December 20th, 1515

Born on December 20th, 1515

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 185,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 325 days, exactly on March 20th, 2025, people who were born on December 20th, 1515 will be 186,000 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, 1940

The superhero Captain America made his first published appearance in the comic book Captain America Comics #1.

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

Mandated by the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War, the NATO-led Implementation Force (troops pictured) began peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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, 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

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Who's birthday is on December 20th?

28

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995-)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

*December 20th, 1886, Healdsburg †December 5th, 1974, Chestnut Hill

34

Clarisse Crémer

French offshore sailor

*December 20th, 1989, Paris

25

Kylian Mbappé

French association football player

*December 20th, 1998, 19th arrondissement of Paris

48

Johann Schneidewein

German jurist (1519-1568)

*December 20th, 1519, Stolberg †December 4th, 1568, Zerbst

54

John III of Sweden

Swedish king

*December 20th, 1537, Stegeborg Castle †November 17th, 1592, Stockholm

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

90

Ferdinand Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

*December 20th, 1841, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 16th, 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

44

Michael Rogers

Australian cyclist

*December 20th, 1979, Barham

90

Rik Van Looy

Belgian road racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1933, Grobbendonk

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

*December 20th, 1539, Mellrichstadt †February 3rd, 1602, Heidelberg

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

75

Daniel Rebillard

French racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1948, Tournan-en-Brie

62

Albert Dekker

American actor and politician (1905–1968)

*December 20th, 1905, Brooklyn †May 5th, 1968, Hollywood

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41

Anne of Cleves

Queen consort of England (1515–1557)

*September 22nd, 1515, Düsseldorf †July 16th, 1557, London

67

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

*March 28th, 1515, Gotarrendura †October 15th, 1582, Monastery of the Anunciación

54

Niccolò Franco

Italian poet and writer

*September 13th, 1515, Benevento †March 11th, 1570, Rome

37

Caspar Othmayr

German Protestant priest, theologian and composer (1515-1553)

*March 12th, 1515, Amberg †February 4th, 1553, Nuremberg

70

Ambrosius Lobwasser

German humanist and translator

*January 1st, 1515, Schneeberg †November 17th, 1585, Königsberg

69

Alfonso Salmeron

Spanish biblical scholar and early Jesuit

*September 8th, 1515, Toledo †February 13th, 1585, Naples

70

Lucas Cranach the Younger

German Renaissance artist (1515-1586)

*October 4th, 1515, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 25th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

62

Margaret Douglas

Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland

*October 8th, 1515, Northumberland †March 7th, 1578, London Borough of Hackney

508

Philip Neri

Italian Roman Catholic saint and founder

*July 21st, 1515, Florence

44

Mary of Lorraine

Scottish Queen consort; (1515-1560)

*November 22nd, 1515, Bar-le-Duc †June 11th, 1560, Edinburgh Castle

46

Johann Stigel

German specialist in literature, university teacher and writer (1515-1562)

*May 13th, 1515, Gotha †February 11th, 1562, Jena

29

Valerius Cordus

German physician, botanist, and author (1515-1544)

*February 18th, 1515, Kassel †September 25th, 1544, Rome

77

Sibylle of Saxony

Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (1515-1592)

*May 2nd, 1515, Freiberg †July 18th, 1592, Buxtehude

30

Injong of Joseon

12th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*February 25th, 1515, Gyeongbokgung †July 1st, 1545, Gyeongbokgung

50

Mikołaj Radziwiłł Czarny

Lithuanian noble (1515-1565)

*February 4th, 1515, Niasviž †May 28th, 1565, Lukiškės

89

Chiara Matraini

Poet and writer

*June 4th, 1515, Lucca †October 31st, 1604, Lucca

61

Frederick III

Elector Palatine (1515-1576)

*February 14th, 1515, Simmern †October 26th, 1576, Heidelberg

75

Christoph Preuss von Springenberg

German philologist

*January 25th, 1515, Bratislava †April 9th, 1590, Königsberg

64

Vincenzo Borghini

Italian historian (1515-1580)

*October 29th, 1515, Florence †August 15th, 1580, Florence

44

Philip I, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast

*July 14th, 1515, Szczecin †February 14th, 1560, Wolgast

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1515 is a normal year and no leap year.

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