Born on May 20th, 1520
Weekday
Thursday
May 20th, 1520 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1520 - May 21st, 1520
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 943 days, exactly on November 23rd, 2026, people who were born on May 20th, 1520 will be 185,000 days old!
184,057 Days
26,293 Weeks
6,047 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 20th, 1520?
Hernan Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez, sent by Spain to punish him for insubordination.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernán_CortésWhat else happened on May 20th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 20th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 20th?
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51 Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris
66 John Stuart Mill
British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon.jpg "Timothy Olyphant")
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_(cropped).jpg "Chris Froome")
Same year
Born in 1520
Sixtus V
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590
*December 13th, 1520, Grottammare †August 27th, 1590, RomeMartha Leijonhufvud
Swedish noblewoman
*December 24th, 1520, Ekeberg †January 15th, 1584, StegeholmFXD.jpg "Alessandro Farnese")
68 Alessandro Farnese
Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
*October 7th, 1520, Valentano †March 2nd, 1589, Rome.jpg "William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley")
77 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)
*September 13th, 1520, Bourne †August 4th, 1598, Westminster
55 Matthias Flacius
Croatian theologian (1520–1575)
*March 3rd, 1520, Labin †March 11th, 1575, Frankfurt
51 Sigismund II Augustus
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
*August 1st, 1520, Kraków †July 7th, 1572, KnyszynFrancesco Piccolomini
Italian philosopher (1520-1604)
*January 25th, 1520, Siena †November 30th, 1603, SienaElisabeth von Pfalz-Simmern
German aristocrat
*February 13th, 1520, Simmern †February 18th, 1564, FürstenauThoinot Arbeau
French dance manual author and priest (1520-1595)
*March 17th, 1520, Dijon †July 23rd, 1595, LangresBarbara Radziwiłł
(1520-1551) queen-consort of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
*December 16th, 1520, Vilnius †May 8th, 1551, KrakówMadeleine of Valois
Scottish royal consort
*August 10th, 1520, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 7th, 1537, Edinburgh
71 Heinrich Sudermann
German politician (1520-1591)
*August 31st, 1520, Cologne †September 7th, 1591, LübeckHermann tom Ring
German renaissance painter (1521-1596)
*November 30th, 1520, Münster †October 18th, 1596, MünsterBartholomäus Sastrow
German politician (1520–1603)
*August 21st, 1520, Greifswald †February 7th, 1603, StralsundDorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
Electress Palatine (1520-1580)
*November 10th, 1520, Copenhagen †May 31st, 1580, Neumarkt in der OberpfalzBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 20th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, National Awakening Day) which are celebrated on May 20th.
May 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of Remembrance (Cambodia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Remembrance_(Cambodia)Emancipation Day (Florida)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_DayEuropean Maritime Day (European Council)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Maritime_DayIndependence Restoration Day, celebrates the independence of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(East_Timor)Josephine Baker Day (NAACP)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_BakerIndonesian Doctor Day (Indonesia)
National Awakening Day (Indonesia), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IndonesiaNational Day (Cameroon)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_(Cameroon)World Bee Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bee_DayWorld Metrology Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Metrology_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
20.5.1520
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | V = 5 |
Leap year
Yes: 1520 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).