January 20th, 1942

Born on January 20th, 1942

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What happened on January 20th, 1942?

January 20th, 1942

World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust

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, 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, 1942

82

Heinz-Günter Bargfrede

German politician

*January 20th, 1942, Zeven

82

Maija-Liisa Peuhu

Finnish actress

*January 20th, 1942, Kuusankoski

82

Luislinda Valois

Brazilian judge

*January 20th, 1942, Salvador

82

Erzsébet Lanczendorfer

Hungarian physician and politician

*January 20th, 1942, Románd

82

Linda Moulton Howe

American filmmaker & investigative reporter

*January 20th, 1942, Boise

82

José Luis Aussín

Mexican association football player

*January 20th, 1942, Orizaba

35

William Powell

American soul singer

*January 20th, 1942, Canton †May 26th, 1977, Canton

73

Jean-Marc Nudant

French politician (1942-2015)

*January 20th, 1942, Besançon †September 15th, 2015, Dijon

82

Abdullahi Shelleng

Nigerian military governor

*January 20th, 1942, Shelleng

82

Diana Walker

American photographer and author

*January 20th, 1942, Washington, D.C.

81

David Rimmer

Canadian film director and photographer

*January 20th, 1942, Vancouver †January 27th, 2023, Vancouver

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Who's birthday is on January 20th?

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

84

Carol Heiss

US figure skater and actress

*January 20th, 1940, Queens

81

Herman Rouwé

Dutch rower

*January 20th, 1943, Grou

76

Alexander Bílek

Czech racewalker (1941-2017)

*January 20th, 1941, Dresden †April 20th, 2017, Prague

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

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

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

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

77

Cyrille Guimard

French cyclist and commentator

*January 20th, 1947, Bouguenais

72

Ann Savoy

American musician, author, and record producer

*January 20th, 1952, Richmond

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

81

Armando Guebuza

3rd President of Mozambique

*January 20th, 1943, Murrupula District

76

Nigel Williams

English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

*January 20th, 1948, Cheadle

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

70

Ken Page

American actor

*January 20th, 1954, St. Louis

Same year
Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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