May 20th, 1760

Born on May 20th, 1760

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 96,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 597 days, exactly on December 17th, 2025, people who were born on May 20th, 1760 will be 97,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 (skull pictured), 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

By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) 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 King 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, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

May 20th, 2019

The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.

May 20th, 2016

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 20th?

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

78

Thomas Luny

British artist (1759-1837)

*May 20th, 1759, Cornwall †September 30th, 1837, Teignmouth

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

59

Toussaint Louverture

Haitian national hero

*May 20th, 1743, Cap-Haïtien †April 7th, 1803, Fort de Joux

21

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

67

Sigrid Undset

Norwegian writer (1882-1949)

*May 20th, 1882, Kalundborg †June 10th, 1949, Lillehammer Municipality

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

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88

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese artist (1760-1849)

*October 31st, 1760, Honjo †May 10th, 1849, Asakusa

63

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien

Prussian general

*September 15th, 1760, Potsdam †February 20th, 1824, Berlin

36

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)

*November 23rd, 1760, Saint-Quentin †May 27th, 1797, Vendôme

64

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)

*October 17th, 1760, Paris †May 19th, 1825, Paris

68

Leo XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829

*August 2nd, 1760, Genga †February 10th, 1829, Rome

34

Alexandre de Beauharnais

French general; president of the National Constituent Assembly in 1791

*May 28th, 1760, Fort-de-France †July 23rd, 1794, Paris

71

Richard Allen

Minister, educator, writer (1760-1831)

*February 14th, 1760, Philadelphia †March 26th, 1831, Philadelphia

62

Michael Leib

American politician (1760-1822)

*January 8th, 1760, Philadelphia †December 8th, 1822, Philadelphia

42

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg

German composer

*January 10th, 1760, Lauda-Königshofen †January 27th, 1802, Stuttgart

85

David Heinrich Hoppe

German botanist (1760-1846)

*December 15th, 1760, Bruchhausen-Vilsen †August 1st, 1846, Regensburg

61

Jonas Rein

Norwegian priest, writer and politician (1760-1821)

*January 30th, 1760, Sunndal Municipality †November 21st, 1821, Bergen

69

William Payne

English painter and etcher (1760-1830)

*March 4th, 1760, London †January 1st, 1830, London

80

Anton Hasenhut

Austrian actor

*June 1st, 1760, Novi Sad †February 6th, 1841, Vienna

73

Oliver Wolcott

United States federal judge; second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1760-1833)

*January 11th, 1760, Litchfield †June 1st, 1833, New York City

78

Tomaž Dolinar

(1760-1839)

*December 12th, 1760, Dorfarje †February 15th, 1839, Vienna

78

Francisco Javier Venegas

Spanish noble and general

*January 1st, 1760, Zafra †January 1st, 1838, Madrid

58

Joseph Ludwig Colmar

German bishop (1760-1818)

*June 22nd, 1760, Strasbourg †December 15th, 1818, Mainz

76

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

French army officer (1760-1836)

*May 10th, 1760, Lons-le-Saunier †June 26th, 1836, Choisy-le-Roi

86

Thomas Clarkson

English abolitionist (1760-1846)

*March 28th, 1760, Wisbech †September 26th, 1846, Playford Hall

82

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

British politician (1760-1842)

*June 20th, 1760, Meath †September 26th, 1842, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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

Yes: 1760 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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