What are the important events that happened on January 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 20: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 20 is the 20^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 345 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 7, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,737,331,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘icosagon’ day.

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 9 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,413 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

January 20: This Day In History

In the ancient astronomy, it was the cusp day between Capricorn and Aquarius. In some years it is Aquarius, but others Capricorn. It depends on the year.

January 20 Historical Events

• 1265 –
  In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting held by Simon de Montfort in the Palace of Westminster, now also known colloquially as the “Houses of Parliament”.
• 1356 –
  Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland.
• 1523 –
  Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
• 1945 –
  World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
• 1949 –
  Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
• 1959 –
  The first flight of the Vickers Vanguard.
• 1972 –
  Pakistan launched its Nuclear detterent program few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
• 1986 –
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
• 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 a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Who were born on January 20?

• 1878 –
  Finlay Currie, British actor (d. 1968)
• 1889 –
  Allan Haines Loughead, American aviation executive (d. 1969)
• 1928 –
  Rudy Boesch, Contestant on Survivor: Borneo (3rd Place) and Survivor: All-Stars (17th Place)
• 1935 –
  Joan Weston, Roller Derby Queen (d. 1997)
• 1939 –
  Paul Coverdell, American politician (d. 2000)
• 1942 –
  Linda Moulton Howe, American investigative journalist and documentary producer-writer-director-editor
• 1948 –
  Nancy Kress, American writer
• 1955 –
  Hiromi Ōta, Japanese singer
• 1966 –
  Tracii Guns, American guitarist
• 1979 –
  Will Young, British singer

Who died on January 20?

• 1156 –
  Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland
• 1568 –
  Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator
• 1819 –
  King Charles IV of Spain (b. 1748)
• 1850 –
  Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)
• 1971 –
  Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (b. 1903)
• 1988 –
  Dora Stratou, Greek choreographer and folklorist (b. 1903)
• 1990 –
  Hayedeh, Persian singer (b. 1942)
• 1994 –
  Sir Matt Busby, Scottish football player and coach (b. 1909)
• 1996 –
  Gerry Mulligan, American musician (b. 1927)
• 2005 –
  Miriam Louisa Rothschild, British zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)