Born on 20 January 1959

At A Glance

20 January 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

20 January 1959 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Tom Dooley” by The Kingston Trio was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 20 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 January 1959 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 January 1959 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 20 January

• 1945 World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
• 1945 World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
• 1954 In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
• 1972 Pakistan launches its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
• 1974 China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam.

Famous people born on 20 January

• J. J. McCarthy, American football player (born 2003)
• David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter (1946–2025)
• Evan Peters, American actor (born 1987)
• Sid Wilson, American musician (born 1977)

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