July 20th, 1522

Born on July 20th, 1522

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 730 days, exactly on April 28th, 2026, people who were born on July 20th, 1522 will be 184,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.

July 20th, 2012

A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

July 20th, 2001

The animated film Spirited Away, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese history until 2020.

July 20th, 1997

USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.

July 20th, 1982

Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.

July 20th, 1977

Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages.

July 20th, 1976

The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.

July 20th, 1969

The Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon six-and-a-half hours later.

July 20th, 1950

Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.

July 20th, 1917

The prime minister of Serbia, Nikola Pašić, and the president of the Yugoslav Committee, Ante Trumbić, signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

July 20th, 1867

The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes.

July 20th, 1807

French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.

July 20th, 1793

Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

July 20th, 1651

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.

July 20th, 2021

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

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

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

72

Innocent IX

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519-1591)

*July 20th, 1519, Bologna †December 30th, 1591, Rome

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

65

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

23

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

52

Sandra Oh

Canadian-American actress

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

61

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

30

Lucas Digne

French association football player

*July 20th, 1993, Meaux

70

Marcia Hines

Singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

75

Ferdinand Franz Wallraf

German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector (1748-1824)

*July 20th, 1748, Cologne †March 18th, 1824, Cologne

43

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian fashion model

*July 20th, 1980, Horizontina

40

Barbara Goenaga

Spanish actress

*July 20th, 1983, San Sebastián

37

Osric Chau

Canadian actor and martial artist

*July 20th, 1986, Vancouver

57

Enrique Peña Nieto

President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018

*July 20th, 1966, Atlacomulco de Fabela

63

Johann Ernst Daniel Bornschein

German author (1774–1838)

*July 20th, 1774, Prettin †April 1st, 1838, Gera

76

Carlos Santana

Mexican-American guitarist

*July 20th, 1947, Autlán de Navarro

91

Sally Ann Howes

British actor and singer

*July 20th, 1930, St John's Wood †December 19th, 2021, Palm Beach Gardens

23

Jessic Ngankam

German-Cameroonian association football player

*July 20th, 2000, Berlin

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Born in 1522

45

Lamoral, Count of Egmont

General and statesman in Flanders (1522-1568)

*November 18th, 1522, County of Hainaut †June 5th, 1568, City of Brussels

34

Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1527-1553)

*March 28th, 1522, Ansbach †January 8th, 1557, Pforzheim

52

Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1522-1575)

*July 13th, 1522, Kraków †May 28th, 1575, Schöningen

43

Lodovico Ferrari

Italian mathematician (1522-1565)

*February 2nd, 1522, Bologna †October 5th, 1565, Bologna

82

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522-1605)

*September 11th, 1522, Bologna †May 4th, 1605, Bologna

63

Margaret of Parma

Italian noble (1522-1586)

*July 5th, 1522, Oudenaarde †January 18th, 1586, Ortona

74

Joachim von Beust

German judge and author (1522-1597)

*April 19th, 1522, Möckern †February 4th, 1597, Planitz

42

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period

*March 10th, 1522, Yamashiro Province †August 10th, 1564, Iimoriyama Castle

74

Gabriele Paleotti

Italian cardinal

*October 4th, 1522, Bologna †July 22nd, 1597, Rome

23

Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans

French duke

*January 22nd, 1522, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 9th, 1545, Forest-Montiers

28

Charles II de Croÿ

2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd Prince of Chimay and 3rd Count of Beaumont

*July 31st, 1522, Quiévrain †June 24th, 1551, Quiévrain

65

Michael Beuther

German historian (1522-1587)

*October 18th, 1522, Karlstadt am Main †October 27th, 1587, Strasbourg

67

Catherine of Ricci

Italian Dominican Tertiary Religious Sister

*April 23rd, 1522, Florence †February 1st, 1590, Prato

66

Lampert Distelmeyer

German jurist

*February 22nd, 1522, Leipzig †October 12th, 1588, Berlin

54

Heinrich Salmuth

German theologian

*March 2nd, 1522, Schweinfurt †March 20th, 1576, Leipzig

49

Udai Singh II

King of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur (1522-1572)

*August 4th, 1522, Chittorgarh †February 28th, 1572, Gogunda

79

Albert de Gondi

Marshal of France

*November 4th, 1522, Florence †April 12th, 1602, Paris

63

Martin Chemnitz

Lutheran theologian and reformer

*November 9th, 1522, Treuenbrietzen †April 8th, 1586, Brunswick

49

John Jewel

English clergyman and bishop

*May 24th, 1522, Devon †September 23rd, 1571, Monkton Farleigh

68

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert

Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian (1522-1590)

*January 1st, 1522, Amsterdam †October 29th, 1590, Gouda

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1522 is a normal year and no leap year.

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