In 772, the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi was born
Bai Juyi (772–846), also known as Lotte, was born in Xinzheng, Henan. He was a great realist poet of the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets of the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Shu jointly advocated the Xinlefu Movement, known as "Yuan Bai" and "Liu Bai" with Liu Yuxi. Bai Juyi's poetry has a wide range of themes, diverse forms, and easy and popular language, and is known as "poetry demon" and "poetry king". He was made the Prince of Fengyi (尉尉) and Shangshu (尚書), the Marquis of Fengyi County. In 846, Bai Juyi died in Luoyang and was buried in Xiangshan. There are "Bai's Changqing Collection" passed down, representative poems include "Long Hate Song", "Selling Charcoal", "Pipa Line" and so on.
In 1320 Władysław I was crowned king in Krakow
Władysław I (born unknown – 1333), King of Poland (reigned 1320 – 1333). Many small Polish principalities were merged into one kingdom, laying the foundations for a strong Polish state.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, was born in 1425
Ashikaga Yoshimasa Yoshinori (Ashikaga Yoshinori Yoshinori) was the 8th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate in the middle of the Muromachi period. He was the grandson of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the 3rd shogun who created the heyday of the Muromachi shogunate.
The Roman Emperor Charles VII died in 1745
Charles VII (formerly known as Karl Albrecht, 6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745) was a Bavarian elector and Holy Roman Emperor of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was one of only two emperors of the Wittelsbach family (the other being Louis IV).
In 1775, the famous French physicist André Marie Ampère was born
André Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist, chemist and mathematician. He was hailed by Maxwell as "Newton in Electricity" and had distinguished himself in his research on electromagnetic action, with the International Unit ampere of electric current named after his last name.
In 1861, the Qing Dynasty established the Prime Minister's Office for State Affairs
The Prime Minister's Office of State Affairs, abbreviated as the "Prime Minister's Yamen", "General Administration", and "Translation Office", was a central organ set up by the Qing government for foreign affairs and foreign affairs, and was established on January 20, 1861 with the approval of the Xianfeng Emperor. Initially presided over diplomatic and trade affairs, it later expanded the management of factories, built railways, ran schools, sent students, etc., and later became an important decision-making body of the Qing government.
In 1875 the French Barbizon painter Jean François Miller died
Jean François Miller (4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875), customarily known as Miller, was the most prominent French realist painter of the 19th century known for his representation of peasant subjects, the French Barbizon painter, known in the French painting world for the touching humanity of rural genre painting. Representative works include "The Sower" and "Shepherd and Flock", and died in Barbizon on December 22, 1875.
In 1907, the Chinese chemist Wang Baoren was born
Wang Baoren (January 20, 1907 – September 12, 1986), a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, was a Chinese polymer chemist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Wang Baoren is one of the earliest chemists engaged in polymer scientific research in China, who has made in-depth research on the synthesis of silicone polymers, especially silicon carbon-silicon oxygen chain polymers, conducted extensive research on the synthesis and performance of high-temperature heterocyclic polymers, and made a lot of pioneering work in application.
In 1920, the famous Italian director Derico Fellini was born
Federico Fellini (20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was a Famous Italian art film director, actor and writer. Born in 1920 in Rimini, Italy, Fellini became a screenwriter for radio plays and films in 1939, and with the help of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, began to participate in film production.
In 1934, puppet Manchuria implemented the imperial system, and Puyi became emperor again
On January 20, 1934, the puppet state of Manchukuo declared the implementation of the imperial system, and Puyi, the deposed emperor of the Qing Dynasty, became the Kant Emperor.
King George V of the United Kingdom died in 1936
George V (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936), full name George Frederick Ernst Albert, was the second son of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India (reigned 1910–1936), founder of the Windsor dynasty. The cousin of The German Emperor Wilhelm II, the cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and the grandfather of the current Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1937 Chinese the People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (referred to as the Anti-Japanese University) was established in Yan'an
On January 20, 1937, the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (hereinafter referred to as Kang Da) was established in Yan'an, formerly known as the Northwest Anti-Japanese Red Army University of the Chinese Soviet Republic (hereinafter referred to as "Hong Da"). Mao Zedong served as chairman of the Kang Da Education Committee, Lin Biao as the principal, and Luo Ruiqing as the vice president.
American director David Lynch was born in 1946
David Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, and an accomplished television producer, photographer, cartoonist, composer, and calligraphy and engraving artist. His filmography is eerie in style, mostly with psychedelic overtones. His style of work is so unique that it is often referred to by film critics as "Lynchism".
In 1949, the famous Chinese actor Sichenkova was born
Sichenkova, born on January 20, 1950 in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, is a Chinese-Swiss actress. Representative works include "Returning to the Heart Like An Arrow", "Camel Xiangzi", "The Gate of the Great Mansion", "Kangxi Dynasty" and so on.
Actress Barbara Stanwick died in 1990
Barbara Stanwyke (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990), real name Ruby Catherine Stevens, born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is a famous American actress of the twentieth century, who first appeared on the screen in the silent film "Broadway Night" in 1927, and became well known as a protagonist in films such as "The Crowd" after 1930. In the 1940s, she was nominated for the German Academy Award for Best Actress three times for films such as "The Appearance of a Talented Woman" and "Murder". In 1981 the Lincoln Center Film Association awarded her a Film Achievement Award, and in 1982 Stanwick received an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, took office in 1993
William Jefferson Clinton, commonly known as Bill Clinton, born August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas, was a Democratic politician and 42nd President of the United States.
In 1993, the famous British actress Audrey Hepburn died of illness
Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress born in Brussels, Belgium. Her screen debut was Seven Lessons in the Netherlands; she won the Tony Award for Best Actress for the musical "Golden Powder World"; the Best Actress Award at the 26th Academy Awards for the romantic comedy "Roman Holiday"; and was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 27th, 32nd, 34th and 40th Academy Awards. Audrey Hepburn died of colon cancer in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 20 January 1993 at the age of 63
In 2009, Obama, the first African-American president in the United States, was officially sworn in
Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is a Democratic politician, the 44th President of the United States, and the first African-American president in U.S. history. He was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2009. In 2012, he defeated the US Republican candidate Willard Mitt Romney and successfully re-elected president of the United States. He officially stepped down as President of the United States on January 20, 2017.