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20 January in

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20 January

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20 January was a day.

Holidays and observances

Multiple Presidents of the United States were inaugurated on 20 January. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

Events

In 1649, Charles I, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland was to stand trial by the Rump Parliament according to history books. (PROSE: The Roundheads)

In 1941, Jack Harkness and Toshiko Sato met the real Jack Harkness at the Ritz in Cardiff. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness) A younger version of "Captain Jack" was in London on the very same night. According to a detailed search of UK records performed by Gwen Cooper's police colleague, Yvonne, Captain Jack Harkness failed to report for duty on the morning of 21 January 1941, and he was never heard from again. (TV: Everything Changes)

In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States, the first Catholic to hold the position. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

In 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States, the first African-American to hold the position. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

In 2086, Gavin A32X40 was inaugurated as President of the United States, the first robot to hold the position. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

Births and deaths

In 1920, Toshiko Sato's grandfather was born in Japan. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)

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