January 20th, 1998

Born on January 20th, 1998

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, 1998

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

26

Kévin Appin

French association football player (1998-)

*January 20th, 1998, Marseille

26

Joonas Sundman

Finnish association football player

*January 20th, 1998, Finland

26

Karsten Ayong

Czech association football player (1998-)

*January 20th, 1998, Cameroon

26

Frances Tiafoe

American tennis player

*January 20th, 1998, Hyattsville

26

Stefano Pierotti

Argentinian basketball player

*January 20th, 1998, Puerto Rico

26

Alessia Rovegno

Peruvian model and singer (1998-)

*January 20th, 1998, Lima

26

Jinny Park

Singer

*January 20th, 1998, Los Angeles

26

Elias Mordal

Norwegian-Filipino footballer

*January 20th, 1998, Cotabato City

26

Jean Charles Fernandez

Guinean footballer

*January 20th, 1998, Conakry

26

Henk van Schaik

Dutch association football player

*January 20th, 1998, Leiden

26

Mattia El Hilali

Italian footballer

*January 20th, 1998, Milan

26

Fathoum Issadeen

Sri Lankan squash player

*January 20th, 1998, Colombo

26

Mohamed Ahmed kamatcho

Egyptian association football player

*January 20th, 1998, Giza

26

Senad Jarović

Association football player

*January 20th, 1998, Langenfeld

26

Nathan Kerr

Northern Irish footballer (born 1998)

*January 20th, 1998, Northern Ireland

26

Matthew Baldisimo

Association football player

*January 20th, 1998, Vancouver

26

Nicholas Osorio

Association football player

*January 20th, 1998, Toronto

26

Attila Szalai

Hungarian association football player (born 1998)

*January 20th, 1998, Budapest

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

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

25

Julia Wagret

Figure skater

*January 20th, 1999, Valenciennes

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

24

Tomoki Hiwatashi

American figure skater

*January 20th, 2000, Englewood

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

29

Huang Dongping

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Nan'an

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

29

Berk Akalın

Turkish ice dancer

*January 20th, 1995, Bursa

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

32

Floris De Tier

Belgian cyclist

*January 20th, 1992, Gavere

27

Stanisław Aniołkowski

Polish cyclist

*January 20th, 1997, Warsaw

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

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

34

Germaine Mason

Jamaican-born Olympic high jumper

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

35

Nic Westaway

Australian actor

*January 20th, 1989, Margaret River

24

Mike Singer

German singer-songwriter and actor

*January 20th, 2000, Kehl

34

Chelsea Buckland

Canadian footballer

*January 20th, 1990, Surrey

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

25

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

25

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

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Born on January 20th, 1998
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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