January 20th, 1974

Born on January 20th, 1974

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What happened on January 20th, 1974?

January 20th, 1974

China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracel_Islands

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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 20th

Born on January 20th, 1974

50

Alvin Harrison

Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner

*January 20th, 1974, Orlando

50

Thomas Beatie

American activist

*January 20th, 1974, Honolulu

50

Manish Mehrotra

Indian chef

*January 20th, 1974, Patna

50

Yevgeni Kharlachyov

Russian footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Tolyatti

50

Duniya Vijay

Indian actor (born 1974)

*January 20th, 1974, Bengaluru

50

Andrew McLardy

Professional golfer

*January 20th, 1974, Triangle

50

Neru

Spanish footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Laredo

50

Vincent Lafforgue

French mathematician

*January 20th, 1974, Antony

50

Shamil Alyautdinov

Imam of Moscow

*January 20th, 1974, Moscow

50

Glen Meadows

American actor

*January 20th, 1974, Joliet

50

Florian Maurice

French footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

50

Stevimir Ercegovac

Croatian shot putter

*January 20th, 1974, Zagreb

50

Prince Muhammad Faiz of Kelantan

Crown Prince of Kelantan

*January 20th, 1974, Kelantan

50

Calvin Harrison

American athlete

*January 20th, 1974, Orlando

50

Richard Manu

Ghanaian footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Ghana

50

Julio Santana

Dominican Republic baseball player

*January 20th, 1974, San Pedro de Macorís

50

Bruce Mamando

Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Mount Hagen

50

Andy Cooke

Professional footballer (born 1974)

*January 20th, 1974, Market Drayton

50

Hans Erik Ødegaard

Norwegian footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Drammen Municipality

50

David Dei

Italian footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Arezzo

50

Vjekoslav Kobešćak

Croatian water polo player

*January 20th, 1974, Zagreb

50

Rae Carruth

American football player

*January 20th, 1974, Sacramento

50

Lies Jans

Flemish politician

*January 20th, 1974, Anderlecht

50

Marc Narciso i Dublan

Spanish chess player

*January 20th, 1974, Barcelona

50

Marsha Mark-Baird

Trinidadian athletics competitor

*January 20th, 1974, Point Fortin

50

Nasir Shafiq

Cricketer

*January 20th, 1974, Wazirabad

50

James Angulo

Colombian association football player

*January 20th, 1974, Tumaco

50

Levan Khomeriki

Georgian footballer

*January 20th, 1974, Batumi

50

Jonathan Weaver

British ice hockey player

*January 20th, 1974, Sunderland

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

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

51

Stephen Crabb

Welsh politician and MP (born 1973)

*January 20th, 1973, Inverness

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

49

David Eckstein

American baseball player, shortstop

*January 20th, 1975, Sanford

52

Nikki Haley

American politician and diplomat (born 1972)

*January 20th, 1972, Bamberg

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

49

Zac Goldsmith

British politician and journalist (born 1975)

*January 20th, 1975, Westminster

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

55

Nicky Wire

Welsh musician and songwriter

*January 20th, 1969, Blackwood

46

Laurent Grandguillaume

French politician

*January 20th, 1978, Besançon

34

Germaine Mason

Jamaican-born Olympic high jumper

*January 20th, 1983, Kingston †April 20th, 2017, Jamaica

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

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

63

Josefina Vázquez Mota

Mexican politician

*January 20th, 1961, Mexico City

46

Volodymyr Groysman

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine

*January 20th, 1978, Vinnytsia

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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Born on January 20th, 1974
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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