January 20th, 1957

Born on January 20th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

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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, 1957

67

Andy Sheppard

British jazz saxophonist and composer

*January 20th, 1957, Warminster

67

Alu Alkhanov

Russian politician

*January 20th, 1957, Balpyk Bi

67

Moshe Kaplinsky

Israeli general

*January 20th, 1957, Gedera

67

Chuck Thomsen

American politician

*January 20th, 1957, Hood River

67

Ash Power

Australian Army general

*January 20th, 1957, Wangaratta

67

Eddy Santana Putra

Indonesian politician

*January 20th, 1957, Pangkal Pinang City

67

Michael Veith

Olympic skier

*January 20th, 1957, Tegernsee

67

Thomas Ascol

Evangelical Christian pastor/author/Executive Director:Founders Ministries

*January 20th, 1957, Beaumont

67

Evgeny Vladimirov

Kazakhstani chess player

*January 20th, 1957, Almaty

67

Marcos Luis Jerman

Slovenian cross-country skier

*January 20th, 1957, Bariloche

67

Lennie Clements

Professional golfer

*January 20th, 1957, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

67

Ray Yakavonis

American football player

*January 20th, 1957, Wilkes-Barre

67

Ulla Lundholm

Finnish discus thrower

*January 20th, 1957, Helsinki

67

Enrico Gilardi

Basketball player

*January 20th, 1957, Rome

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

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

70

Ken Page

American actor

*January 20th, 1954, St. Louis

63

Josefina Vázquez Mota

Mexican politician

*January 20th, 1961, Mexico City

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

69

Ingjerd Schou

Norwegian politician

*January 20th, 1955, Sarpsborg Municipality

72

Ann Savoy

American musician, author, and record producer

*January 20th, 1952, Richmond

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

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

66

Lorenzo Lamas

American actor

*January 20th, 1958, Santa Monica

84

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010)

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

55

Nicky Wire

Welsh musician and songwriter

*January 20th, 1969, Blackwood

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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