December 20th, 1513

Born on December 20th, 1513

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 187,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 811 days, exactly on September 10th, 2028, people who were born on December 20th, 1513 will be 188,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 20th?

December 20th, 1955

Cardiff was recognised as the capital of Wales by the British government.

December 20th, 1852

Led by George Cathcart, British troops defeated Basuto and Taung forces at the Battle of Berea in present-day Lesotho, leading to an offer of peace from King Moshoeshoe I.

December 20th, 1248

Attempting to form an alliance with the Mongol Empire, Louis IX of France met with two of their envoys while en route to the Seventh Crusade.

December 20th, 1968

The first two confirmed murders by the Zodiac Killer occurred in Benicia, California, in a case which remains unsolved.

December 20th, 2007

Pablo Picasso's Portrait of Suzanne Bloch was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art before being recovered about three weeks later.

December 20th, 1999

Portugal transferred the sovereignty over Macau, which it had administered since the mid–16th century, to China.

December 20th, 1995

American Airlines Flight 965 crashed into a mountain in Buga, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board.

December 20th, 1988

The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, governing international cooperation against the illegal drug trade, opened for signatures.

December 20th, 1984

Twelve-year-old Jonelle Matthews disappeared from her home in Greeley, Colorado; her body was not discovered until 2019.

December 20th, 1980

NBC aired the American football match between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins without announcers.

December 20th, 1999

Macau is handed over to China by Portugal.

December 20th, 1995

American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board.

December 20th, 1977

With the approval of the State Council, China's two largest newspapers, the People's Daily and the Guangming Daily, publish in full for the first time the Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme.

December 20th, 1991

A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.

December 20th, 1970

Koza riot: After a series of hit-and-runs and other vehicular incidents involving American service personnel, roughly 5,000 Okinawans take to the streets, clashing with American law enforcement in protest against the U.S. occupation of Okinawa.

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

Same year
Born in 1513

79

Jacques Amyot

French writer

*October 30th, 1513, Melun †February 6th, 1593, Auxerre

59

Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg

Electress Of Brandenburg (1513-1573)

*March 15th, 1513, Poznań †February 7th, 1573, Neuruppin

57

Daniele Barbaro

Italian translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius, cardinal (1513-1570)

*February 8th, 1513, Venice †April 13th, 1570, Venice

87

Niels Hemmingsen

Danish theologian

*January 1st, 1513, Lolland †January 1st, 1600, Roskilde

57

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin

Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513-1571)

*August 3rd, 1513, Tangermünde †January 13th, 1571, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

71

Wolfgang Meurer

Meurer, Wolfgang; b. 13 May 1513 in Altenberg; d. 6 Feb. 1585 in Leipzig; doctor, professor of medicine, philosopher

*May 13th, 1513, Altenberg †February 5th, 1585, Leipzig

52

Stanisław Orzechowski

Polish writer

*November 11th, 1513, Przemyśl †November 30th, 1565, Gmina Żurawica

76

Francisco de Salinas

Spanish musician

*March 1st, 1513, Burgos †January 13th, 1590, Salamanca

63

Thomas Smith

16th-century English scholar and diplomat

*December 23rd, 1513, Saffron Walden †August 12th, 1577

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Public holidays on December 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve) which are celebrated on December 20th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1513 is a normal year and no leap year.

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