January 20th, 1795

Born on January 20th, 1795

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 83,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 271 days, exactly on January 14th, 2025, people who were born on January 20th, 1795 will be 84,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

61

André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician

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

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

91

John Blackwall

British entomologist (1790–1881)

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

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 1795

53

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

*November 2nd, 1795, Pineville †June 15th, 1849, Nashville

63

George Tyler Wood

2nd Governor of Texas (1795-1858)

*March 12th, 1795, Randolph County †September 3rd, 1858, Point Blank

25

John Keats

British romantic poet (1795–1821)

*October 31st, 1795, Moorgate †February 23rd, 1821, Rome

85

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

*December 4th, 1795, Ecclefechan †February 5th, 1881, London

90

Leopold von Ranke

German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)

*December 21st, 1795, Wiehe †May 23rd, 1886, Berlin

75

Jacques Louis Randon

French military and political leader (1795–1871)

*March 25th, 1795, Grenoble †January 16th, 1871, Geneva

87

Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet

Catholic cardinal (1795-1882)

*November 16th, 1795, Bourg-Argental †December 23rd, 1882, Bordeaux

70

Gustav Harkort

German politician (1795-1865)

*March 3rd, 1795, Haus Harkorten †August 29th, 1865, Leipzig

65

Frederick William IV of Prussia

King of Prussia

*October 15th, 1795, Berlin †January 2nd, 1861, Potsdam

35

Antonio José de Sucre

Venezuelan military and politician (1795–1830)

*February 3rd, 1795, Upata †June 4th, 1830, Gran Colombia

82

Charles Beslay

French politician (1795-1878)

*July 5th, 1795, Dinan †March 30th, 1878, Neuchâtel

60

Thaddeus William Harris

United States librarian and entomologist (1795-1856)

*November 12th, 1795, Dorchester †January 16th, 1856, Cambridge

82

Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers

Marshal of France and politician (1795-1878)

*September 6th, 1795, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †June 6th, 1878, Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda

46

Thomas Arnold

English educator and historian, headmaster of Rugby School

*June 13th, 1795, Cowes †June 12th, 1842, Rugby

74

Charles Sturt

Australian explorer (1795-1869)

*April 28th, 1795, Bengal †June 16th, 1869, Cheltenham

75

Otto Wigand

German politician and publisher (1795-1870)

*August 10th, 1795, Göttingen †September 1st, 1870, Leipzig

62

Elisabetha Grossmann

(1795-1858)

*December 14th, 1795, Brienz †March 20th, 1858, Interlaken

83

Rowland Hill

English educational, social and postal reformer (1795-1879)

*December 3rd, 1795, Kidderminster †August 27th, 1879, Hampstead

55

Justus Friedrich Carl Hecker

German physician and medical writer

*January 1st, 1795, Erfurt †January 1st, 1850, Berlin

25

John William Polidori

English writer and physician

*September 7th, 1795, London †August 24th, 1821, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1795 is a normal year and no leap year.

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