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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.

Cita del día : 20 Enero

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.

Cumpleaños : 20 Enero

André-Marie Ampère, Físico francés (1775)
Eugène Sue, Escritor (1804)
Ernest Chausson, Compositor francés (1855)
George Burns, Actor (1896)
Isabel Withers, Actriz (1896)
Colin Clive, Actor británico (1900)
Joy Adamson, Naturalista (1910)
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Presidente de Pakistán (1915)
Federico Fellini, Director de cine (1920)
Patricia Neal, Actriz (1926)
David Tudor, Pianista americano (1926)
Buzz Aldrin, Astronauta (1930)
David Lee, Precio Nobel de Física (1931)
Pierre Lalonde, Cantante canadiense (1941)
Cyrille Guimard, Director deportivo en el ciclismo (1947)
Göran Persson, Primer ministro de Suecia (1949)
Mahamane Ousmane, Presidente de Níger (1950)
Paul Stanley, Músico (Kiss) (1952)
Lorenzo Lamas, Actor (1958)
Apa Sherpa, Nepalí Sherpa montañista (1960)
James Denton, Actor americano (1963)
Patrick K. Kroupa, Computer hacker (1967)
Derrick Green, Cantante (Sepultura) (1971)
Gretha Smit, Patinador holandés (1976)
Mari Yaguchi, Cantante japonesa (1983)

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David Garrick, Actor inglés (1779)
Jean-François Millet, Pintor francés (1875)
George V, Rey del Reino Unido (1936)
Johnny Weissmuller, Nadador y actor (1984)
Barbara Stanwyck, Actriz (1990)
Audrey Hepburn, Actriz (1993)
Per Borten, Primer ministro de Noruega (2005)
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