January 20th, 1956

Born on January 20th, 1956

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, 1956

68

Bill Maher

American stand-up comedian and television host

*January 20th, 1956, New York City

68

John Naber

American swimmer

*January 20th, 1956, Evanston

68

Philip Stekl

American rower

*January 20th, 1956, Middletown

68

Pía Barros

Chilean writer

*January 20th, 1956, Cochina Spring

68

Maria Larsson

Swedish civil servant, teacher and politician

*January 20th, 1956, Långasjö

68

Erhard Bühler

German general

*January 20th, 1956, Aichach

68

Liliana Olivero

Member of the provincial legislature in Córdoba Province, Argentina

*January 20th, 1956, Córdoba

68

Henk Poort

Dutch actor

*January 20th, 1956, Amsterdam

68

Alvina Gyulumyan

Armenian lawyer, judge

*January 20th, 1956, Shahumyan Province

68

Stanka Gjurić

Croatian poet

*January 20th, 1956, Čakovec

68

Axel Hacke

German journalist and author

*January 20th, 1956, Brunswick

68

Georg Veit

German writer

*January 20th, 1956, Velen

68

Richard Morecroft

Australian television presenter

*January 20th, 1956, Market Harborough

68

Rodolfo Rodríguez

Uruguayan footballer

*January 20th, 1956, Montevideo

68

Kristi Stassinopoulou

Greek singer, lyricist and fiction writer

*January 20th, 1956, Athens

68

Lê Hoàng

Vietnamese filmmaker, author and television personality

*January 20th, 1956, Hanoi

68

Karen Morris-Gowdy

American actress

*January 20th, 1956, Cheyenne

68

Halil İbrahim Eren

Turkish association football player

*January 20th, 1956, Tekirdağ

68

Adil Shayakhmetov

Kazakhstani politician

*January 20th, 1956, Zhambyl District

68

Mehdi Azizian

Iranian businessman

*January 20th, 1956, Mashhad

68

Keith Nakasone

American judoka

*January 20th, 1956, Okinawa

68

Erika Belle

Dutch chess player

*January 20th, 1956, Netherlands

68

Franz Tost

Austrian racing driver

*January 20th, 1956, Trins

51

Keith Knight

Canadian actor

*January 20th, 1956, Toronto †August 22nd, 2007, Toronto

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69

Ingjerd Schou

Norwegian politician

*January 20th, 1955, Sarpsborg Municipality

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

70

Ken Page

American actor

*January 20th, 1954, St. Louis

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

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

84

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010)

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

66

Jeffrey Epstein

American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

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

76

Nigel Williams

English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

*January 20th, 1948, Cheadle

55

Nicky Wire

Welsh musician and songwriter

*January 20th, 1969, Blackwood

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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