December 20th, 1730

Born on December 20th, 1730

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 107,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 855 days, exactly on August 30th, 2026, people who were born on December 20th, 1730 will be 108,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

64

František Xaver Pokorný

Czech violinist and composer

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

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

70

Friedrich August Brand

Austrian artist (1735-1806)

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

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

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

82

Dora Montefiore

Suffragette, socialist, writer

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

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

63

Johann Ernst Schulz

German author and theologian

*December 20th, 1742, East Prussia †April 9th, 1806, Königsberg

51

Arthur Lee

American politician

*December 20th, 1740, Westmoreland County †December 12th, 1792

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

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86

Charles Messier

18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

*June 26th, 1730, Badonviller †April 12th, 1817, Paris

66

Gustav Ludwig von der Marwitz

German officer (1730-1797)

*April 30th, 1730, Friedersdorf †February 23rd, 1797, Kyritz

64

Josiah Wedgwood

English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company (1730–1795)

*July 12th, 1730, Burslem †January 3rd, 1795, Etruria

69

Alexander Suvorov

Russian marshal

*November 13th, 1730, Moscow †May 6th, 1800, Saint Petersburg

68

Jan Ingenhousz

Dutch physiologist (1730–1799)

*December 8th, 1730, Breda †September 7th, 1799, Bowood House

57

Johann Georg Hamann

German philosopher

*August 27th, 1730, Königsberg †June 21st, 1788, Münster

32

Diego Silang

Filipino insurgent leader

*December 16th, 1730, Aringay †May 28th, 1763, Bantay

65

Anna Barbara Reinhart

Swiss mathematician

*July 12th, 1730, Winterthur †January 5th, 1796, Winterthur

49

George Ross

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence 1730-1779

*May 10th, 1730, New Castle †July 14th, 1779, Philadelphia

64

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Prussian officer and US Continental army general (1730-1794)

*September 17th, 1730, Magdeburg †November 28th, 1794, Steuben

64

Franz Ludwig von Erthal

Catholic bishop

*September 16th, 1730, Lohr am Main †February 14th, 1795, Würzburg

65

Giovanni Battista Casanova

Venecian painter (1730-1795)

*November 2nd, 1730, Venice †December 8th, 1795, Dresden

85

Philip Mazzei

American diplomat (1730-1816)

*December 25th, 1730, Poggio a Caiano †March 19th, 1816, Pisa

68

Johann Hedwig

German botanist (1730–1799)

*December 8th, 1730, Brașov †February 18th, 1799, Leipzig

90

Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart

Austrian archbishop

*May 2nd, 1730, Kolovec Mansion †June 30th, 1820, Vienna

52

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

British Prime Minister (1730-1782)

*May 13th, 1730, South Yorkshire †July 1st, 1782, London

84

Edward Burch

English gem engraver, medalist, and wax modeler

*January 1st, 1730, London †February 11th, 1814

294

Jakob Chrysostomus Praetorius

German engineer

*January 9th, 1730, Uckermark

53

Étienne Bézout

French mathematician (1730-1783)

*March 31st, 1730, Nemours †September 27th, 1783, Avon

78

Johann Peter Alexander Wagner

German sculptor

*February 26th, 1730, Theres †January 7th, 1809, Würzburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1730 is a normal year and no leap year.

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