January 20th, 1976

Born on January 20th, 1976

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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, 1976

48

Kirsty Gallacher

British television presenter

*January 20th, 1976, Edinburgh

48

Yann Pivois

Racing cyclist

*January 20th, 1976, Le Mans

48

Pablo Lastras

Spanish road bicycle racer

*January 20th, 1976, San Martín de Valdeiglesias

48

Mikaela Laurén

Swedish sportsman

*January 20th, 1976, Stockholm

48

Jerônimo Goergen

Brazilian politician

*January 20th, 1976, Palmeira das Missões

48

Dewi Lestari

Indonesian writer, singer, and song-writer

*January 20th, 1976, Bandung City

48

Lilian Jégou

Road bicycle racer

*January 20th, 1976, Nantes

48

David DeMaría

Spanish singer

*January 20th, 1976, Jerez de la Frontera

48

Michael Myers

Player of American football

*January 20th, 1976, Vicksburg

48

Gretha Smit

Dutch speed skater

*January 20th, 1976, Rouveen

48

David Fernández Miramontes

Spanish football player/scout

*January 20th, 1976, A Coruña

48

Til Bettenstaedt

German footballer

*January 20th, 1976, Marburg

48

Tim Schrick

German racing driver and television presenter

*January 20th, 1976, Wermelskirchen

48

Robert K. Elder

American journalist

*January 20th, 1976, United States of America

48

Jeroen Spitzenberger

Dutch actor

*January 20th, 1976, Rotterdam

48

Anastasia Volochkova

Russian ballerina

*January 20th, 1976, Saint Petersburg

48

Pedro Bromfman

Brazilian musician, film composer and music producer

*January 20th, 1976, Rio de Janeiro

48

Paula Lobo Antunes

Portuguese actor

*January 20th, 1976, New York City

48

Martín Calle

Actor

*January 20th, 1976, Guayaquil

48

Noriko Rikimaru

Japanese voice actress

*January 20th, 1976, Tokyo

48

Wayne Bastrup

American actor

*January 20th, 1976, Port Townsend

48

Stephen Gillett

American businessman

*January 20th, 1976, Los Angeles

48

Scott Guyett

Footballer (born 1976)

*January 20th, 1976, Ascot

48

Mónica Rueda

Spanish field hockey player

*January 20th, 1976, Jaén

48

Lyndon Andrews

Trinidad and Tobago footballer

*January 20th, 1976, Trinidad and Tobago

48

Peter Nylander

Swedish ice hockey player

*January 20th, 1976, Stockholm

48

Gilles Canouet

French bicycle racer

*January 20th, 1976, Rueil-Malmaison

48

Garcha Blair

Bahamian cricketer

*January 20th, 1976, The Bahamas

48

Francis Stephenson

English rugby league footballer and coach

*January 20th, 1976, Dewsbury

48

Federico Miranda

Costa Rican musician

*January 20th, 1976, San José

48

Elisabeth Bennington

American politician

*January 20th, 1976, Pittsburgh

48

Jae Kingi-Cross

Basketball player

*January 20th, 1976, Wellington

48

Fabio Bencivenga

Italian water polo player

*January 20th, 1976, Capua

48

Conchita Martínez Granados

Spanish tennis player

*January 20th, 1976, Barcelona

48

Joyce Tang

Hong Kong actress

*January 20th, 1976, British Hong Kong

48

Malik Azmani

Dutch politician and lawyer

*January 20th, 1976, Heerenveen

48

Vitali Kulyov

Russian footballer

*January 20th, 1976, Moscow

48

Antti Kuismala

Finnish footballer

*January 20th, 1976, Mikkeli

48

Chadi Cheikh Merai

Syrian footballer (born 1976)

*January 20th, 1976, Latakia

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46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

49

David Eckstein

American baseball player, shortstop

*January 20th, 1975, Sanford

51

Stephen Crabb

Welsh politician and MP (born 1973)

*January 20th, 1973, Inverness

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

46

Laurent Grandguillaume

French politician

*January 20th, 1978, Besançon

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

49

Zac Goldsmith

British politician and journalist (born 1975)

*January 20th, 1975, Westminster

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

52

Nikki Haley

American politician and diplomat (born 1972)

*January 20th, 1972, Bamberg

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

46

Volodymyr Groysman

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine

*January 20th, 1978, Vinnytsia

34

Germaine Mason

Jamaican-born Olympic high jumper

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

21

Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata

Badminton player

*January 20th, 2003, Klaten

46

Omar Sy

French actor

*January 20th, 1978, Trappes

55

Nicky Wire

Welsh musician and songwriter

*January 20th, 1969, Blackwood

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Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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