July 20th, 1924

Born on July 20th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 415 days, exactly on November 7th, 2025, people who were born on July 20th, 1924 will be 37,000 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, 1924

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

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

88

Robert Nichols

American character actor, singer, and dancer

*July 20th, 1924, Oakland †March 21st, 2013, Occidental

87

Tatyana Lioznova

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter (1924-2011)

*July 20th, 1924, Moscow †September 29th, 2011, Moscow

73

Josip Uhač

Apostolic nuncio

*July 20th, 1924, Brseč †January 18th, 1998, Rome

89

Michel Alliot

French jurist (1924-2014)

*July 20th, 1924, Blois †February 8th, 2014, 7th arrondissement of Paris

83

Mort Garson

Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music (1924-2008)

*July 20th, 1924, Saint John †January 4th, 2008, San Francisco

89

Thomas Louis Berger

American novelist

*July 20th, 1924, Cincinnati †July 13th, 2014, Nyack

65

Tor Isedal

Swedish actor (1924-1990)

*July 20th, 1924, Norrköping †February 18th, 1990, Nynäshamn

90

Dušan Bilandžić

Croatian historian and politician (1924-2015)

*July 20th, 1924, Maljkovo †March 4th, 2015, Zagreb

92

Vivean Gray

English TV and film actress in Australia (1924-2016)

*July 20th, 1924, Cleethorpes †July 28th, 2016, Shoreham-by-Sea

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98

Jacques Delors

French economist and politician

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

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

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

36

Frantz Fanon

French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)

*July 20th, 1925, Fort-de-France †December 6th, 1961, Bethesda

92

Heather Chasen

Actress (1927-2020)

*July 20th, 1927, Singapore †May 22nd, 2020, Marylebone

48

Patricia Cutts

British actress (1926-1974)

*July 20th, 1926, London †September 6th, 1974, London

66

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

91

Sally Ann Howes

British actor and singer

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

88

Edmund Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919-2008)

*July 20th, 1919, Auckland †January 11th, 2008, Auckland City

24

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

89

Cormac McCarthy

American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

*July 20th, 1933, Providence †June 13th, 2023, Santa Fe

62

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

53

Sandra Oh

Canadian and American actress (born 1971)

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

71

Marcia Hines

American-Australian singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

52

Francis Blanche

French writer, actor and humorist

*July 20th, 1921, 11th arrondissement of Paris †July 6th, 1974, 15th arrondissement of Paris

77

Carlos Santana

Mexican-American guitarist

*July 20th, 1947, Autlán de Navarro

43

Natalie Wood

American actress (1938–1981)

*July 20th, 1938, San Francisco †November 28th, 1981, Santa Catalina Island

107

Lucette Destouches

French dancer (1912-2019)

*July 20th, 1912, 5th arrondissement of Paris †November 8th, 2019, Meudon

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Born in 1924

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

86

Emilie Lieberherr

Swiss politician (1924–2011)

*October 14th, 1924, Erstfeld †January 3rd, 2011, Zollikerberg

89

Paul Dietzel

American football and coach, college athletics administrator (1924–2013)

*September 5th, 1924, Fremont †September 24th, 2013, Baton Rouge

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

100

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

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Public holidays on July 20th

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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