January 20

In, it is the between  and.

Events

 * - Emperor begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.  is martyred. Afterwards the  controversy over readmitting lapsed Christians disaffects many in North Africa.
 * - According to, freeholder slays  crusader  with an axe on the ice of the lake  in.
 * - In, the first  conducts its first meeting in the , now also known as the "Houses of Parliament".
 * - Duke becomes king of.
 * - resigns as King of.
 * - The present-day location of first explored.
 * - is forced to  as King of  and.
 * - The Mexican city of is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa.
 * - goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes"
 * - cedes, , and  to  in the.
 * - The signs a peace treaty with  and, officially ending hostilities in the.
 * - Third and main part of arrives at .  decides Botany Bay is unsuitable for location of a penal colony, and decides to move to.
 * - is appointed the.
 * - In the, defeats a vian and n alliance.
 * - discovers,.
 * 1840  -  becomes King of the.
 * - occupied by the.
 * - patents the.
 * - The allows the  to lease  as a naval base.
 * - At the  in, the first official  game is played.
 * - founded.
 * - was adopted, which made fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of.
 * - , the first full-length talking film filmed outdoors, is released.
 * - becomes.
 * - is inaugurated for a second term as . This is the first inauguration scheduled on January 20, following adoption of the . Previous inaugurations were scheduled on.
 * - : at the  in  decide the " to the ish problem".
 * - : The drops 2,300 tons of bombs on.
 * - drops out of the, agreeing an  with the.
 * - The is established with 40 charter member s.
 * - announced a plebiscite on whether  should become a Republic.
 * -, influential in college sports broadcasting.
 * - The first is discovered, in the.
 * - releases 52  twenty minutes after  is inaugurated as U.S. President.
 * -, day was celebrated as a for the first time.
 * 1986  - The  and  announce plans to construct the.
 * - envoy  is kidnapped.
 * - - bloody crackdown of  peaceful pro-independence demonstrations by  army in.
 * - 's government imposes nationwide, worsening the  between the country's  north and  south.
 * - The announces new government restrictions on  use aimed especially at s.
 * 2001  -    is ousted in the, succeeded by.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Italian writer and jurist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * 1716  -, French writer and numismatist (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, Austrian politician (d. )
 * -, German cellist and composer (d. )
 * -, 5th and last (d. )
 * -, French novelist (d. )
 * -, Scottish engineer (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French singer and actress (d. )
 * -, Danish  (d. )
 * -, Polish pianist (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * 1878  -, dancer (d. )
 * -, Governor of Delaware (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian born violinist (d. )
 * -, Swedish athlete (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American actor, comedian (d. )
 * 1896 -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Burmese politician (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Austrian actress (d. )
 * -, Austrian naturalist and writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Mexican bandleader (d. )
 * -, Italian film director (d. )
 * 1920  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Norwegian author and ski jumper (d. )
 * -, American trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter and actor
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Nicaraguan theologian and author and politician
 * -, Pakistani poet, essayist and columnist
 * 1926  -, Indian novelist (d. )
 * 1926  -, American actress
 * 1926  -, American pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, American jazz drummer
 * 1929  -, French mercenary
 * 1929  -, American actor
 * 1929  -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, astronaut
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British actor
 * -, American singer, dancer and actress
 * -, Austrian actor (d. )
 * 1938  -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American figure skater
 * 1940  -, Indian actor and politician
 * -, Quebec singer and television host
 * 1941  -, American singer  (d. )
 * -, Iranian musician
 * -, Spanish filmmaker
 * -, American writer
 * 1945  -, cricket commentator and correspondent
 * 1945  -, English musician and songwriter
 * -, American film director
 * -, French cyclist and
 * -, Russian-born physicist and politician
 * -, British actress
 * 1950  - . American poet
 * 1950  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1950  - ,
 * -, Hungarian conductor
 * 1951  -, British musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1955   -, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1956  -, American actor, comedian, and political analyst
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1960  -, American computer game designer
 * -, American bassist
 * 1965  -, the wife of
 * 1965  -, American singer
 * 1965  -, Romanian footballer
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American reporter and actress
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * -, American computer hacker
 * 1969  -, British Musician
 * -, UK comedian, songwriter, actor
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * 1970  -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1971  -, American drummer
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1975  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, Dutch speed skater
 * -, American actress and glamour model
 * 1978  -, German heptathlete
 * -, American musician
 * 1979  -, Japanese gravure idol of 20th Century
 * 1979  -, British singer
 * -, Welsh guitarist
 * - Oceanographer/Environmentalist, grandson of
 * -, English international footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1981  -, Canadian actress
 * -, Filipino TV host and actress
 * 1981  -, Canadian actress
 * -, Filipino TV host and actress

Deaths

 * -, patron saint of Finland
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English Bible translator
 * - (b. )
 * -, wife of and regent (b. )
 * -, English theologian (b. )
 * -, French confessor of (b. )
 * -, Italian / (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Danish poet (b. )
 * -, Founder of the (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, King of Hawaii (b. )
 * -, art critic (b. )
 * -, Belgian engineer (b. )
 * -, Estonian wrestler (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, U.S. army general (b. )
 * -, American psychologist (b. )
 * -, African-American baseball player (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American disk jockey (b. )
 * -, American actor, director, writer, and producer (b. )
 * -, Austrian physician (b. )
 * -, Danish singer (b. )
 * -, Brazilian footballer (b. )
 * -, American swimmer and actor (b. )
 * -, Pashtun Nationalist & non-violent freedom fighter (b. )
 * 1988  -, Greek choreographer and folklorist (b. )
 * -, Bangladeshi film director (b. )
 * -, Persian singer (b. )
 * 1990  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Anglo-Dutch actress (b. )
 * - Sir, Scottish football player and coach (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American caricaturist (b. )
 * 2003  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2003  -, Canadian snooker player (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 2005  -, American literary critic and theologian (b. )
 * 2005  -, Polish journalist, writer, and politician (b. )
 * 2005  -, British zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Presidential in the, held every four years since.
 * : First day of sun sign.
 * in the

Religious feasts

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