July 20th, 1838

Born on July 20th, 1838

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 68,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 987 days, exactly on June 19th, 2027, people who were born on July 20th, 1838 will be 69,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.

July 20th, 2012

A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

July 20th, 1997

USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.

July 20th, 1982

Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.

July 20th, 1977

Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages.

July 20th, 1976

The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.

July 20th, 1969

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (bootprint pictured).

July 20th, 1950

Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.

July 20th, 1917

Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

July 20th, 1867

The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes.

July 20th, 1807

French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.

July 20th, 1793

Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

July 20th, 1651

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.

July 20th, 2021

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

July 20th, 2017

O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.

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

Born on July 20th, 1838

60

Augustin Daly

American playwright and theatre impresario

*July 20th, 1838, Plymouth †June 7th, 1899, Paris

90

Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet

British statesman and author (1838-1928)

*July 20th, 1838, Rothley Temple †August 17th, 1928, London Borough of Sutton

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Who's birthday is on July 20th?

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

66

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

24

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

66

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Swedish poet (1864-1931)

*July 20th, 1864, Folkärna †April 8th, 1931, Engelbrekt church parish

53

Sandra Oh

Canadian and American actress (born 1971)

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

62

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

96

Pavel Kohout

Czech poet, playwright, exil writer, film director, politic writer and bookwriter

*July 20th, 1928, Prague

71

Marcia Hines

American-Australian singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

31

Lucas Digne

French association football player

*July 20th, 1993, Meaux

87

Max Liebermann

German painter (1847-1935)

*July 20th, 1847, Berlin †February 8th, 1935, Berlin

98

Jacques Delors

French economist and politician

*July 20th, 1925, 14th arrondissement of Paris †December 27th, 2023, 5th arrondissement of Paris

91

Sally Ann Howes

British actor and singer

*July 20th, 1930, St John's Wood †December 19th, 2021, Palm Beach Gardens

63

Johann Ernst Daniel Bornschein

German author (1774–1838)

*July 20th, 1774, Prettin †April 1st, 1838, Gera

44

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian fashion model

*July 20th, 1980, Horizontina

53

Mahmud II

30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839

*July 20th, 1785, Constantinople †July 1st, 1839, Constantinople

41

Barbara Goenaga

Spanish actress

*July 20th, 1983, San Sebastián

58

Enrique Peña Nieto

President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018

*July 20th, 1966, Atlacomulco de Fabela

Same year
Born in 1838

78

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

*July 8th, 1838, Constance †March 8th, 1917, Berlin

36

Georges Bizet

French composer (1838–1875)

*October 25th, 1838, Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne †June 3rd, 1875, Bougival

88

Felice Napoleone Canevaro

Italian politician and officer of Peruvian background (1838-1926)

*July 7th, 1838, Lima †December 30th, 1926, Venice

76

John Muir

Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

*April 21st, 1838, Dunbar †December 24th, 1914, Los Angeles

78

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and university educator (1838–1916)

*February 18th, 1838, Brno-Chrlice †February 19th, 1916, Vaterstetten

26

John Wilkes Booth

American stage actor and assassin (1838–1865)

*May 10th, 1838, Bel Air †April 26th, 1865, Port Royal

90

Émile Loubet

8th president of France (1838–1929)

*December 31st, 1838, Marsanne †December 20th, 1929, Montélimar

80

Henry Brooks Adams

American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918)

*February 16th, 1838, Boston †March 27th, 1918, Washington, D.C.

87

Jules Méline

French politician (1838-1925)

*May 20th, 1838, Remiremont †December 21st, 1925, Paris

49

Anton Mauve

Dutch painter (1838–1888)

*September 18th, 1838, Zaandam †February 5th, 1888, Arnhem

82

Max Bruch

German romantic composer and conductor (1838-1920)

*January 6th, 1838, Cologne †October 2nd, 1920, Friedenau

84

Camille Jordan

French mathematician

*January 5th, 1838, Lyon †January 22nd, 1922, Paris

63

Jules Dalou

French sculptor (1838–1902)

*December 31st, 1838, Paris †April 15th, 1902, Paris

84

Ernest Solvay

Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838-1922)

*April 16th, 1838, Rebecq-Rognon †May 26th, 1922, Ixelles - Elsene

71

Thorvald N. Thiele

Danish astronomer

*December 24th, 1838, Copenhagen †September 26th, 1910, Copenhagen

70

Adolph L'Arronge

German actor and author

*March 8th, 1838, Hamburg †May 25th, 1908, Kreuzlingen

79

Gustav von Schmoller

German economist (1838–1917)

*June 24th, 1838, Heilbronn †June 27th, 1917, Bad Harzburg

83

Yamagata Aritomo

Prime Minister of Japan (1838-1922)

*June 14th, 1838, Hagi †February 1st, 1922, Koki-an

42

James Craig Watson

Astronomer (1838-1880)

*January 28th, 1838, Fingal †November 22nd, 1880, Madison

75

Tobias Asser

Dutch lawyer and legal scholar (1838-1913)

*April 28th, 1838, Amsterdam †July 29th, 1913, The Hague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1838 is a normal year and no leap year.

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