January 20th, 1955

Born on January 20th, 1955

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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, 1955

69

Ingjerd Schou

Norwegian politician

*January 20th, 1955, Sarpsborg Municipality

69

McKeeva Bush

Caymanian politician (born 1955)

*January 20th, 1955, West Bay

69

Riccardo Mannelli

Italian artist and illustrator

*January 20th, 1955, Pistoia

69

Hiromi Ōta

Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)

*January 20th, 1955, Arakawa-ku

69

Bobby Horan

American actor

*January 20th, 1955, Los Angeles

69

Chou Huey-ying

Politician

*January 20th, 1955, Taipei

69

Joe Doherty

Irish republican

*January 20th, 1955, Belfast

69

Ding Kuong Hiing

Malaysian politician

*January 20th, 1955, Crown Colony of Sarawak

69

Kari Makkonen

Finnish ice hockey player

*January 20th, 1955, Harjavalta

69

Bill Kenney

American football player and politician (born 1955)

*January 20th, 1955, San Francisco

69

Rosaline Few

British high-jumper

*January 20th, 1955, Andover

69

Adadi Rajabu

Tanzanian politician

*January 20th, 1955, Tanzania

56

Wyatt Knight

American actor (1955-2011)

*January 20th, 1955, New York City †October 25th, 2011, Maui

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

70

Ken Page

American actor

*January 20th, 1954, St. Louis

68

Bill Maher

American stand-up comedian and television host

*January 20th, 1956, New York City

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

72

Ann Savoy

American musician, author, and record producer

*January 20th, 1952, Richmond

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

63

Josefina Vázquez Mota

Mexican politician

*January 20th, 1961, Mexico City

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

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

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

66

Jeffrey Epstein

American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

*January 20th, 1953, Brooklyn †August 10th, 2019, Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

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

76

Nigel Williams

English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

*January 20th, 1948, Cheadle

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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