A group of Taliban gunmen attacked and took hostages at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.
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A group of four or five gunmen attack The Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle. The attack kills 40 people and injures many others.
Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region.
A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
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One highlighted entry is from 2018: A group of Taliban gunmen attacked and took hostages at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.
People listed for January 20 include J. J. McCarthy (2003), Antonia Ružić (2003), and Arnaud Kalimuendo (2002).
Observances listed for January 20 include Christian feast day: Abadios, Christian feast day: Blessed Basil Moreau, and Christian feast day: Eustochia Smeralda Calafato.
