May 20th, 1718

Born on May 20th, 1718

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 438 days, exactly on October 7th, 2027, people who were born on May 20th, 1718 will be 113,000 days old!

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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 1718

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

69

Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp

German theologian

*April 11th, 1718, Rostock †January 4th, 1788, Greifswald

72

Robert Henry

Scottish minister and historian (1718-1790)

*February 18th, 1718, St. Ninians †November 24th, 1790, Edinburgh

73

Søren Abildgaard

Naturalist, writer and illustrator (1718-1791)

*February 18th, 1718, Flekkefjord Municipality †July 2nd, 1791, Copenhagen

76

Leopold August Abel

Violinist, composer

*March 24th, 1718, Köthen †August 25th, 1794, Ludwigslust

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

57

Matthew Maty

Dutch physician

*May 17th, 1718, Montfoort †March 21st, 1776, London

71

Jacob Christian Schäffer

German inventor, professor, botanist, entomologist and ornithologist (1718-1790)

*May 30th, 1718, Querfurt †January 7th, 1790, Regensburg

89

Francis Willis

British physician (1718-1807)

*August 17th, 1718, Lincoln †December 5th, 1807, Bourne

77

Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel

Swedish military personnel

*April 22nd, 1718, Stockholm †February 6th, 1796, Stockholm

65

Benjamin Kennicott

British theologian

*April 4th, 1718, Devon †September 18th, 1783, Cornwall

75

Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa

Dutch pastor, preacher and theologian (1718-1793)

*August 25th, 1718, Zwolle †September 23rd, 1793, Haarlem

69

Pasquale Acquaviva d'Aragona

Italian cardinal

*November 3rd, 1718, Naples †February 29th, 1788, Rome

72

Joseph von Spaur

Austrian priest (1718-1791)

*September 23rd, 1718, Innsbruck †May 26th, 1791, Brixen

82

Hugh Blair

British philosopher

*April 7th, 1718, Edinburgh †December 27th, 1800, Edinburgh

48

Empress Nara

Qing dynasty empress (1718-1766)

*March 11th, 1718, Beijing †July 14th, 1766, Beijing

61

Thomas Chippendale

British cabinet-maker

*June 5th, 1718, Otley †November 13th, 1779, London

58

Élie Catherine Fréron

French writer (1718-1776)

*January 20th, 1718, Quimper †March 10th, 1776, Montrouge

69

Ambrosio de Benavides

Spanish colonial governor

*January 20th, 1718, Granada †April 27th, 1787, Cauquenes

72

Christian Georg Schütz

German painter and engraver (1718-1791)

*September 24th, 1718, Flörsheim am Main †January 1st, 1791, Frankfurt

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

No: With 365 days 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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