What Happened on January 20?
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EVENTS ON JANUARY 20
Pangkor Treaty of 1874
Year:
1874
The Treaty of Pangkor is signed between the British and Sultan Abdullah of Perak, paving the way for further British colonization of Malaya.
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Hong Kong Island
Year:
1841
Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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Battle of Yungay
Year:
1839
In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
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First Fleet
Year:
1788
The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, beginning the British colonization of Australia. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
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Constantinople Conference
Year:
1877
The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
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United States Senate
Year:
1887
The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Year:
1937
Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
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HMS K5
Year:
1921
The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
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Turkish Constitution of 1921
Year:
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.
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General Motors
Year:
1909
Newly formed automaker General Motors (GM) buys into the Oakland Motor Car Company, which later becomes GM's long-running Pontiac division.
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BIRTHS ON JANUARY 20
Ernesto Cardenal
Year of birth:
1925
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (died 2020)
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David Tudor
Year of birth:
1926
David Tudor, American pianist and composer (died 1996)
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Yvonne Loriod
Year of birth:
1924
Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (died 2010)
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Slim Whitman
Year of birth:
1923
Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (died 2013)
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Ray Anthony
Year of birth:
1922
Ray Anthony, American trumpeter and bandleader
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Patricia Neal
Year of birth:
1926
Patricia Neal, American actress (died 2010)
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Qurratulain Hyder
Year of birth:
1927
Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (died 2007)
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David Lee (physicist)
Year of birth:
1931
David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Buzz Aldrin
Year of birth:
1930
Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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Arte Johnson
Year of birth:
1929
Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian (died 2019)
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DEATHS ON JANUARY 20
John Ruskin
Year of death:
1900
John Ruskin, English painter and critic (born 1819)
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Kalākaua
Year of death:
1891
Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (born 1836)
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Zénobe Gramme
Year of death:
1901
Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (born 1826)
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Agnes Mary Clerke
Year of death:
1907
Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (born 1842)
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John Ordronaux (doctor)
Year of death:
1908
John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (born 1830)
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Jean-François Millet
Year of death:
1875
Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (born 1814)
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Basil Moreau
Year of death:
1873
Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (born 1799)
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Christian VIII
Year of death:
1848
Christian VIII, Danish king (born 1786)
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Adam Oehlenschläger
Year of death:
1850
Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (born 1779)
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Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
Year of death:
1852
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (born 1794)
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HOLIDAYS ON JANUARY 20
Richard Rolle
Christian feast day: Richard Rolle (Church of England)
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Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando
Christian feast day: Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando
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Saint Sebastian
Christian feast day: Sebastian
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Public holidays in Azerbaijan
Martyrs' Day (Azerbaijan)
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January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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United States presidential inauguration
Presidential inaugurations (United States)
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Pope Fabian
Christian feast day: Fabian
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Synaxaire Arabe-Jacobite
Christian feast day: Abadios
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Armed Forces Day
Army Day (Laos)
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Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Basil Moreau
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