December 20th, 1588

Born on December 20th, 1588

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 991 days, exactly on January 13th, 2027, people who were born on December 20th, 1588 will be 160,000 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

70

Antonius Aemilius

German author and historian (1589-1660)

*December 20th, 1589, Aachen †November 12th, 1660, Utrecht

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

54

John III of Sweden

Swedish king

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

43

John Sarkander

Czech saint

*December 20th, 1576, Skoczów †March 17th, 1620, Olomouc

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

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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Born in 1588

91

Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher (1588–1679)

*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, Derbyshire

59

Marin Mersenne

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)

*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, Paris

65

Claudius Salmasius

French classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588-1653)

*April 15th, 1588, Semur-en-Auxois †September 3rd, 1653, Spa

59

Godard van Reede

Dutch politician and diplomat (1588-1648)

*September 30th, 1588, Utrecht †June 25th, 1648, Utrecht

65

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy

Dutch painter of Flemish origin (1588-1650)

*January 10th, 1588, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1653, Amsterdam

42

Constance of Austria

Queen consort of Poland and Sweden

*December 24th, 1588, Graz †July 10th, 1631, Warsaw

61

Alessandro Varotari

Painter from Italy (1588-1649)

*April 4th, 1588, Padua †July 20th, 1649, Venice

62

Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan

Consort of Ahmed, Valide Sultan and regent of Murad IV and Ibrahim I, grandmother and regent of Mehmed IV, regent 3 times and valide 2

*November 30th, 1588, Tinos †September 2nd, 1651, Istanbul

61

Anthon von Ditfurth

German poet (1588-1650)

*November 26th, 1588, Stadthagen †May 7th, 1650, Stadthagen

35

Johann Affelmann

German theologian

*November 25th, 1588, Soest †February 28th, 1624, Rostock

45

Johann von Aldringen

Nobleman

*December 10th, 1588, Grund †July 22nd, 1634, Landshut

61

Francesco Gessi

Italian painter (1588-1649)

*January 20th, 1588, Bologna †September 15th, 1649, Bologna

23

Frederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg

Margrave of Brandenburg (1588–1611)

*March 22nd, 1588, Old Cölln †May 19th, 1611, Słońsk

47

Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Count von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, Bavarian Field-marshal and commander in the Thirty Years' War (1588-1635)

*May 21st, 1588, Speyer †August 24th, 1635, Constance

61

Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller-Frankenburg

Austrian historian, diplomat and politician (1588-1650)

*February 21st, 1588, Landskron Castle †January 1st, 1650, Baden

47

Martin Trost

German orientalist (1588-1636)

*November 11th, 1588, Höxter †April 8th, 1636, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

56

Peder Gustafsson Banér

Swedish politician (1588-1644)

*June 28th, 1588, Djursholm †July 13th, 1644, Stockholm

42

Bénédict Turrettini

Genevan theologian

*November 9th, 1588, Zürich †March 4th, 1631, Geneva

52

Wolrad IV of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German count

*July 7th, 1588, Korbach †October 6th, 1640, Bad Arolsen

77

Nicholas Lanier

English composer, singer, lutenist and painter (1588-1666)

*September 10th, 1588, London †December 31st, 1665, Greenwich

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Public holidays on December 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve) which are celebrated on December 20th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1588 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).

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