Es passierte an einem 20 January

1841 : The British occupied Hong Kong


On 20 January 1841, the British occupied Hong Kong, after several Chinese defeats during the first Opium War.

1929 : In Old Arizona


On January 20, 1929, the first all-talking movie filmed outdoors, In Old Arizona, is released .

1937 : Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated for his second-term


On January 20, 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt takes office as U.S. President for the second time. This is the first time that the inauguration takes place on January 20th, under the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

1941 : Franklin Roosevelt's third inauguration


Franklin Roosevelt is the only U.S. president elected more than 2 times. Although he had promised during the campaign that he would do everything possible to keep the U.S. out of war, his 3rd term was completely dominated by the Second World War.

1945 : 4th inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt


On January 20, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated for the 4th time. Despite his health, the Democratic Party had asked him to represent himself because of the war. Knowing that there were strong reasons why he would not end his term, Roosevelt chose Sen. Harry S. Truman as vice president to replace him eventually.

1992 : Crash in Mont Saint-Odile


On January 20, 1992, Air Inter flight 148 , from Lyon to Strasbourg crashed at Mont Saint-Odile in the Vosges mountains, killing all 82 passengers and five crew members.

2009 : Barack Obama inaugurated


Barack Obama is inaugurated as 44th President of the United States. He is the first African-American to hold this position. He was state senator in Illinois from 1997 to 2004 and U.S. senator between 2005 and 2008.

Zitat des Tages : 20 January

Barack Obama
The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

Geburtstage : 20 January

André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (1775)
Eugène Sue, Writer (1804)
Ernest Chausson, French composer (1855)
George Burns, Actor (1896)
Isabel Withers, Actress (1896)
Colin Clive, British actor (1900)
Joy Adamson, Naturalist (1910)
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (1915)
Federico Fellini, Director (1920)
Patricia Neal, Actress (1926)
David Tudor, Pianist (1926)
Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut (1930)
David Lee, Physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1931)
Pierre Lalonde, Canadian singer (1941)
Cyrille Guimard, Sports director in cycling (1947)
Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1949)
Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger (1950)
Paul Stanley, Musician (Kiss) (1952)
Lorenzo Lamas, Actor (1958)
Apa Sherpa, Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer (1960)
James Denton, American actor (1963)
Patrick K. Kroupa, Computer hacker (1967)
Derrick Green, Singer (Sepultura) (1971)
Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater (1976)
Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer (1983)

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David Garrick, English actor (1779)
Jean-François Millet, French painter (1875)
George V, King of the United Kingdom (1936)
Johnny Weissmuller, Swimmer and actor (1984)
Barbara Stanwyck, Actress (1990)
Audrey Hepburn, Actress (1993)
Per Borten, Prime Minister of Norway (2005)

Tipp des Tages : 20 January

Broken pencil


To avoid breaking up your makeup pencil when you sharpen it, put it in the freezer for a moment before.

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