January 20, 1971

1971Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer^[†]

Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the pop group Take That.

1971Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna^[†]

Masaru Hanada is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Kōji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s. He is the elder son of the former ōzeki Takanohana Kenshi, who was also his stablemaster, and the nephew of Wakanohana Kanji I, a famous yokozuna of the 1950s. Wakanohana was a long serving ōzeki who won five tournament championships, and eventually joined his brother at yokozuna rank in 1998, creating the first ever sibling grand champions. After a brief and injury plagued yokozuna career he retired in 2000, becoming a television personality and restaurant owner. The death of his father in 2005 saw a very public falling out with his brother.

1971Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)^[†]

Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios. In 1958, he received a special Academy Award for being a pioneer of the film industry.

1971Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (born 1903)^[†]

Minanogawa Tōzō , also known as Asashio Kyojiro , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsukuba, Ibaraki. He was the sport's 34th yokozuna.