, Barcelona

85

Charles Green

British balloonist (1785-1870)

*January 31st, 1785, London †March 26th, 1870, London

72

Karol Kurpiński

Polish composer and conductor (1785-1857)

*March 6th, 1785, Włoszakowice †September 18th, 1857, Warsaw

73

Franz von Borries

(1785-1858)

*April 9th, 1785, Stade †August 15th, 1858, Münster

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1785 is a normal year and no leap year.

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