Hermann Kriebel

German politician (1876-1941).

Born January 20th, 1876 in Germersheim.

Died February 16th, 1941 at 65 years old in Munich.

Nikola Mandić

Croatian politician (1869-1945).

Born January 20th, 1869 in Travnik.

Died June 7th, 1945 at 76 years old in Zagreb.

Edward Routh

English–quebecois mathematician (1831–1907).

Born January 20th, 1831 in Quebec City.

Died June 7th, 1907 at 76 years old in Cambridge.

Chris Morris

American basketball player.

Born January 20th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Atlanta.

Margaret Archer

British sociologist (1943–2023).

Born January 20th, 1943 in Grenoside.

Died May 21st, 2023 at 80 years old ^[ref]

Jamiluddin Aali

Writer, scholar, urdu poet from pakistan (1926-2015).

Born January 20th, 1926 in Delhi.

Died November 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Karachi.

Carlos Delgado Chalbaud

President of venezuela (1909-1950).

Born January 20th, 1909 in Caracas.

Died November 13th, 1950 at 41 years old in Caracas (gunshot wound).

Josefina Vázquez Mota

Mexican politician.

Born January 20th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Mexico City.

Ira Newble

American basketball player.

Born January 20th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Southfield.

Hakim Said

Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of sindh province (1920–1998).

Born January 20th, 1920 in Delhi.

Died October 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Karachi.

Johannes V. Jensen

Danish author (1873-1950).

Born January 20th, 1873 in Farsø. ^[ref]

Died November 25th, 1950 at 77 years old in Copenhagen (kidney disease). ^[ref]

Peter Tschentscher

German politician (spd), first mayor of hamburg.

Born January 20th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Bremen. ^[ref]

Becir Omeragic

Swiss association football player.

Born January 20th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Geneva.

Édouard Séguin

French physician and educationist (1812-1880).

Born January 20th, 1812 in Clamecy.

Died October 28th, 1880 at 68 years old in New York City.

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress (1940–2026).

Born January 20th, 1940 in Prague.

Died February 6th, 2026 at 86 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

John L. Allen Jr.

American journalist and writer (1965-2026).

Born January 20th, 1965 in Hays.

Died January 22nd, 2026 at 61 years old in Rome (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Dewi Lestari

Indonesian writer, singer, and song-writer.

Born January 20th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Bandung.

Marco Brescianini

Italian footballer.

Born January 20th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Calcinate.

Joo Sae-hyuk

South korean table tennis player.

Born January 20th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Seoul.

Vitaly Vorotnikov

Russian politician (1926-2012).

Born January 20th, 1926 in Voronezh.

Died February 19th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.

Felicitas Woll

German actress.

Born January 20th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Homberg (Efze).

Aleksandra Boikova

Russian pair skater.

Born January 20th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Federico Peluso

Italian football player.

Born January 20th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Rome.

Yvonne Loriod

French musician.

Born January 20th, 1924 in Houilles.

Died May 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Saint-Denis. ^[ref]

Euclides da Cunha

Brazilian writer (1866–1909).

Born January 20th, 1866 in Cantagalo.

Died August 15th, 1909 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (firearm).