May 20th, 1668

Born on May 20th, 1668

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 130,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 995 days, exactly on January 19th, 2027, people who were born on May 20th, 1668 will be 131,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 20th?

May 20th, 2013

A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage.

May 20th, 2012

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths.

May 20th, 1983

uMkhonto we Sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress, detonated a car bomb in Pretoria, resulting in 19 deaths and 217.

May 20th, 1965

While attempting to land at Cairo International Airport, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crashed for unknown reasons, killing all but 6 of the 121 people on board.

May 20th, 1947

The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.

May 20th, 1943

The Luttra Woman (skull pictured), a bog body from the Early Neolithic period, was discovered near Luttra, Sweden.

May 20th, 1941

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later.

May 20th, 1927

By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) over Hejaz and Nejd, which later merged to become Saudi Arabia.

May 20th, 1875

Representatives from seventeen countries signed the Metre Convention, which set up an institute for the purpose of coordinating international metrology and for coordinating the development of the metric system.

May 20th, 1609

Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.

May 20th, 0794

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of King Offa of Mercia.

May 20th, 0685

The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Great Britain.

May 20th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

May 20th, 2019

The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.

May 20th, 2016

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.

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

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

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

21

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

67

Sigrid Undset

Norwegian writer (1882-1949)

*May 20th, 1882, Kalundborg †June 10th, 1949, Lillehammer Municipality

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

*May 20th, 1944, Sankt Marein im Mürztal †October 22nd, 2022, St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

Same year
Born in 1668

64

François Couperin

French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist (1668–1733)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †September 11th, 1733, Paris

69

Herman Boerhaave

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

*December 31st, 1668, Voorhout †September 23rd, 1738, Leiden

75

Giambattista Vico

Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian and jurist

*June 23rd, 1668, Naples †January 23rd, 1744, Naples

36

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Prussian royal consort

*October 30th, 1668, Bad Iburg †February 1st, 1705, Hanover

41

Louis, Prince of Condé

Duke of Bourbon (1668-1710)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †March 4th, 1710, Paris

75

Johann Peter von Ludewig

German legal historian and archivist (1668-1743)

*August 15th, 1668, Schwäbisch Hall †September 7th, 1743, Halle (Saale)

77

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Austrian architect

*November 14th, 1668, Genoa †November 16th, 1745, Vienna

58

Francesco Gasparini

Italian composer and teacher (1668-1727)

*March 19th, 1668, Camaiore †February 22nd, 1727, Rome

71

Friedrich Opfergeldt

German theologian

*December 3rd, 1668, Wrocław †October 5th, 1740, Magdeburg

47

Johann Samuel Stryk

German author (1668-1715)

*March 12th, 1668, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 10th, 1715, Halle (Saale)

32

Louis François Marie Le Tellier

French statesman (1668-1701)

*June 23rd, 1668, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire †January 5th, 1701

79

Alain-René Lesage

French writer (1668-1747)

*May 6th, 1668, Sarzeau †November 17th, 1747, Boulogne-sur-Mer

64

Lambert Friedrich Corfey

German architect (1668-1733)

*October 11th, 1668, Warendorf †February 18th, 1733, Münster

79

Johann Rudolf Huber

Swiss painter (1668-1748)

*April 21st, 1668, Basel †February 28th, 1748, Basel

69

Nicolas Vleughels

French painter (1668-1737)

*December 6th, 1668, Paris †December 11th, 1737, Rome

83

Henri de Favanne

French painter (1668-1752)

*October 3rd, 1668, London †April 27th, 1752, Paris

61

Gottlieb Wernsdorf

German historian, theologian and writer (1668-1729)

*February 25th, 1668, Schönewalde †July 11th, 1729, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

83

Pompeo Aldrovandi

Italian cardinal (1668–1752)

*September 23rd, 1668, Bologna †January 6th, 1752, Montefiascone

52

Johann Ernst Schaper

German author (1668-1721)

*April 26th, 1668, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †January 11th, 1721, Rostock

75

Jacques-Antoine Arlaud

Genevan artist (1668-1743)

*May 18th, 1668, Geneva †May 25th, 1743, Geneva

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, National Awakening Day) which are celebrated on May 20th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1668 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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