May 20th, 1729

Born on May 20th, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1729

67

Catherine II of Russia

The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (1762–1796)

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

81

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

*November 11th, 1729, Paris †August 31st, 1811, Paris

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

70

Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger

Swiss politician (1729-1799)

*May 17th, 1729, Bern †December 3rd, 1799, Augsburg

78

Georg Thomas von Asch

Russian physician and court official

*April 12th, 1729, Saint Petersburg †June 23rd, 1807, Göttingen

77

Michael von Melas

Austrian general

*May 12th, 1729, Roadeș †May 31st, 1806, Týnec nad Labem

71

Michael Denis

Austrian entomologist and writer(1729–1800)

*September 27th, 1729, Schärding †September 29th, 1800, Vienna

82

Thomas Percy

Irish Anglican bishop (1729-1811)

*April 13th, 1729, Bridgnorth †September 30th, 1811, Dromore

67

Johann Daniel Titius

German astronomer

*January 2nd, 1729, Chojnice †December 11th, 1796, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

58

Ashton Lever

British antiquarian; (1729-1788)

*March 5th, 1729, Alkrington †January 28th, 1788, Manchester

82

Christian Gottlob Heyne

German classical philologist (1729-1812)

*September 25th, 1729, Chemnitz †July 14th, 1812, Göttingen

87

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

French composer

*October 17th, 1729, Fauquembergues †January 14th, 1817, Paris

60

Richard Caswell

1st and 5th governor of North Carolina 1729-1789

*August 3rd, 1729, Harford County †November 10th, 1789, Fayetteville

65

Anne d'Arpajon

French noblewoman

*March 4th, 1729, Arpajon †June 27th, 1794, Paris

69

Helena Dorothea von Schönberg

German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)

*November 22nd, 1729, Erlau †March 29th, 1799, Limbach-Oberfrohna

90

George Leonard

American politician (1729-1819)

*July 4th, 1729, Norton †July 26th, 1819, Raynham

77

Friedrich Gabriel Resewitz

German educationist and theologian (1729-1806)

*March 9th, 1729, Berlin †October 30th, 1806, Magdeburg

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 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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