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Historical events & facts — January 20
What happened on January 20?
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the office. His inauguration, celebrated before the largest crowd ever to witness a presidential swearing-in in Washington, was watched live by more than 1.8 billion people worldwide. Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.
On January 20, 1981, the 52 American hostages held at the US Embassy in Tehran since November 1979 were released by Iran after 444 days of captivity, at the very moment Ronald Reagan was being sworn in as president. The agreement was negotiated through Algeria. The timing of the release on Reagan's inauguration day was deliberately orchestrated by Iran.
On January 20, 1936, King George V of the United Kingdom died and was succeeded by his son Edward VIII, who would abdicate eleven months later to marry divorcée Wallis Simpson. The constitutional crisis that followed was the greatest faced by the British monarchy in the twentieth century and ended with the coronation of the stuttering George VI, father of the future Queen Elizabeth II.
Notable birthdays — January 20
Famous people born on January 20
Charles III of Spain
Charles III was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza as Charles I (1731–1735), King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III (1735–1759). He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese.
Kenjiro Takayanagi
Kenjiro Takayanagi was a Japanese engineer and a pioneer in the development of television and video tape recorders. Although he failed to gain much recognition in the West, he built the world's first all-electronic television receiver, and is referred to as "the father of Japanese television".
Don Mankiewicz
Don Martin Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel Trial.
Hachidai Nakamura
Hachidai Nakamura was a Japanese songwriter and jazz pianist.
Pat Parker
Pat Parker was an African American poet and activist. Both her poetry and her activism drew from her experiences as a Black lesbian feminist. Her poetry spoke about her tough childhood growing up in poverty, dealing with sexual assault, and the murder of a sister. At eighteen, Parker was in an abusive relationship and had a miscarriage after being pushed down a flight of stairs.
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