A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on January 20 throughout history.
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First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It meets in Westminster Hall.
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Nazi officials hold the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to coordinate the "Final Solution", the extermination of Europe's Jews
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for an unprecedented and never-to-be-repeated fourth term as US President
The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States was held on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the office. Joe Biden becomes the 47th Vice President.
Chinese startup DeepSeek launches the AI model R1, with capabilities similar to other AI models but at a fraction of the cost, prompting experts to call it a “Sputnik moment” [1]
Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC.
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla.
US President Jimmy Carter announces a US boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
King Richard II of England marries Anne of Bohemia and daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor at Westminster Abbey. Anne dies of plague in 1394.
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Actress Sharon Tate (24) weds actor and director Roman Polanski (34) in Chelsea, London
Miley Ray Cyrus ( MY-lee SY-rəs, born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Pope Fabian (Latin: Fabianus) was the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church from 10 January 236 until his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus.
Giovanni di Sabina is elected Pope Sylvester III
According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland
Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes King of Poland
Edward Balliol or Edward de Balliol (Scottish Gaelic: Èideard Balliol; c. 1283 – January 1364) was a claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) established by the Crown of Castile in the port of Seville to deal with American affairs
Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa
Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden
Convention of Goa signed between Portugal and England, ending their ongoing conflict in Asia and opening Portuguese ports, including China, to English trade [1]
Cornerstone of Amsterdam Town Hall is laid
Treaty of Andrussovo ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
First edition of Pieter ’t Hoen's Patriot magazine "De Post van den Neder-Rhijn" (The Post of the Nether Rhine) is published
Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers
Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Georgia
William Maclure (27 October 1763 – 23 March 1840) was an Americanized Scottish geologist, cartographer and philanthropist. He is known as the 'father of American geology'.
Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent.
Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends
Florida participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America. It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845.
"City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard
California Stock Exchange Board organized
The Battle of Isandlwana (alternative spelling: Isandhlwana) on 22 January 1879 was the second major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom – the Battle of...
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia.
US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators outclass Edmonton HC, 13-7 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series
The first group of Transvaal Indian women satyagrahis are released from Pietermaritzburg Prison in South Africa after three months imprisonment
Dutch Second Chamber passes school laws
British submarine HMS K5 (which was unusually equipped with steam turbines) sinks with 57 crew during exercises in the Bay of Biscay
Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France
The Soviet and Japan sign a convention resuming relations: Russia agrees to limit revolutionary activity of the Third Communist International, while Japan agrees to leave the Sakhalin
German rearmament was a policy and practice of rearmament carried out by Germany from 1918 to 1939 in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, which required German disarmament after World War I to...
First feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona"
Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
-45°F (-43°C), Boca, California (state record)
Charles Ives' 1st piano sonata "Concord" premieres
Béla Bartók's 6th String Quartet, premieres in NYC
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma as part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II.
Lead, South Dakota, temperature is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood records -16°F
RAF drops 2,300 ton of bombs on Berlin
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and...
Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
The second inauguration of Harry S. Truman as president of the United States was held on Thursday, January 20, 1949, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The 1950 NFL draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.
British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
The NBA's first superstar George Mikan scores a career high 61 points leading the Minneapolis Lakers to a 91-81 double-overtime victory over the Rochester Royals
1st US telecast transmitted to Canada from Buffalo, New York
-70°F (-57°C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)
Dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres
Morton Gould (December 10, 1913 – February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.
A group attempting the 1st surface crossing of Antarctic join up at the South Pole
Meet the Beatles! is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States.
Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history.
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, activist, and filmmaker. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York City in 1952 to join her family.
Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million
A car bomb explodes in Sackville Place, Dublin, Ireland, killing 1 person and injuring 17, no group claims responsibility
Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball
Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.
Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for the movie rights to "Annie"
Super Bowl XIV, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams, 31-19; MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB
Stansfield Turner (December 1, 1923 – January 18, 2018) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College (1972–1974), commander of the United States Second...
7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky
Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Darryl Sittler is traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Rich Costello, a 2nd round draft pick and future considerations
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist...
Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon by Islamic militia group
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993.
Pittsburgh center Mario Lemieux becomes just the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games; #50 in 44th game as the Penguins lose 7-3 to the Jets in Winnipeg
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No.
13th UCP Telethon
Score begins selling international soccer cards
Adm Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA
-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike
WPAT FM NYC radio station switches to English-Spanish format
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE mission of the Wide-field Infrared Survey...
