January 20th, 1956

January 20th, 1956, fell on a Friday. It was day 20 of 1956. The decade was the 1950s.

65 years, 1 months and 12 days have passed since January 20th, 1956.

Born On This Date

People who were born on this exact date:

Born on this exact date: Bill Maher: Talkshow host.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

65 years, 1 months and 12 days have passed since January 20th, 1956.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 03 of 1956.
Leap Year: 1956 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Age: Anyone born on January 20th, 1956, will be 65 years of age.
People born in 1956 belong to the "Baby Boomer" generation.

Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around January 20th, 1956:

December 26th, 1955: NFL: The Cleveland Browns defeat the Los Angeles Rams 38-14 to win the 1955 NFL Championship Game.
January 8th, 1956: Five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States are killed by the Huaorani people of the rain forest of Ecuador.
This date: January 20th, 1956
January 28th, 1956: Elvis Presley performs on TV for the first time.
January 30th, 1956: The home of African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is bombed.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 20th, 1956, will have the star sign Aquarius.
However, if you are going by the new star sign system (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1956 was the year of the Monkey (Yang Water).
Native American Zodiac: January 20th, 1956 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.

Television Shows

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

Fury - American Western series about ranch operator Jim Newton and his adopted son Joey Clark.
Gunsmoke - Western drama series.
Annie Oakley - American Western series that fictionalizes the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
The Danny Thomas Show - American sitcom about a successful nightclub singer.
The Roy Rogers Show - American Western television series about a ranch owner called Roy Rogers.
I Love Lucy - Sitcom starring Lucille Ball.
The Cisco Kid - American Western drama series starring Duncan Renaldo.
The Lone Ranger - American Western drama TV series.
The Ed Sullivan Show - Variety show.

1956 - Kid's TV

Children's and Teen TV shows that would have been airing on this date in 1956.

Captain Kangaroo
Father Knows Best
Lassie
Adventures of Superman
Looney Tunes

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 20th of January:

January 20th, 1971: Gary Barlow: Singer.

US President

Who was the US President on January 20th, 1956?

Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States.

UK Prime Minister

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 20th, 1956?

Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on January 20th, 1956 was probably conceived around the 12th of April, 1955. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 20th, 1956 is the 29th of October, 1956. (Rough Estimate).

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about January 20th, 1956.

23,782 days have passed since this date.
2,054,764,800 seconds have passed since the January 20th, 1956.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,397,225,600 times.
Since January 20th, 1956, earth has travelled approximately 1,060,258,636,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 342,460,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 176,709,773 steps. That's about 78,538 miles!
Since this date, 24,657,178 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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