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January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 345 days remaining until the end of the year (346 in leap years). December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... January 2008 was the first month of the current year. ... February 2008 is the second month of the leap year and has yet to occur. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 2008 was the first month of the current year. ... January 2007 is the first month of that year. ... January 2006 : â† - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... January 20, 2004 2004 Canadian Federal Election: Belinda Stronach officially announces her run for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... January 20, 2003 Finsbury Park mosque in Finsbury Park, London, England, often associated with Islamic extremism, was raided by British police in an investigation related to the hunt for the poison ricin. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a month starting on Monday with 31 days. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: January 1- Millennium celebrations take place throughout the world. ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ...

In astrology, it is the cusp day between Capricorn and Aquarius. Hand-coloured version of the anonymous Flammarion woodcut (1888). ... In astrology, a cusp or cusp line is the imaginary line that separates a sign in the zodiac or a house in the horoscope. ... A Capricorn from a 15th century book Capricorn is the tenth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Capricornus. ... Spirit of Aquarius Aquarius is the eleventh astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation Aquarius. ...

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2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
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Events

250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian was martyred. Afterwards the Donatist controversy over readmitting lapsed Christians disaffects many in North Africa.
1156 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.
1265 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now also known as the "Houses of Parliament".
1320 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.
1356 - Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland.
1502 - The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored.
1523 - Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
1576 - The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa.
1649 - Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes".
1667 - The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and left-bank Ukraine to Imperial Russia in the treaty of Andrusovo.
1783 - The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the Revolutionary War.
1788 - The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides Botany Bay is unsuitable for location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson.
1801 - John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.
1839 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance.
1840 - Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica.
1840 - Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.
1841 - Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
1885 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster.
1887 - The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
1892 - At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played.
1920 - The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.
1921 - The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
1929 - In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking film filmed outdoors, is released.
1936 - Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.
1937 - Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first inauguration scheduled on January 20, following adoption of the 20th Amendment. Previous inaugurations were scheduled on March 4.
1942 - World War II: Nazis at the Wannsee conference in Berlin agree on the "final solution to the Jewish problem".
1944 - World War II: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin.
1945 - Hungary ends its involvement in the Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with the Allies.
1954 - The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
1960 - Hendrik Verwoerd announces a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic.
1968 - The Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win the Game of the Century.
1969 - The first pulsar is discovered, in the Crab Nebula.
1981 - Iran releases 52 American hostages twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President.
1986 - Martin Luther King, Jr., day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
1987 - Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon.
1990 - Black January - crackdown of Azerbaijani pro-independence demonstrations by Soviet army in Baku.
1991 - Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
1992 - Air Inter Flight 148 crashes near Strasbourg, France, killing 82 passengers and 5 crew.
1999 - The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
2001 - Philippine president Joseph Estrada is ousted in the EDSA II Revolution and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Events Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra. ... Bust of Traianus Decius. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Saint Fabian (died 250; feast day: January 20), pope and martyr, was chosen pope, or bishop of Rome, in January 236 in succession to Pope Anterus. ... The Donatists (founded by the Berber Christian Donatus Magnus) were followers of a belief considered a heresy by the broader Catholic community. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Events Prince Yuriy Dolgorukiy fortifies Moscow, regarded as the date of the founding of the city Establishment of the Carmelite Order Hogen Rebellion in Japan January 20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake KÃ¶yliÃ¶njÃ¤rvi... For other uses, see Legend (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Bishop Henry and Lalli as depicted in Missale Aboense. ... KÃ¶yliÃ¶njÃ¤rvi (Lake KÃ¶yliÃ¶) is a lake in KÃ¶yliÃ¶, Finland. