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What happened in history on this day: January 20?
On January 20 in ...
- 1996 - The last episode of The Stephanie Miller Show airs.
- 1998 - Premiere of the Dawson's Creek TV show in the USA.
- 2010 - The National TV Awards are presented in London, England.
- Best Drama: Doctor Who;
- Outstanding Drama Performance: David Tennant in Doctor Who;
- Most Popular TV Talent Show: X Factor;
- Best Entertainment Programme: Saturday Night Takeaway;
- Most Popular Comedy programme: Gavin and Stacey.
Births on January 20
- 1878 - Birth of Finlay Currie in Scotland; actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers).
- 1892 - Birth of Roscoe Ates in Grange, Mississippi, USA; actor (Deputy Roscoe - Marshal of Gunsight Pass).
- 1896 - Birth of George Burns AKA Nathan Birnbaum, in New York City, New York; actor/comedian (Oh God).
- 1896 - Birth of Rolfe Sedan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mailman - George Burns Show).
- 1897 - Birth of Mae Busch; Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist).
- 1903 - Birth of Leon Ames in Portland, Indiana, USA; actor (Mr Ed, Father of the Bride).
- 1912 - Birth of Christopher Casson; Irish actor (Zardoz, Educating Rita).
- 1914 - Birth of Wensley Pithey in Cape Town, South Africa; actor (Winston Churchill - Ike).
- 1919 - Birth of Alex Nicol in Ossining, New York, USA; actor (Man From Laramie, Air Cadet).
- 1920 - Birth of DeForest Kelley in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (Dr Leonard McCoy - Star Trek).
- 1926 - Birth of Michael Higgins in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (1918, Wanda, Black Stallion).
- 1926 - Birth of Patricia Neal in Packard, Kentucky, USA; actress (Hud, Subject Was Roses).
- 1928 - Birth of Peter Donat in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada; actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story).
- 1928 - Birth of William Berger in Austria; actress (Adventures of Hercules).
- 1934 - Birth of Tom Baker; actor (Angels Die Hard, Vault of Horror).
- 1937 - Birth of Dorothy Provine in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA; actress (Good Neighbor Sam, Darn Cat).
- 1946 - Birth of David Lynch in Missoula, Montana, USA; actor/director (Blue Velvet, Dune, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks).
- 1958 - Birth of Lorenzo Lamas in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Lance - Falcon Crest, California Fever).
- 1964 - Birth of Victoria Sellers in London, England; actress (Crime Zone, Warlords).
- 1967 - Birth of Stacey Dash in Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Dionne - Clueless).
- 1970 - Birth of Skeet Ulrich; actor (Scream).
Deaths on January 20
- 1959 - Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa - Our Gang), shot to death at age 31.
- 1960 - Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at age 72.
- 1971 - Gilbert M Anderson, actor (first Movie Cowboy), dies at age 88.
- 1984 - Death of Peter John [Johnny] Weissmuller at age 79 after a series of strokes in Acapulco, Mexico; Austrian-born swimmer and actor (Tarzan, Jungle Jim).
- 1989 - Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at age 94.
- 1990 - Death of Barbara Stanwyck AKA Ruby Stevens of congestive heart failure and emphysema at age 82; actress (The Big Valley TV show, The Colbys, The Thorn Birds mini-series).
- 1991 - Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at age 87.
- 1993 - Audrey Hepburn, Belgian actress (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer in Tolochenaz, Switzerland at age 63 (born 1929).
- 1993 - Joseph Anthony [Deuster], US director/actor (Rainmaker), dies at age 80.
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