Birthdays occurring on January, 20

1956

Bill Maher was born on January 20, 1956 American comedian, actor, writer and producer. b.1956 We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justified crazies. More quotations from Bill Maher

1970

Skeet Ulrich was born on January 20, 1970 She was pretty raw and technically she didn't know what was going on and that's understandable. So we sat back and laughed. We had all been there, we had all been the ones who didn't know what to do. I remember my first film was terrifying, so it was nice to sit back like I was Jack Lemmon or something. More quotations from Skeet Ulrich

Deaths occurring on January, 20

1779

David Garrick died on January 20, 1779 English actor and playwright, 1717-1779 Here lies Nolly Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, and talk’d like poor Poll. More quotations from David Garrick

1900

John Ruskin died on January 20, 1900 English writer and critic of art, architecture, and society, 1819-1900 There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey. More quotations from John Ruskin

1962

Robinson Jeffers died on January 20, 1962 American writer, 1887-1962 The deep dark-shining Pacific leans on the land Feeling his cold strength To the outmost margins More quotations from Robinson Jeffers