May 20th, 1934

Born on May 20th, 1934

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1934

89

Ray L. Garland

American politician in Virginia

*May 20th, 1934, Roanoke

89

Moshe Shahal

Israeli politician

*May 20th, 1934, Baghdad

82

Tonino Valerii

Italian film director

*May 20th, 1934, Montorio al Vomano †October 13th, 2016, Rome

89

Michael J. Flynn

American professor emeritus at Stanford University

*May 20th, 1934, New York City

89

Graham Sissons

English footballer (born 1934)

*May 20th, 1934, Chester-le-Street

89

Gene Cichowski

American football player

*May 20th, 1934, Chicago

89

Dorvan Solberg

American politician

*May 20th, 1934, Williston

89

René Bianchi

French cyclist

*May 20th, 1934, Conflans-sur-Seine

89

Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez

American historian

*May 20th, 1934, Albany

89

Gerald Ridsdale

Australian laicised Catholic priest and sex offender

*May 20th, 1934, St Arnaud

84

Bardo Weiß

German university teacher (1934-2018)

*May 20th, 1934, Weißenthurm †August 5th, 2018

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Who's birthday is on May 20th?

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

88

José Mujica

40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015

*May 20th, 1935, Montevideo

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

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

86

Peter von Matt

Swiss philologist

*May 20th, 1937, Lucerne

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

82

Heidi Senger-Weiss

Austrian entrepreneur

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

70

Joe Cocker

English musician (1944–2014)

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

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

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

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

73

Alan Zweibel

American producer

*May 20th, 1950, Brooklyn

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

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

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Born in 1934

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

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Born on May 20th, 1934
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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