births
January 20, 1910
Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (died 1980)
Joy Adamson
Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, Born Free, describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art.
January 20
January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 345 days remain until the end of the year.