Tukuk-OS📅 January 20
13 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 20? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2018 — A group of Taliban gunmen attacked and took hostages at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.
Taliban2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attackHotel Inter-Continental Kabul
- 2009 — During a national financial crisis, thousands of people protested (pictured) at the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavík.
2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis2009 Icelandic financial crisis protestsAlthing
- 2009 — In Washington, D.C., Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the United States.
- 1990 — The Soviet Red Army violently cracked down on Azeri pro-independence demonstrations in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.
- 1969 — Bengali student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman was shot and killed by East Pakistani police, an event that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- 1968 — The Houston Cougars upset the UCLA Bruins in what became known as the "Game of the Century" (pictured), ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak and establishing college basketball as a sports commodity on American television.
Houston Cougars men's basketballUCLA Bruins men's basketballGame of the Century (college basketball)
- 1945 — World War II: In an operation that took nearly two months to complete, Germany began the evacuation of at least 1.8 million people from East Prussia in anticipation of the advancing Soviet Red Army.
- 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".
- 1843 — Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, became the de facto first prime minister of the Empire of Brazil.
Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of ParanáPrime Minister of BrazilEmpire of Brazil
- 1726 — J. S. Bach led the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen on the second Sunday after the Epiphany.
Johann Sebastian BachMeine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13Epiphany (holiday)
- 1356 — Edward Balliol, whose father John was briefly King of Scotland, gave up his claim to the throne in exchange for an English pension.
- 1265 — Simon de Montfort summoned local representatives to the Palace of Westminster to attend a parliament, now considered to be the forerunner of the House of Commons of England.
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterPalace of WestminsterSimon de Montfort's Parliament
- 1156 — According to legend, Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö.
Births
- 2003 — J. J. McCarthy, American football player
- 2003 — Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player
- 2002 — Arnaud Kalimuendo, French footballer
- 2000 — Tyler Herro, American basketball player
- 1995 — Joey Badass, American rapper and actor
- 1995 — Calum Chambers, English footballer
- 1995 — José María Giménez, Uruguayan footballer
- 1995 — Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer
- 1995 — Kim So-hee, South Korean singer
- 1994 — Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer
- 1994 — Hampus Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1994 — Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Lynn Ban, Singaporean jewelry designer (born 1972)
- 2025 — Cecile Richards, American activist and former Planned Parenthood president (born 1957)
- 2024 — Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1926)
- 2022 — Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (born 1947)
- 2021 — Sibusiso Moyo, Zimbabwean politician, army general (born 1960)
- 2021 — Mira Furlan, Croatian actress and singer (born 1955)
- 2020 — Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (born 1947)
- 2020 — Tom Fisher Railsback, American politician, member of the Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives (born 1932)
Tom RailsbackIllinois House of RepresentativesUnited States House of Representatives
- 2018 — Paul Bocuse, French chef (born 1926)
- 2018 — Naomi Parker Fraley, American naval machiner, considered the model for the "We Can Do It!" posters of World War II (born 1921)
- 2016 — Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (born 1927)
- 2016 — Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (born 1920)
Observances & holidays
- Armed Forces Day (Mali)
- Army Day (Laos)
- Christian feast day: Abadios
- Christian feast day: Blessed Basil Moreau
- Christian feast day: Eustochia Smeralda Calafato
- Christian feast day: Euthymius the Great
- Christian feast day: Fabian
- Christian feast day: Manchán of Lemanaghan
- Christian feast day: Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando
- Christian feast day: Richard Rolle (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Sebastian
- Christian feast day: Stephen Min Kuk-ka (one of The Korean Martyrs)
- Christian feast day: January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Heroes' Day (Cape Verde)
- Martyrs' Day (Azerbaijan)
- Presidential inaugurations (United States)
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