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... This article is about the legislative institution. ... â€œHouses of Parliamentâ€ redirects here. ... Events January 20 - Dante - Quaestio de Aqua et Terra January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ... Categories: Poland-related stubs | Polish monarchs | Dukes of Pomerania | Dukes of Greater Poland | Dukes of Poznan | Dukes of Gniezno | Dukes of Kalisz ... Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England April 16 â€” the King of the Serbian Kingdom of RaÅ¡ka Stefan DuÅ¡an is proclaimed Tsar (Emperor) of all Serbs, Arbanasses and Greeks in Skopje by the Serbian Orthodox Christian Patriarch of a... Edward Balliol (c. ... Look up abdication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the country. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Christian II (July 2, 1481 â€“ January 25, 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 â€“ 1523) and Sweden (1520 â€“ 1521), under the Kalmar Union. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Calle 5 de Mayo. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 â€“ 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from March 27, 1625 until his execution. ... High Crimes is a 2002 thriller/drama movie, directed by Carl Franklin, based on a novel by Joseph Finder. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: , Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587 ft) Population (2006) - City 4,450,968 - Density 3,299/kmÂ² (8,544. ... A view of Smolensk in 1912. ... Left-bank Ukraine (Ukrainian: Лівобережна Україна Russian: Левобережная Украина, Polish: Lewobrzeżna Ukraina ): historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left bank of the Dnipro River, comprising the modern-day regions of Chernihiv, Poltava and Sumy and the eastern part of the Kyiv and Cherkasy regions, in Russian histories... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Treaty of Andrusovo, 1667 (Polish Rozejm w Andruszowie, Russian Андрусовское перемирие, Ukrainian Андрусівське перемиря), a truce for 13,5 years between Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which were at war since 1654 over the territories of modern day Ukraine and Belarus. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For an explanation of terms such as Scotland, Wales, England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom, see British Isles (terminology). ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13, 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 â€“ 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ... For other uses, see Port Jackson (disambiguation). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... For other persons named John Marshall, see John Marshall (disambiguation). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont dUrville ( May 23, 1790 – May 8, 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. ... AdÃ©lie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66Â°12S, 136Â°11E and Point Alden at 66Â°48S, 142Â°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward... William II (William Frederick George Louis) (December 6, 1792 â€“ March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from October 7, 1840 until his death. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: é¦™æ¸¯å³¶; Simplified Chinese: é¦™æ¸¯å²›; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... LaMarcus Adna Thompson (March 8, 1848 - May 8, 1919) is best known for his early work developing rollercoasters, and is sometimes called the His Switchback Railway opened at Coney Island in 1884 and was the first rollercoaster built in the United States. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Year 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... USN redirects here. ... This article is about the harbor in Hawaii. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Not to be confused with YWCA. This article is about the association. ... Nickname: Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government - Type Mayor-council city - Mayor Domenic J Sarno (D) Area - City 33. ... This article is about the sport. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the ACLU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization which focuses on litigation and communication efforts, and the American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)(4) organization which focuses on legislative lobbying. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The first Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Ankara, 1920 Turkish Constitution of 1921 (Ottoman Turkish: TeÅŸkilÃ¢t-Ä± Esasiye Kanunu; Turkish: 1921 TÃ¼rk AnayasasÄ±) was the first Constitution to be ratified by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish: TÃ¼rkiye BÃ¼yÃ¼k Millet Meclisi (TBMM)). It was... Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region or group of people, such as a nation or a tribe. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Old Arizona is a 1929 Western film, directed by Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 â€“ 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910â€“36), on 20... This article is about the monarchy of the United Kingdom, one of sixteen that share a common monarch; for information about this constitutional relationship, see Commonwealth realm; for information on the reigning monarch, see Elizabeth II. For information about other Commonwealth realm monarchies, as well as other relevant articles, see... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), often referred to as FDR, was the 32nd (1933–1945) President of the United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Page 1 of Amendment XX in the National Archives Page 2 of the amendment Amendment XX (the Twentieth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, also called The Lame Duck Amendment, or the Norris Amendment, establishes some details of presidential succession and of the beginning and ending of the terms of... