On this day: January 20
Events
Battle of the Persian Gate on the MountainJanuary 20, 330 BC · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Cairo StationJanuary 20, 1958 · Film
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationJanuary 20, 1963 – August 11, 1966 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Meet the Beatles!January 20, 1964 · Music
- Release of Between the ButtonsJanuary 20, 1967 · Music
- Release of PyromaniaJanuary 20, 1983 · Music
Black JanuaryJanuary 20, 1990 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of HomeworkJanuary 20, 1997 · Music
- Release of VulnicuraJanuary 20, 2015 · Music
Release of Hitman 3January 20, 2021 · Gaming
Born on this day
Gordian IIIJanuary 20, AD 225 – February 11, AD 244 · World History
Elizabeth of BohemiaJanuary 20, 1292 – September 28, 1330 · Culture
Sebastian MünsterJanuary 20, 1488 – May 26, 1552 · Science
Ferdinando I, Duke of ParmaJanuary 20, 1751 – October 9, 1802 · Art
Mary-Anne Paulzzze LavoisierJanuary 20, 1758 – February 10, 1836 · Science
Ferdinand BauerJanuary 20, 1760 – March 17, 1826 · Exploration
André-Marie AmpèreJanuary 20, 1775 – June 10, 1836 · Culture
Sebastián IradierJanuary 20, 1809 – December 6, 1865 · Music
Edward RouthJanuary 20, 1831 – June 7, 1907 · Science
Ernest ChaussonJanuary 20, 1855 – June 10, 1899 · Music
Yvette GuilbertJanuary 20, 1865 – February 2, 1944 · Music
Euclides da CunhaJanuary 20, 1866 – August 15, 1909 · Science
Guillaume LekeuJanuary 20, 1870 – January 21, 1894 · Music
Julia MorganJanuary 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957 · Culture
Johannes V. JensenJanuary 20, 1873 – November 25, 1950 · Culture
Józef Kazimierz HofmannJanuary 20, 1876 – February 16, 1957 · Technology- Walter PistonJanuary 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976 · Music
- Louis BoyerJanuary 20, 1901 – 1999 · Science
Manfred von ArdenneJanuary 20, 1907 – May 26, 1997 · Science
Joy AdamsonJanuary 20, 1910 – January 1980 · Art
Federico FelliniJanuary 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993 · Film
Ray AnthonyJanuary 20, 1922 – present · Music- John HickJanuary 20, 1922 – February 9, 2012 · Culture
Yvonne LoriodJanuary 20, 1924 – May 18, 2010 · Music
Ernesto CardenalJanuary 20, 1925 – March 1, 2020 · Art
Patricia NealJanuary 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010 · Film
Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present · Space- Egon BondyJanuary 20, 1930 – April 9, 2007 · Culture
David LeeJanuary 20, 1931 – present · Science
Edward FeigenbaumJanuary 20, 1936 – present · Technology
José Luis GarciJanuary 20, 1944 – present · Film
Gianni AmelioJanuary 20, 1945 – present · Film
Eric StewartJanuary 20, 1945 – present · Music
David LynchJanuary 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025 · Art
Natan SharanskyJanuary 20, 1948 – present · Science
Jerry L. RossJanuary 20, 1948 – present · Space
Irina AllegrovaJanuary 20, 1952 – present · Music
Lorenzo LamasJanuary 20, 1958 – present · Film
Rainn WilsonJanuary 20, 1966 – present · Film
Chris MillerJanuary 20, 1968 – present · Film
Gary BarlowJanuary 20, 1971 – present · Music
QuestloveJanuary 20, 1971 – present · Film
Derrick GreenJanuary 20, 1971 – present · Music
Benjamin BiolayJanuary 20, 1973 – present · Music
Rob BourdonJanuary 20, 1979 – present · Music
Will YoungJanuary 20, 1979 – present · Music
Matthew TuckJanuary 20, 1980 – present · Music
Bonnie McKeeJanuary 20, 1984 – present · Film
Daniel ŽižkaJanuary 20, 2003 – present · Music