December 20th, 1723

Born on December 20th, 1723

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 297 days, exactly on February 19th, 2025, people who were born on December 20th, 1723 will be 110,000 days old!

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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

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

90

Ferdinand Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

*December 20th, 1841, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 16th, 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

65

Gebhard Werner von der Schulenburg

German politician (1722-1788)

*December 20th, 1722, Wolfsburg Castle †August 23rd, 1788, Wolfsburg Castle

64

František Xaver Pokorný

Czech violinist and composer

*December 20th, 1729, Městec Králové †July 2nd, 1794, Regensburg

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

90

Rik Van Looy

Belgian road racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1933, Grobbendonk

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

44

Michael Rogers

Australian cyclist

*December 20th, 1979, Barham

82

Johann Georg Specht

German architect (1721-1803)

*December 20th, 1721, Lindenberg im Allgäu †December 30th, 1803, Lindenberg im Allgäu

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

70

Friedrich August Brand

Austrian artist (1735-1806)

*December 20th, 1735, Vienna †October 9th, 1806, Vienna

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

82

Dora Montefiore

Suffragette, socialist, writer

*December 20th, 1851, Coulsdon †December 21st, 1933, Hastings

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

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Born in 1723

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

58

Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz

Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great

*March 24th, 1723, Friedersdorf †December 14th, 1781, Berlin

66

Johann Jakob Schalch

Swiss artist (1723–1789)

*January 23rd, 1723, Schaffhausen †August 21st, 1789, Schaffhausen

65

Baron d'Holbach

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)

*December 8th, 1723, Edesheim †January 21st, 1789, Paris

76

Jean-François Marmontel

French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement (1723-1799)

*July 11th, 1723, Bort-les-Orgues †December 31st, 1799, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon

56

William Blackstone

English jurist, judge and Tory politician (1723-1780)

*July 10th, 1723, City of London †February 14th, 1780, Wallingford

71

John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)

*February 5th, 1723, Gifford †November 15th, 1794, Tusculum

68

Joshua Reynolds

English painter (1723-1792)

*July 16th, 1723, Plympton †February 23rd, 1792, London

39

Tobias Mayer

German astronomer

*February 17th, 1723, Marbach am Neckar †February 20th, 1762, Göttingen

78

Carl Henrich Dreyer

German judge and legal historian

*December 13th, 1723, Waren (Müritz) †February 15th, 1802, Lübeck

38

Friedrich Boerner

Physician

*June 17th, 1723, Leipzig †June 30th, 1761, Leipzig

62

Johann Ludwig Aberli

Swiss painter and etcher (1723-1786)

*November 14th, 1723, Winterthur †October 17th, 1786, Bern

66

William Livingston

American politician (1723-1790)

*November 30th, 1723, Albany †July 25th, 1790, Elizabeth

36

Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini

Italian opera singer

*December 26th, 1723, Milan †June 30th, 1760, Prague

74

Johann Baptist Wendling

German composer

*June 17th, 1723, Ribeauvillé †November 27th, 1797, Munich

63

Carl Friedrich Abel

German composer

*December 22nd, 1723, Köthen †June 20th, 1787, London

50

Susanne von Klettenberg

German abbess and writer

*December 19th, 1723, Frankfurt †December 16th, 1774, Frankfurt

63

Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

Count of Lippe-Alverdissen and Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

*July 5th, 1723, Rinteln †February 13th, 1787, Bückeburg

72

Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein

German physicist

*January 30th, 1723, Wernigerode †July 6th, 1795, Copenhagen

43

Peter Anich

Cartographer

*February 22nd, 1723, Oberperfuss †September 1st, 1766, Innsbruck

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1723 is a normal year and no leap year.

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