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Not to be confused with Nasi. ... The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... This article is about the term with respect to the Jewish Question in World War II. For other uses, see Final Solution (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... RAF redirects here. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... A white flag is traditionally used to represent a truce. ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... The National Negro Network was a black-oriented radio programming service founded in January 1954. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (8 September 1901 - 6 September 1966) was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966, when he was assassinated. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Missing image University of Houston logo University of Houston The University of Houston, often called U of H or UH, is a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas. ... The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). ... The Game of the Century in college basketball was an NCAA historical game between the University of Houston Cougars and the UCLA Bruins played on January 20, 1968 at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article is about the type of neutron star. ... The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M 1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Iranian militants escort a blindfolded U.S. hostage to the media. ... Reagan redirects here. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Martin Luther King redirects here. ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[3] in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communions thirty-eight independent national churches. ... Terry Waite at April 1993 Allentown College speech Terry Waite CBE (born May 31, 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author. ... This article is about the year. ... Soviet government troops arrest several Azeris in a clash with Popular Front protesters in Baku in January 1990. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Location in Azerbaijan Coordinates: , Country Government - Mayor Hajibala Abutalybov Area - Total 260 kmÂ² (100. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sharia (Arabic: transliteration: ) is the body of Islamic religious law. ... 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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

Births

225 - Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)
1292 - Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)
1358 - Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)
1435 - Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)
1554 - King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)
1586 - Johann Schein, German composer (d. 1630)
1664 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)
1716 - King Charles III of Spain (d. 1788)
1716 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795)
1775 - André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836)
1781 - Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848)
1783 - Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860)
1798 - Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. 1858)
1804 - Eugène Sue, French novelist (d. 1857)
1812 - Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)
1834 - George D. Robinson, 34^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
1837 - David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)
1855 - Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. 1899)
1867 - Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944)
1873 - Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish Nobel laureate (d. 1950)
1876 - Józef Hofmann, Polish pianist (d. 1967)
1878 - Finlay Currie, British actor (d. 1968)
1878 - Ruth St. Denis, dancer (d. 1968)
1880 - Walter W. Bacon, Governor of Delaware (d. 1962)
1889 - Allan H. Loughead, American aviation pioneer (Lockheed Corporation; d. 1969)
1891 - Mischa Elman, Ukrainian born violinist (d. 1967)
1893 - Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (d. 1946)
1894 - Walter Piston, American composer (d. 1976)
1896 - George Burns, American actor, comedian (d. 1996)
1896 - Isabel Withers, American actress (d. 1968)
1898 - U Razak, Burmese politician (d. 1947)
1899 - Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese development of television (d. 1990)
1900 - Colin Clive, British actor (d. 1937)
1902 - Leon Ames, American actor (d. 1993)
1907 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. 2000)
1910 - Joy Adamson, Austrian naturalist and writer (d. 1980)
1915 - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 2006)
1919 - Juan García Esquivel, Mexican bandleader (d. 2002)
1920 - Federico Fellini, Italian film director (d. 1993)
1920 - DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999)
1920 - Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper (d. 2006)
1921 - Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer (d. 2006)
1922 - Ray Anthony, American trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter and actor
1923 - Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer
1924 - Slim Whitman, American singer
1925 - Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan theologian and author and politician
1926 - Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, essayist and columnist
1926 - Qurratulain Hyder, Pakistani novelist (d. 2007)
1926 - Patricia Neal, American actress
1926 - David Tudor, American pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1929 - Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer
1929 - Bob Denard, French mercenary
1929 - Arte Johnson, American actor
1929 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, American race car driver (d. 1964)
1930 - Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., astronaut
1931 - David Lee, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
1932 - Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player
1933 - Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (d. 2001)
