December 20th, 1538

Born on December 20th, 1538

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 728 days, exactly on April 25th, 2026, people who were born on December 20th, 1538 will be 178,000 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

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

54

John III of Sweden

Swedish king

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

28

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995-)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

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

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

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

48

Johann Schneidewein

German jurist (1519-1568)

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

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

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

Same year
Born in 1538

80

Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême

French noble (1538-1619)

*July 25th, 1538, Paris †January 11th, 1619, Paris

27

Francesco Gonzaga

Italian cardinal (1538-1566)

*December 6th, 1538, Palermo †January 6th, 1566, Rome

46

Charles Borromeo

Cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584

*October 2nd, 1538, Arona †November 3rd, 1584, Milan

76

Miklós Istvánffy

Hungarian politician (1538-1615)

*December 8th, 1538, Kisasszonyfa †April 1st, 1615, Vinica, Varaždin County

64

Joan Terès i Borrull

Spanish bishop

*September 29th, 1538, Verdú †July 10th, 1603, Barcelona

67

Turibius of Mongrovejo

Spanish saint

*November 16th, 1538, Mayorga †March 23rd, 1606, Lima

61

Maeda Toshiie

General of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period

*January 15th, 1538, Nagoya †April 27th, 1599

73

Giovanni Battista Guarini

Italian poet

*December 10th, 1538, Ferrara †October 7th, 1612, Venice

61

Lorenzo Priuli

Italian cardinal and politician

*August 9th, 1538, Venice †January 21st, 1600, Venice

46

Alberto Bolognetti

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 28th, 1538, Bologna †May 9th, 1585, Villach

48

Luigi d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*December 25th, 1538, Ferrara †December 30th, 1586, Rome

69

Caesar Baronius

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

*January 1st, 1538, Sora †June 30th, 1607, Rome

65

Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Burggräfin of Meissen

*February 23rd, 1538, Ansbach †January 18th, 1604, Toužim

49

Guglielmo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

*April 24th, 1538, Mantua †August 14th, 1587, Goito

27

John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony

Titular duke of Saxony; nominal Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1538-1565)

*January 16th, 1538, Torgau †October 31st, 1565, Jena

53

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Italian painter (1538-1592)

*May 6th, 1538, Milan †January 27th, 1592, Milan

68

Hans Khevenhüller zu Aichelberg

(1538-1606)

*April 16th, 1538, Spittal an der Drau †May 4th, 1606, Madrid

39

Infanta Maria of Guimarães

Portuguese infanta

*August 12th, 1538, Ribeira Palace †September 7th, 1577, Parma

53

Johan II of East Frisia

Count of East Friesland (1538-1591)

*September 29th, 1538, Aurich †September 29th, 1591, Stickhausen Castle

73

Gregor Bersman

German university teacher and writer (1538-1611)

*March 10th, 1538, Annaberg-Buchholz †October 5th, 1611, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1538 is a normal year and no leap year.

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