As of today, January 20, 2023

What happened like today in Greece and the world.

250: The Roman emperor, Decius, unleashes widespread persecution against Christians in Rome. Pope Fabianos is among the victims.

1320: Duke Ladislaus I the Short becomes king of Poland.

1567: Portuguese forces drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro for good.

1649: Charles I of England is brought to trial for treason.

1827: Georgios Karaiskakis makes a night attack against a Turkish camp in Velitsa Fthiotida.

1833: King Othon and the members of the Regency arrive in Nafplion with the English frigate “Madagascar”. They are accompanied by 4,000 Bavarian soldiers.

1878: Revolution of Pelion against the Turks.

1919: The first units of the Greek 2nd Division in the Crimean Campaign land in Odessa.

1921: The first constitution of Turkey is voted by the national assembly of Erzurum.

1930: The Hague Conference on War Reparations approves the Young Plan, which will play a catalytic role in Germany’s economic and military recovery.

1936: Edward VIII ascends the throne of the United Kingdom.

1937: With the Compulsory Law 447 of the dictatorial government of Ioannis Metaxas, the mandatory flag decoration of public services, shops and houses during national holidays is imposed.

1942: At a Nazi conference in the Wannsee suburb of Berlin, the so-called “Final Solution” is decided, i.e. the extermination of all the Jews of Europe.

Births

225 – Gordian III, Roman emperor

1029 – Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan of Persia

1550 – Ferdinand, German soldier

1554 – Sebastian, King of Portugal

1716 – Charles III, King of Spain

1775 – Andre Marie Amber, French physicist

1873 – Johannes Wilhelm Jensen, Danish writer

1883 – Bertram Ramsay, English admiral

1888 – Handy William Ledbetter, American singer

1906 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipowner

1915 – Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan

1920 – Federico Fellini, Italian director

1921 – Telmo Tarra, Spanish football player

1921 – Jacques Ferron, Canadian writer

1923 – Slim Whitman, American singer

1926 – Patricia Neal, American actress

1927 – Olivier Strebel, Belgian sculptor

1930 – Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut

1943 – Armando Gebuza, president of Mozambique

1948 – Panagiotis Psomiadis, Greek politician

1951 – Ian Hill, English bassist (Judas Priest)

1955 – Makiva Bush, Prime Minister of the Cayman Islands

1960 – Will Wright, American computer game designer

1962 – Thanasis Moustakidis, Greek volleyball player

1964 – Željko Komšić, Bosnian politician

1966 – Manolis Karantinis, Greek musician

1987 – Evan Peters, American actor

1991 – Jolyon Palmer, British racing driver

Deaths

250 – Pope Fabian

842 – Theophilus, Byzantine emperor

882 – Louis the Younger, King of Saxony

1191 – Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia

1375 – James IV of Majorca, King of Naples

1458 – Lazar Branković, despot of Serbia

1479 – John II, King of Aragon

1612 – Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

1639 – Mustafa I, Ottoman sultan

1666 – Anne of Austria, Queen of France

1740 – Nikolaos Papadopoulos of Komnenos, Greek theologian

1745 – Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

1819 – Charles IV, King of Spain

1848 – Christian VIII, King of Denmark

1875 – Jean-François Miguet, French painter

1900 – John Ruskin, English art critic

1908 – Panagiotis Manetas, Greek politician

1916 – Kyriakoulis P. Mavromichalis, Greek politician

1917 – Kleon Rizos Ragavis, Greek scholar

1935 – Nathanael-Nicolaos Domeneginis, Greek scholar and politician

1936 – George V, King of the United Kingdom

1957 – James Brendan Connolly, American athlete

1962 – Antonios Fix, Greek industrialist and politician

1963 – Avra ​​Theodoropoulou, Greek musician and competitor

1969 – Hassan Yusuf Hassan, Greek politician

1973 – Amilcar Cabral, politician from Guinea-Bissau

1977 – Dimitrios Kiusopoulos, Greek judge

1979 – Gustaf Winkler, Danish singer

1980 – Dimitris Zeugas, Greek singer

1983 – Garrincha (born Manuel Francisco dos Santos), Brazilian soccer player

1984 – Johnny Weismiller, American swimmer and actor

1988 – Dora Stratou, Greek choreographer

1989 – John Harding, British soldier

1990 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress

1993 – Christos Kapralos, Greek sculptor

1993 – Audrey Hepburn, British actress

1994 – Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager

2006 – Andrei Jordan, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

2008 – Gianna Persaki, Greek painter

2012 – Giannis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician

2012 – Etta James, American singer

2013 – Pavlos Matesis, Greek playwright and screenwriter

2014 – Kostas Filinis, Greek journalist and politician.