May 20th, 1486

Born on May 20th, 1486

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 196,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 521 days, exactly on October 1st, 2025, people who were born on May 20th, 1486 will be 197,000 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 (skull pictured), 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

By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) 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 King 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, 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.

May 20th, 2016

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.

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

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

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

44

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

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

21

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

55

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

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

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

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

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

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

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Born in 1486

56

Johann Eck

1486 1543 German theologian

*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt

15

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall

*September 19th, 1486, Winchester †April 2nd, 1502, Ludlow Castle

48

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)

*September 14th, 1486, Cologne †February 18th, 1535, Grenoble

79

Sigismund von Herberstein

Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian

*August 23rd, 1486, Vipava †March 28th, 1566, Vienna

84

Jacopo Sansovino

Italian artist, 1486-1570

*July 2nd, 1486, Florence †November 27th, 1570, Venice

66

Carlo III, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553

*October 10th, 1486, Chazey-sur-Ain †August 17th, 1553, Vercelli

47

Pieter Gillis

Flemish philosopher (1486-1533)

*July 28th, 1486, Antwerp †November 6th, 1533, Antwerp

52

Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

*December 9th, 1486, Schloss Waldeck †June 20th, 1539, Bad Arolsen

54

Francysk Skaryna

Publisher of the first Belarusian book, Czech typographer, translator, writer, humanist and entrepreneur

*March 6th, 1486, Polotsk †January 1st, 1541, Prague

43

George of the Palatinate

German nobleman; Bishop of Speyer (1486-1529)

*February 10th, 1486, Heidelberg †September 27th, 1529, Kislau Castle

70

Martin Agricola

German composer and music theorist

*January 6th, 1486, Świebodzin †June 10th, 1556, Magdeburg

26

Imperia Cognati

Italian courtesan

*August 3rd, 1486, Rome †August 15th, 1512, Chianciano Terme

60

Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg, then Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*July 25th, 1486, Wismar †January 7th, 1547, Schwerin

71

Vincenzo degli Azani

Italian Renaissance painter (d. 1557)

*January 1st, 1486, Pavia †July 16th, 1557, Palermo

56

Marco Cardisco

Italian painter (1486-1542)

*January 1st, 1486, Tiriolo †January 1st, 1542, Naples

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Public holidays on May 20th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1486 is a normal year and no leap year.

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