May 20th, 1930

Born on May 20th, 1930

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 34,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 698 days, exactly on March 17th, 2026, people who were born on May 20th, 1930 will be 35,000 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 (skull pictured), 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

By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) 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 King 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, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

May 20th, 2019

The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.

May 20th, 2016

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.

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

Born on May 20th, 1930

93

Miguel Seijas

Uruguayan rower

*May 20th, 1930, Montevideo

93

Betty DeGeneres

American activist

*May 20th, 1930, New Orleans

84

Mate Trojanović

Yugoslavian rower (1930-2015)

*May 20th, 1930, Metković †March 27th, 2015, Maribor

80

Joachim Auth

German politician and physicist (1930-2011)

*May 20th, 1930, Berlin †March 14th, 2011, Rangsdorf

93

James McEachin

American actor and writer

*May 20th, 1930, Rennert

91

Li Hsing

Taiwanese film director

*May 20th, 1930, Shanghai †August 19th, 2021, Taipei

83

Rafael Corkidi

Mexican cinematographer, film director and screenwriter

*May 20th, 1930, Puebla City †September 18th, 2013, Boca del Río

79

Sam Etcheverry

American-born player of Canadian football and American football (1930-2009)

*May 20th, 1930, Carlsbad †August 29th, 2009, Montreal

88

René Séjourné

French priest (1930-2018)

*May 20th, 1930, Aviré †June 1st, 2018, Angers

93

Theo Peer

Austrian musician, photographer and journalist

*May 20th, 1930, Innsbruck †August 31st, 2023

93

William J. Winter

Bishop of Pittsburgh

*May 20th, 1930, Pittsburgh

77

Gioacchino Busin

Italian cross-country skier

*May 20th, 1930, Falcade †April 28th, 2008, Canale d'Agordo

91

Natalie Meyer

American politician

*May 20th, 1930, Henderson †September 23rd, 2021, Denver

86

Coby Floor

Dutch diver

*May 20th, 1930, Amsterdam †April 25th, 2017, Amsterdam

93

Carl-Erik Eriksson

Swedish bobsledder

*May 20th, 1930, Engelbrekt church parish †July 31st, 2023, Stenhamra

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 20th?

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

92

David Hedison

American actor (1927-2019)

*May 20th, 1927, Providence †July 18th, 2019, Los Angeles

88

José Mujica

40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015

*May 20th, 1935, Montevideo

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

*May 20th, 1944, Sankt Marein im Mürztal †October 22nd, 2022, St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

86

Peter von Matt

Swiss philologist

*May 20th, 1937, Lucerne

70

Joe Cocker

English musician (1944–2014)

*May 20th, 1944, Sheffield †December 22nd, 2014, Crawford

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

82

Heidi Senger-Weiss

Austrian entrepreneur

*May 20th, 1941, Vienna †October 19th, 2023

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

84

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

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Born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

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No: With 365 days 1930 is a normal year and no leap year.

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