July 20th, 1239

Born on July 20th, 1239

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 304 days, exactly on April 30th, 2025, people who were born on July 20th, 1239 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.

July 20th, 2012

A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

July 20th, 2001

The animated film Spirited Away, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese history until 2020.

July 20th, 1997

USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.

July 20th, 1982

Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.

July 20th, 1977

Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages.

July 20th, 1976

The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.

July 20th, 1969

The Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon six-and-a-half hours later.

July 20th, 1950

Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.

July 20th, 1917

The prime minister of Serbia, Nikola Pašić, and the president of the Yugoslav Committee, Ante Trumbić, signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

July 20th, 1867

The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes.

July 20th, 1807

French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.

July 20th, 1793

Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

July 20th, 1651

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.

July 20th, 2021

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 20th?

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

65

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

23

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

52

Sandra Oh

Canadian and American actress (born 1971)

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

61

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

30

Lucas Digne

French association football player

*July 20th, 1993, Meaux

95

Pavel Kohout

Czech poet, playwright, exil writer, film director, politic writer and bookwriter

*July 20th, 1928, Prague

70

Marcia Hines

Singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

43

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian fashion model

*July 20th, 1980, Horizontina

40

Barbara Goenaga

Spanish actress

*July 20th, 1983, San Sebastián

37

Osric Chau

Canadian actor and martial artist

*July 20th, 1986, Vancouver

57

Enrique Peña Nieto

President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018

*July 20th, 1966, Atlacomulco de Fabela

72

Innocent IX

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519-1591)

*July 20th, 1519, Bologna †December 30th, 1591, Rome

98

Jacques Delors

French economist and politician

*July 20th, 1925, 14th arrondissement of Paris †December 27th, 2023, 5th arrondissement of Paris

76

Carlos Santana

Mexican-American guitarist

*July 20th, 1947, Autlán de Navarro

75

Ferdinand Franz Wallraf

German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector (1748-1824)

*July 20th, 1748, Cologne †March 18th, 1824, Cologne

91

Sally Ann Howes

British actor and singer

*July 20th, 1930, St John's Wood †December 19th, 2021, Palm Beach Gardens

66

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Swedish poet (1864-1931)

*July 20th, 1864, Folkärna †April 8th, 1931, Engelbrekt church parish

23

Jessic Ngankam

German-Cameroonian association football player

*July 20th, 2000, Berlin

63

Johann Ernst Daniel Bornschein

German author (1774–1838)

*July 20th, 1774, Prettin †April 1st, 1838, Gera

92

Heather Chasen

Actress (1927-2020)

*July 20th, 1927, Singapore †May 22nd, 2020, Marylebone

72

Jeff Rawle

English actor

*July 20th, 1951, Birmingham

89

Cormac McCarthy

American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

*July 20th, 1933, Providence †June 13th, 2023, Santa Fe

54

Giovanni Lombardi

Italian cyclist

*July 20th, 1969, Pavia

60

Augustin Daly

American playwright and theatre impresario

*July 20th, 1838, Plymouth †June 7th, 1899, Paris

43

Natalie Wood

American actress (1938–1981)

*July 20th, 1938, San Francisco †November 28th, 1981, Santa Catalina Island

88

Edmund Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919-2008)

*July 20th, 1919, Auckland †January 11th, 2008, Auckland City

76

Gerd Binnig

German physicist

*July 20th, 1947, Frankfurt

52

Chris Cornell

American singer and guitarist (1964–2017)

*July 20th, 1964, Seattle †May 18th, 2017, Detroit

50

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

Crown Prince of Norway

*July 20th, 1973, Rikshospitalet

48

Patricia Cutts

British actress (1926-1974)

*July 20th, 1926, London †September 6th, 1974, London

36

Frantz Fanon

French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)

*July 20th, 1925, Fort-de-France †December 6th, 1961, Bethesda

34

Mark McNally

British cyclist

*July 20th, 1989, Merseyside

48

Ray Allen

American basketball player

*July 20th, 1975, Merced

83

Ove Verner Hansen

Danish actor (1932-2016)

*July 20th, 1932, Helsingør †February 20th, 2016, Gentofte Municipality

82

Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau

French naval engineer, botanist and agronomist (1700-1782)

*July 20th, 1700, Paris †August 22nd, 1782, Paris

73

Naseeruddin Shah

Indian actor and director

*July 20th, 1950, Barabanki

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1239 is a normal year and no leap year.

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