Born on May 20th, 1542
Weekday
Wednesday
May 20th, 1542 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1542 - May 21st, 1542
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 971 days, exactly on December 28th, 2026, people who were born on May 20th, 1542 will be 177,000 days old!
176,029 Days
25,147 Weeks
5,783 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What 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 1542
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63 Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri
44 Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle-John_of_the_Cross-1656.jpg "John of the Cross")
49 John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint
*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda
63 Jan Zamoyski
Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)
*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, Zamość
73 Anders Sørensen Vedel
Danish historian (1542-1616)
*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe.jpg "Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter")
80 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
English politician (1542-1623)
*May 5th, 1542, London †February 8th, 1623, London
Robert Bellarmine
Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church
*October 4th, 1542, Montepulciano †September 17th, 1621, RomeMagnus, Duke of Östergötland
Swedish prince; son of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud
*July 25th, 1542, Stockholm †June 26th, 1595, VretaPhilip IV of Nassau-Weilburg
Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1559-1602) and Saarbrücken and Saarwerden (1574-1602)
*April 14th, 1542, Weilburg †March 12th, 1602, SaarbrückenJohn Frederick, Duke of Pomerania
Protestant Bishop of Cammin and ruling Duke of Pomerania
*August 27th, 1542, Wolgast †February 9th, 1600, WolgastÁlvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Spanish explorer
*October 1st, 1542, Congosto †October 18th, 1595, Nendo IslandRichard Grenville
English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)
*June 15th, 1542, Bideford †September 10th, 1591, Flores IslandJakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee
Roman Catholic bishop
*May 11th, 1542, Berneck †April 18th, 1608, PorrentruyTarquinia Molza
Italian singer and composer
*November 1st, 1542, Modena †August 8th, 1617, ModenaHenriette of Cleves
Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel
*October 31st, 1542, La Chapelle-d'Angillon †June 24th, 1601, ParisHenry III, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Duke of Bernstadt and Count of Glatz (1542-1587)
*April 29th, 1542, Oleśnica †April 10th, 1587, OleśnicaIsabella de' Medici
Daughter of Cosimo I. de’ Medici and Eleonora of Toledo (1542-1576)
*August 31st, 1542, Florence †July 16th, 1576, Cerreto GuidiBirthdays 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
20.5.1542
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1542 is a normal year and no leap year.