The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
Photographs showing al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects shackled and masked are published by the United States military
Utah coach Jerry Sloan passes Larry Brown for 4th on the NBA's all-time win list (1,010) after the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls, 95-85 at the United Center
Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft...
Credit cards of at least 20 million South Koreans are hacked
Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27
Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID in the US, from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state
Daniel Allen Campbell is an American professional football coach and former tight end who is the head coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
19-year-old aviator Zara Rutherford becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the world landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, Belgium [1]
Large weekend protests begin across Germany against far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), after group's 'master plan' for mass deportation of migrants revealed [1]
Fourth shark attack in New South Wales, Australia, in less than 48 hours; three adults and one child are injured
Richard Henry Lee, American statesman and founding father, known for american statesman and founding father, was born on 1732-01-20.
Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut, known for second person to walk on the moon, was born on 1930-01-20.
Edward Feigenbaum is born
David Baszucki, American entrepreneur, known for american entrepreneur, was born on 1963-01-20. David Brent Baszucki is a Canadian-born American entrepreneur, engineer, and software developer.
Nikki Haley, American politician and diplomat, known for american politician and diplomat, was born on 1972-01-20.
Federico Fellini, Italian filmmaker, known for italian filmmaker, was born on 1920-01-20. Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Bill Maher, American comedian and television host, known for american comedian and television host, was born on 1956-01-20.
Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1958-01-20. Lorenzo Fernando Lamas is an American actor and producer.
Will Wright is born
Evan Peters, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1987-01-20. Evan Thomas Peters is an American actor.
Lead Belly, American musician, known for american folk and blues musician, was born on 1888-01-20.
Walter Piston musician, known for american composer, was born on 1894-01-20. Walter Hamor Piston, Jr.
George Burns, American musician, known for american entertainer, was born on 1896-01-20.
William Eckert is born
Nick Foles, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1989-01-20.
Patricia Neal, American stage and film actress, known for american stage and film actress, was born on 1926-01-20. Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen.
George V dies
Josh Gibson, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1947-01-20.
Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer, water-polo player, and actor, known for american swimmer, water-polo player, and actor, died on 1984-01-20.
Audrey Hepburn, British actress, known for british actress, died on 1993-01-20. Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress.
Meat Loaf, American singer and actor, known for american singer and actor, died on 2022-01-20. Michael Lee Aday, better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor.
Pope Fabian (Latin: Fabianus) was the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church from 10 January 236 until his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus.
Giovanni di Sabina is elected Pope Sylvester III
According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It meets in Westminster Hall.
Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes King of Poland
Edward Balliol or Edward de Balliol (Scottish Gaelic: Èideard Balliol; c. 1283 – January 1364) was a claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
King Richard II of England marries Anne of Bohemia and daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor at Westminster Abbey. Anne dies of plague in 1394.
Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) established by the Crown of Castile in the port of Seville to deal with American affairs
Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa
Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden
Convention of Goa signed between Portugal and England, ending their ongoing conflict in Asia and opening Portuguese ports, including China, to English trade [1]
Cornerstone of Amsterdam Town Hall is laid
Treaty of Andrussovo ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
Richard Henry Lee, American statesman and founding father, known for american statesman and founding father, was born on 1732-01-20.
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
First edition of Pieter ’t Hoen's Patriot magazine "De Post van den Neder-Rhijn" (The Post of the Nether Rhine) is published
Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers
Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Georgia
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
William Maclure (27 October 1763 – 23 March 1840) was an Americanized Scottish geologist, cartographer and philanthropist. He is known as the 'father of American geology'.
Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent.
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends
Florida participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America. It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845.
"City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard
California Stock Exchange Board organized
The Battle of Isandlwana (alternative spelling: Isandhlwana) on 22 January 1879 was the second major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom – the Battle of...
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia.
US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
Lead Belly, American musician, known for american folk and blues musician, was born on 1888-01-20.
Walter Piston musician, known for american composer, was born on 1894-01-20. Walter Hamor Piston, Jr.
George Burns, American musician, known for american entertainer, was born on 1896-01-20.
William Eckert is born
Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators outclass Edmonton HC, 13-7 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series
The first group of Transvaal Indian women satyagrahis are released from Pietermaritzburg Prison in South Africa after three months imprisonment
Dutch Second Chamber passes school laws
Federico Fellini, Italian filmmaker, known for italian filmmaker, was born on 1920-01-20. Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
British submarine HMS K5 (which was unusually equipped with steam turbines) sinks with 57 crew during exercises in the Bay of Biscay
Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France
The Soviet and Japan sign a convention resuming relations: Russia agrees to limit revolutionary activity of the Third Communist International, while Japan agrees to leave the Sakhalin
German rearmament was a policy and practice of rearmament carried out by Germany from 1918 to 1939 in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, which required German disarmament after World War I to...
