May 20th, 1670

Born on May 20th, 1670

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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, 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

With the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of Ibn Saud 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 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, 1515

Ulysses, who would be famously depicted in a posthumous woodcut, landed in Lisbon, becoming the first of his species to visit Europe in a thousand years.

May 20th, 1714

J. S. Bach led the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.

May 20th, 0325

The First Council of Nicaea (depicted), the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church, was formally opened by Constantine the Great.

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

Same year
Born in 1670

51

John Toland

Irish philosopher (1670-1722)

*November 30th, 1670, Inishowen †March 11th, 1722, London Borough of Wandsworth

52

Carl von Ahlefeldt

German statesman (1670-1722)

*April 25th, 1670, Hardenburg †September 7th, 1722, Gråsten

70

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

French poet

*April 6th, 1670, Paris †March 17th, 1741, Brussels metropolitan area

62

Dorothea von Velen

German noble

*April 17th, 1670, Duchy of Berg †August 21st, 1732

69

Pierre Parrocel

French painter from Avignon (1670-1739)

*March 18th, 1670, Avignon †August 26th, 1739, Paris

61

Gustav Samuel Leopold, Duke of Zweibrücken

German noble (1670-1731)

*April 12th, 1670, Stegeborg Castle †September 17th, 1731, Zweibrücken

56

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans

British Duke (1670-1726)

*May 8th, 1670, United Kingdom †May 10th, 1726, Bath

52

Heinrich Pipping

German theologian (1670-1722)

*January 2nd, 1670, Leipzig †April 22nd, 1722, Dresden

85

Olof Celsius

Swedish botanist (1670-1756)

*July 19th, 1670, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †June 24th, 1756, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

69

Marie Amalie of Brandenburg

Princess of Brandenburg, and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz

*November 16th, 1670, Old Cölln †November 17th, 1739, Bertholdsburg

37

Zheng Keshuang

Prince of Yanping (1670-1707)

*August 13th, 1670, Taiwan †September 22nd, 1707, Beijing

63

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Anglo-French military leader (1670-1734)

*August 21st, 1670, Moulins †June 12th, 1734, Philippsburg

62

Carlo Archinto

(1670-1732)

*July 30th, 1670, Milan †December 17th, 1732, Milan

89

François de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France

*March 16th, 1670, Coutances †December 18th, 1759, Paris

81

Jacob van Schuppen

French painter (1670-1751)

*January 26th, 1670, Fontainebleau †January 29th, 1751, Vienna

66

Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

French noble (1670–1736)

*March 31st, 1670, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †May 14th, 1736, Castle of Sceaux

76

Antoine Joseph Pater

French sculptor

*February 27th, 1670, Valenciennes †February 24th, 1747, Valenciennes

90

Melchor Rafael de Macanaz

Spanish politician (1670-1760)

*January 31st, 1670, Hellín †December 5th, 1760, Hellín

87

Richard Leveridge

English composer

*July 19th, 1670, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster †March 22nd, 1758, High Holborn

43

Johann Christoph Gottwald

*July 24th, 1670, Gdańsk †August 1st, 1713, Gdańsk

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1670 is a normal year and no leap year.

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