December 20th, 1921

Born on December 20th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 616 days, exactly on January 3rd, 2026, people who were born on December 20th, 1921 will be 38,000 days old!

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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

Born on December 20th, 1921

81

George Roy Hill

American film director (1921-2002)

*December 20th, 1921, Minneapolis †December 27th, 2002, New York City

83

Horst Ankermann

German sculptor and pharmacologist

*December 20th, 1921, Königsberg †August 5th, 2005, Berlin

82

María Rosa Gallo

Argentine actress (1922-2004)

*December 20th, 1921, Buenos Aires †December 7th, 2004, Buenos Aires

58

Kōsuke Gomi

Japanese novelist

*December 20th, 1921, Osaka †April 1st, 1980, Tokyo Teishin Hospital

93

Aurora Venturini

Argentine writer

*December 20th, 1921, La Plata †November 24th, 2015, La Plata

94

Paul Hisao Yasuda

Catholic archbishop

*December 20th, 1921, Kurume †April 23rd, 2016

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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

95

Hannelis Schulte

German theologian (1920-2016)

*December 20th, 1920, Heidelberg †April 12th, 2016

34

Clarisse Crémer

French offshore sailor

*December 20th, 1989, Paris

25

Kylian Mbappé

French association football player

*December 20th, 1998, 19th arrondissement of Paris

87

Kim Young-sam

President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998

*December 20th, 1927, Geoje †November 22nd, 2015, Seoul

62

Valerie Bettis

American dancer (1919-1982)

*December 20th, 1919, Houston †September 26th, 1982, New York City

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

90

Rik Van Looy

Belgian road racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1933, Grobbendonk

82

Otto Graf Lambsdorff

German politician (1926–2009)

*December 20th, 1926, Aachen †December 5th, 2009, Bonn

100

Tony Vaccaro

American photographer (1922-2022)

*December 20th, 1922, Greensburg †December 28th, 2022, Greensburg

74

David Bohm

American theoretical physicist

*December 20th, 1917, Wilkes-Barre †October 27th, 1992, London

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

62

Albert Dekker

American actor and politician (1905–1968)

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

75

Daniel Rebillard

French racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1948, Tournan-en-Brie

86

Manfred Lahnstein

German politician

*December 20th, 1937, Erkrath

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

88

Geoffrey Howe

British politician (1926–2015)

*December 20th, 1926, Port Talbot †October 9th, 2015, Warwickshire

71

Väinö Linna

Finnish writer

*December 20th, 1920, Urjala †April 21st, 1992, Pikonlinna

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

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Born in 1921

85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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Public holidays on December 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve) which are celebrated on December 20th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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