Patricia Neal, American stage and film actress, known for american stage and film actress, was born on 1926-01-20. Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen.
First feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona"
Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut, known for second person to walk on the moon, was born on 1930-01-20.
Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
Edward Feigenbaum is born
George V dies
-45°F (-43°C), Boca, California (state record)
Charles Ives' 1st piano sonata "Concord" premieres
Béla Bartók's 6th String Quartet, premieres in NYC
Nazi officials hold the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to coordinate the "Final Solution", the extermination of Europe's Jews
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma as part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II.
Lead, South Dakota, temperature is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood records -16°F
RAF drops 2,300 ton of bombs on Berlin
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for an unprecedented and never-to-be-repeated fourth term as US President
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and...
Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
Josh Gibson, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1947-01-20.
The second inauguration of Harry S. Truman as president of the United States was held on Thursday, January 20, 1949, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The 1950 NFL draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.
British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
The NBA's first superstar George Mikan scores a career high 61 points leading the Minneapolis Lakers to a 91-81 double-overtime victory over the Rochester Royals
1st US telecast transmitted to Canada from Buffalo, New York
-70°F (-57°C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)
Dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres
Bill Maher, American comedian and television host, known for american comedian and television host, was born on 1956-01-20.
Morton Gould (December 10, 1913 – February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.
A group attempting the 1st surface crossing of Antarctic join up at the South Pole
Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1958-01-20. Lorenzo Fernando Lamas is an American actor and producer.
Will Wright is born
David Baszucki, American entrepreneur, known for american entrepreneur, was born on 1963-01-20. David Brent Baszucki is a Canadian-born American entrepreneur, engineer, and software developer.
Meet the Beatles! is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States.
Actress Sharon Tate (24) weds actor and director Roman Polanski (34) in Chelsea, London
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla.
Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history.
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, activist, and filmmaker. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York City in 1952 to join her family.
Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million
Nikki Haley, American politician and diplomat, known for american politician and diplomat, was born on 1972-01-20.
A car bomb explodes in Sackville Place, Dublin, Ireland, killing 1 person and injuring 17, no group claims responsibility
Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball
Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.
Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for the movie rights to "Annie"
US President Jimmy Carter announces a US boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Super Bowl XIV, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams, 31-19; MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB
The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States was held on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Stansfield Turner (December 1, 1923 – January 18, 2018) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College (1972–1974), commander of the United States Second...
7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky
Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Darryl Sittler is traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Rich Costello, a 2nd round draft pick and future considerations
Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer, water-polo player, and actor, known for american swimmer, water-polo player, and actor, died on 1984-01-20.
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist...
Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon by Islamic militia group
Evan Peters, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1987-01-20. Evan Thomas Peters is an American actor.
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993.
Pittsburgh center Mario Lemieux becomes just the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games; #50 in 44th game as the Penguins lose 7-3 to the Jets in Winnipeg
Nick Foles, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1989-01-20.
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No.
13th UCP Telethon
Score begins selling international soccer cards
Adm Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA
Audrey Hepburn, British actress, known for british actress, died on 1993-01-20. Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress.
-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike
WPAT FM NYC radio station switches to English-Spanish format
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE mission of the Wide-field Infrared Survey...
The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
Photographs showing al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects shackled and masked are published by the United States military
Utah coach Jerry Sloan passes Larry Brown for 4th on the NBA's all-time win list (1,010) after the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls, 95-85 at the United Center
Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC.
Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the office. Joe Biden becomes the 47th Vice President.
Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft...
Credit cards of at least 20 million South Koreans are hacked
Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27
Miley Ray Cyrus ( MY-lee SY-rəs, born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID in the US, from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state
Daniel Allen Campbell is an American professional football coach and former tight end who is the head coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
19-year-old aviator Zara Rutherford becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the world landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, Belgium [1]
Meat Loaf, American singer and actor, known for american singer and actor, died on 2022-01-20. Michael Lee Aday, better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor.
Large weekend protests begin across Germany against far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), after group's 'master plan' for mass deportation of migrants revealed [1]
Chinese startup DeepSeek launches the AI model R1, with capabilities similar to other AI models but at a fraction of the cost, prompting experts to call it a “Sputnik moment” [1]
Fourth shark attack in New South Wales, Australia, in less than 48 hours; three adults and one child are injured