May 20th, 1767

Born on May 20th, 1767

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

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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 1767

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

*March 15th, 1767, Waxhaws †June 8th, 1845, The Hermitage

80

John Quincy Adams

President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

*July 11th, 1767, Braintree †February 23rd, 1848, Washington, D.C.

62

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

80

Nicolas Oudinot

Marshal of France (1767-1847)

*April 25th, 1767, Bar-le-Duc †September 13th, 1847, Paris

42

Andreas Hofer

Leader of armed resistance by the people of Tirol against Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion (1767-1810)

*November 22nd, 1767, St. Leonhard in Passeier †February 20th, 1810, Mantua

77

August Wilhelm Schlegel

German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845)

*September 8th, 1767, Hanover †May 12th, 1845, Bonn

84

Manuel Godoy

Prime Minister of Spain (1767-1851)

*May 12th, 1767, Badajoz †October 4th, 1851, Paris

61

Rachel Jackson

Wife of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1767–1828)

*June 15th, 1767, Halifax County †December 22nd, 1828, Nashville

53

Henri Christophe

President and King of Haiti (1767-1820)

*October 6th, 1767, Grenada †October 8th, 1820, Haiti

73

Christian Gottlieb Konopack

German Legal Scholar

*November 7th, 1767, Gdańsk †April 3rd, 1841, Jena

73

Bernhard Romberg

German cellist and composer

*November 13th, 1767, Dinklage †August 13th, 1841, Hamburg

69

Martin von Hochmeister

(1767-1837)

*April 19th, 1767, Sibiu †January 9th, 1837, Sibiu

72

Jean-Antoine Verdier

French general (1767-1839)

*May 2nd, 1767, Toulouse †May 30th, 1839, Mâcon

48

Prince Joseph of Monaco

Prince of Monaco

*September 10th, 1767, Hôtel Matignon †June 28th, 1816, Paris

35

María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda

Spanish translator

*October 31st, 1767, Madrid †March 5th, 1803, Córdoba

82

Pavel Chichagov

Russian admiral

*June 27th, 1767, Saint Petersburg †September 10th, 1849, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

67

Wenzel Müller

Composer (1759-1835)

*September 26th, 1767, Městečko Trnávka †August 3rd, 1835, Baden

82

Jacques-Laurent Agasse

Painter (1767-1849)

*April 24th, 1767, Geneva †December 27th, 1849, London

91

Edward Pease

British businessman (1767-1858)

*May 31st, 1767, Darlington †July 31st, 1858, County Durham

58

Mathieu de Montmorency

French statesman

*July 10th, 1767, Paris †March 24th, 1826, Paris

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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 1767 is a normal year and no leap year.

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