May 20th, 1418

Born on May 20th, 1418

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 221,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 619 days, exactly on March 13th, 2026, people who were born on May 20th, 1418 will be 222,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 20th?

May 20th, 2013

A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage.

May 20th, 2012

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths.

May 20th, 1983

uMkhonto we Sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress, detonated a car bomb in Pretoria, resulting in 19 deaths and 217.

May 20th, 1965

While attempting to land at Cairo International Airport, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crashed for unknown reasons, killing all but 6 of the 121 people on board.

May 20th, 1947

The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.

May 20th, 1943

The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period, was discovered near Luttra, Sweden.

May 20th, 1941

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later.

May 20th, 1927

With the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of Ibn Saud over Hejaz and Nejd, which later merged to become Saudi Arabia.

May 20th, 1875

Representatives from seventeen countries signed the Metre Convention, which set up an institute for the purpose of coordinating international metrology and for coordinating the development of the metric system.

May 20th, 1609

Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.

May 20th, 0794

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of Offa of Mercia.

May 20th, 0685

The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Great Britain.

May 20th, 1714

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar (pictured).

May 20th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

May 20th, 2019

The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.

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

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

66

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

37

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

27

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

76

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

41

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

28

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

24

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

35

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

29

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

28

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

45

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

38

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

22

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta

56

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

67

Sigrid Undset

Norwegian writer (1882–1949)

*May 20th, 1882, Kalundborg †June 10th, 1949, Lillehammer Municipality

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

*May 20th, 1944, Sankt Marein im Mürztal †October 22nd, 2022, St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

39

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

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Born in 1418

78

Barbara Fugger

Wife of Jakob Fugger the Elder (1419-1497)

*November 30th, 1418, Augsburg †July 23rd, 1497

44

Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

Austrian archduke and duke

*December 18th, 1418, Vienna †December 2nd, 1463, Vienna

44

Anne of Cyprus

Italian noble

*September 24th, 1418, Nicosia †November 11th, 1462, Geneva

64

Jeonghui

Queen consort of Korea

*November 11th, 1418, Joseon †March 30th, 1483, Joseon

85

Gaspare Nadi

Italian chronicler

*November 2nd, 1418, Bologna †January 9th, 1504, Bologna

74

Philip II of Nassau-Weilburg

Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1429-1490)

*March 12th, 1418, Weilburg †March 19th, 1492, Mainz

74

Benedetto Dei

Italian historian

*March 4th, 1418, Florence †August 28th, 1492, Florence

39

Peter II, Duke of Brittany

Duke of Brittany

*July 7th, 1418, Nantes †September 22nd, 1457, Nantes

40

John II of Cyprus

King of Cyprus

*May 16th, 1418, Nicosia †July 28th, 1458, Nicosia

66

Hans Feer

Swiss politician (1418-1484)

*January 11th, 1418, Eschenbach †September 9th, 1484

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, National Awakening Day) which are celebrated on May 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1418 is a normal year and no leap year.

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