December 20th, 1799

Born on December 20th, 1799

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

62

Albert Dufour-Féronce

German politician

*December 20th, 1798, Leipzig †November 12th, 1861, London

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

63

Thomas Graham

Chemist (1805–1869)

*December 20th, 1805, Glasgow †September 11th, 1869, London

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

82

Dora Montefiore

Suffragette, socialist, writer

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

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

90

Rik Van Looy

Belgian road racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1933, Grobbendonk

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

64

Martín Carrera

President of Mexico (1806-1871)

*December 20th, 1806, Puebla City †April 22nd, 1871, Mexico City

44

Michael Rogers

Australian cyclist

*December 20th, 1979, Barham

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

62

Albert Dekker

American actor and politician (1905–1968)

*December 20th, 1905, Brooklyn †May 5th, 1968, Hollywood

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

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37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

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

76

Robert von Mohl

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)

*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin

75

Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker

German pastor (1799-1875)

*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover

87

William Young

Nova Scotia politician and jurist (1799-1887)

*September 8th, 1799, Falkirk †May 8th, 1887, Halifax

47

Mary Anning

British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist (1799-1847)

*May 21st, 1799, Lyme Regis †March 9th, 1847, Lyme Regis

19

Kamehameha I

Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

*November 30th, 1799, Kohala Historical Sites State Monument †April 30th, 1819, Kamakahonu

62

Thomas Witlam Atkinson

British architect (1799-1861)

*March 6th, 1799, Cawthorne †August 13th, 1861, Walmer

66

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi

Venezuelan heroine

*September 25th, 1799, Caracas †June 2nd, 1866, Caracas

91

Felipe Poey

Cuban zoologist

*May 26th, 1799, Havana †January 28th, 1891, Havana

53

August Kopisch

German poet and painter (1799-1853)

*May 26th, 1799, Wrocław †February 6th, 1853, Berlin

79

Elisabetha Fiorini-Mazzanti

Italian botanist, mycologist, botanical collector and writer (1799-1879)

*June 3rd, 1799, Terracina †April 23rd, 1879, Rome

68

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)

*October 18th, 1799, Metzingen †August 29th, 1868, Baden-Baden

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

*June 18th, 1799, Bolton †October 5th, 1880, Maidenhead

67

Serafín Estébanez Calderón

Spanish author (1799-1867)

*December 27th, 1799, Málaga †February 15th, 1867, Madrid

38

René Caillié

French explorer

*September 19th, 1799, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon †May 17th, 1838, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien

35

David Douglas

Scottish botanist (1799–1834)

*June 25th, 1799, Scone †July 12th, 1834, Laupāhoehoe

64

Manuel María de Llano

Mexican politician

*January 1st, 1799, Monterrey †January 1st, 1863, Monterrey

60

Oscar I of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1844-1859

*July 4th, 1799, Paris †July 8th, 1859, Stockholm Palace

59

Alois Negrelli

Engineer and railway pioneer from the Austrian Empire (1799-1858)

*January 23rd, 1799, Fiera di Primiero †October 1st, 1858, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1799 is a normal year and no leap year.

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