1934 - Tom Baker, British actor
1935 - Joan Weston, Roller Derby Queen (d. 1997)
1937 - Dorothy Provine, American singer, dancer and actress
1938 - William Berger, Austrian actor (d. 1993)
1938 - Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2007)
1939 - Paul Coverdell, American politician (d. 2000)
1940 - Carol Heiss, American figure skater
1940 - Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
1941 - Pierre Lalonde, Quebec singer and television host
1943 - Farhad Mehrad, Iranian musician
1944 - José Luis Garci, Spanish filmmaker
1945 - Robert Olen Butler, American writer
1945 - Christopher Martin-Jenkins, cricket commentator and correspondent
1945 - Eric Stewart, English musician and songwriter (10cc)
1946 - David Lynch, American film director
1947 - Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and directeur sportif
1948 - Natan Sharansky, Russian-born physicist and politician
1948 - Nancy Kress, American writer
1949 - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden
1950 - Liza Goddard, British actress
1950 - Edward Hirsch. American poet
1950 - Chuck Lefley, Canadian ice hockey player
1950 - Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
1951 - Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor
1951 - Ian Hill, British musician (Judas Priest)
1952 - Paul Stanley, American musician (Kiss)
1955 - Wyatt Knight, American actor
1955 - Joe Doherty, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
1955 - Hiromi Ōta, Japanese singer
1956 - Maria Larsson, Swedish politician
1956 - Bill Maher, American actor, comedian, and political analyst
1958 - Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
1960 - Scott Thunes, American musician (Frank Zappa)
1960 - Will Wright, American computer game designer
1963 - James Denton, American actor
1964 - Kazushige Nojima, Japanese game scenario writer
1965 - Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer
1965 - Greg Kriesel, American bassist (The Offspring)
1965 - Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
1965 - John Michael Montgomery, American singer
1965 - Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer
1966 - Stacey Dash, American actress
1966 - Tracii Guns, American guitarist
1968 - Melissa Rivers, American reporter and actress
1968 - Rainn Wilson, American actor
1969 - Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker
1969 - Nicky Wire, British Musician (Manic Street Preachers)
1970 - Mitch Benn, UK comedian, songwriter, actor
1970 - Kerri Kenney-Silver, American actress
1970 - Skeet Ulrich, American actor
1971 - Derrick Green, American singer (Sepultura)
1971 - Gary Barlow, English singer, pianist, songwriter, band member of Take That and producer.
1971 - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, American drummer (The Roots)
1971 - Brian Giles, American baseball player
1973 - Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
1975 - David Eckstein, American baseball player
1975 - Norberto Fontana, Argentine racing driver
1976 - Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
1977 - Melody, a Belgian singer
1978 - Joy Giovanni, American actress and glamour model
1978 - Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
1978 - Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
1979 - Rob Bourdon, American musician (Linkin Park)
1979 - Asaka Kubo, Japanese gravure idol of 20th Century
1979 - Will Young, British singer
1980 - Philippe Cousteau Jr., Oceanographer/Environmentalist, grandson of Jacques Cousteau
1980 - Brigitte Olivier, Belgian judoka
1980 - Matthew Tuck, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine)
1981 - Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
1981 - Christine Bleakley, BBC Television Host
1981 - Owen Hargreaves, English international footballer
1981 - Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress
1983 - Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player
1983 - Paula Taylor, English-Thai actress, model and presenter
1984 - Olivia Hallinan, English Actress
1984 - Toni Gonzaga, Filipina Actress and Singer

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Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Anson Jones (January 20, 1798 â€“ January 9, 1858) was a doctor, businessman, congressman, and the last president of the Republic of Texas, sometimes called the Architect of Annexation. ... Categories: Texas history | Texas politicians | People from Texas ... Year 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Marie EugÃ¨ne Sue (January 20, 1804â€“August 3, 1857), French novelist, was born in Paris. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 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Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... David Josiah Brewer (January 20, 1837-March 28, 1910), was an American jurist. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ernest Chausson (January 20, 1855 â€“ June 10, 1899) was a late-blooming French romantic composer who died in an accident just as his career was beginning to flourish. ... 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RenÃ©-FranÃ§ois-Armand Prudhomme (1839â€“1907), a French poet and essayist, was the first person to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901, in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) // January 31 - United States orders all Indigenous peoples in the United States to move onto reservations February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. ... JÃ³zef Kazimierz Hofmann (January 20, 1876 - February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist and composer. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Finlay Jefferson Currie (20 January 1878 â€“ 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor on stage, screen and television. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruth St. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Walter Wolfkiel Bacon (1879â€“1962) was an American accountant and politician from Wilmington, Delaware in New Castle County. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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