January 20

January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 345 days remain until the end of the year (346 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 250 ??? Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. 1156 ??? Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Lake K??yli??. 1265 ??? The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". 1320 ??? Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. 1356 ??? Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension. 1401 ??? The Taula de canvi (Catalan: "Table of change"), described as Europe's first-ever public bank, began operations inside Barcelona's...

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