On this day: January 20

January 20: Martyrs' Day in Azerbaijan (1990)

2009 inauguration of Barack Obama

• 1156 – According to legend, freeholder Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö, Finland.
• 1785 – Tây Sơn forces of Vietnam annihilated an invading Siamese army who were attempting to restore Nguyễn Ánh to the throne.
• 1843 – Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, became the de facto first prime minister of the Empire of Brazil.
• 1946 – Favouring stronger executive power than the draft constitution for the French Fourth Republic provided, Charles de Gaulle resigned as President of the Provisional Government.
• 2009 – In Washington, D.C., over 1 million people attended the inauguration of Barack Obama (pictured) as the first African American President of the United States.

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