Historical Events
Serbia Pair Defeat Spanish
1st ATP Cup Men's Tennis, Sydney: Novak Đoković & Viktor Troicki beat Spanish pair Pablo Carreño Busta & Feliciano López 6-3, 6-4 to clinch inaugural title for Serbia, 2-1; Đoković beats Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6
- Argentine striker Sergio Agüero becomes top-scoring overseas player in English Premier League football history with a hat-trick in Manchester City's 6-1 rout of Aston Villa; total 177 takes him past Thierry Henry
- Taal volcano, 70km (45 miles) south of Manila in the Philippines begins erupting prompting evacuations
Famous Deaths
- Paulo Gonçalves, Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider (FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship 2013), dies in motorcycle crash during Dakar Rally at 40
Died in 2020 2020 Highlights
About January 12, 2020
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 3 months and 30 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
- #1 Song: The Box - Roddy Ricch
- #1 Song: Own It - Stormzy, Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy