May 20th, 1765

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Born on May 20th, 1765 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 20th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 20th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1765)

Born on May 20th, 1765

Weekday

Monday

May 20th, 1765 was a Monday.

Age

258

People born on May 20th, 1765 will turn 259 this year (2024), in exactly 22 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1765 - May 21st, 1765

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 94,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 424 days, exactly on June 26th, 2025, people who were born on May 20th, 1765 will be 95,000 days old!

94,576 Days

13,510 Weeks

3,107 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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 (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?

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

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

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

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

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

Sigrid Undset

Norwegian writer (1882-1949)

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

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

Toussaint Louverture

Haitian national hero

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

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

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

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

*May 20th, 1944, Sankt Marein im Mürztal †October 22nd, 2022, St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

Same year
Born in 1765

William IV

King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837

*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

*September 18th, 1765, Belluno †June 1st, 1846, Rome

Robert Fulton

American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)

*November 14th, 1765, Little Britain Township †February 24th, 1815, New York City

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Marshal of France (1765-1844)

*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris

Thomas Attwood

English composer and organist (1765-1838)

*November 23rd, 1765, London †March 24th, 1838, London

Nicéphore Niépce

French inventor and photographer (1765-1833)

*March 7th, 1765, Chalon-sur-Saône †July 5th, 1833, Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Jean Gabriel Marchand

French general

*December 10th, 1765, L'Albenc †January 12th, 1851, Saint-Ismier

Johann Friedrich Pfaff

German mathematician (1765-1825)

*December 22nd, 1765, Stuttgart †April 21st, 1825, Halle (Saale)

Domingo Matheu

Argentine politician and businessman (1765-1831)

*August 4th, 1765, Mataró †March 28th, 1831, Buenos Aires

Félix de Beaujour

French diplomat, politician, historian, and French ambassador to the United States (1765-1836)

*December 28th, 1765, Callas †July 1st, 1836, Paris

Johann Friedrich Abegg

Professor of theology

*November 30th, 1765, Roxheim †December 16th, 1840, Heidelberg

Richard Westall

English painter (1765-1836)

*January 2nd, 1765, Norwich †December 4th, 1836, London

Paolo Ruffini

Italian mathematician and physician (1765-1845)

*September 22nd, 1765, Valentano †May 10th, 1822, Modena

Ray Greene

US Senator and Rhode Island Attorney General (1765-1849)

*February 2nd, 1765, Warwick †January 11th, 1849, Warwick

Christiane Vulpius

Mistress and wife of Goethe

*June 1st, 1765, Weimar †June 6th, 1816, Weimar

Sylvestre François Lacroix

French mathematician (1765-1843)

*April 28th, 1765, Paris †May 24th, 1843, Paris

Emma, Lady Hamilton

Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765-1815)

*April 26th, 1765, Neston †January 15th, 1815, Calais

Jean Conan

French poet (1765-1834)

*September 3rd, 1765, Guingamp †December 18th, 1834

Václav Thám

Czech playwright and actor

*October 26th, 1765, Prague †January 1st, 1816, Galicia

François-Antoine Jecker

*November 14th, 1765, Hirtzfelden †September 30th, 1834, Montgeron

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, National Awakening Day) which are celebrated on May 20th.

Independence Restoration Day, celebrates the independence of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(East_Timor)

Josephine Baker Day (NAACP)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker

Indonesian Doctor Day (Indonesia)

National Awakening Day (Indonesia), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia

National Day (Cameroon)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_(Cameroon)

World Bee Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bee_Day

World Metrology Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Metrology_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XX.V.MDCCLXV

20.5.1765

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1765 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1765

May 1765

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20. May 1770
20. May 1775
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May 20th, 1765

Born on May 20th, 1765

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 94,000 days old!

94,576 Days

13,510 Weeks

3,107 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 20th?

A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage.

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths.

uMkhonto we Sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress, detonated a car bomb in Pretoria, resulting in 19 deaths and 217.

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.

The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.

The Luttra Woman (skull pictured), a bog body from the Early Neolithic period, was discovered near Luttra, Sweden.

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.

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.

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.

Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of King Offa of Mercia.

The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Great Britain.

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1765

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 20th

Abercius and Helena

Alcuin of York

Aurea of Ostia

Austregisilus

Baudilus

Bernardino of Siena

Ivo of Chartres

Lucifer of Cagliari

Sanctan

May 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Remembrance (Cambodia)

Emancipation Day (Florida)

European Maritime Day (European Council)

Independence Restoration Day, celebrates the independence of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002.

Josephine Baker Day (NAACP)

Indonesian Doctor Day (Indonesia)

National Day (Cameroon)

World Bee Day

World Metrology Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

20.5.1765

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 94,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Who's birthday is on May 20th?

Same year
Born in 1765

Calendar
May 1765

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18			1	2	3	4	5
19	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
20	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
21	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
22	27	28	29	30	31