May 20th, 1935

Born on May 20th, 1935

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, 1935

88

José Mujica

40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015

*May 20th, 1935, Montevideo

88

Hanna Krall

Polish writer and journalist

*May 20th, 1935, Warsaw

88

Dino Saluzzi

Argentine musician

*May 20th, 1935, Salta Province

88

Jacques Salomé

French writer

*May 20th, 1935, Toulouse

71

Tiberio Colantuoni

Italian comics artist

*May 20th, 1935, Rome †January 1st, 2007, Cerano d'Intelvi

88

Jóhann Vilbergsson

Icelandic alpine skier

*May 20th, 1935, Siglufjörður

88

Tamás Vető

(1935--) Hungarian born Danish conductor

*May 20th, 1935, Budapest

88

Gloria McCloskey

Baseball player (1935-)

*May 20th, 1935, Edina

77

Mickey Rose

American screenwriter

*May 20th, 1935, Bedford–Stuyvesant †April 7th, 2013, Beverly Hills

79

Roy Heather

English actor (1935–2014)

*May 20th, 1935, Stoke Poges †September 3rd, 2014, Purbrook

82

Vladimir Levenshtein

Russian mathematician

*May 20th, 1935, Moscow †September 6th, 2017, Moscow

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

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

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

86

Peter von Matt

Swiss philologist

*May 20th, 1937, Lucerne

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

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

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

92

David Hedison

American actor (1927-2019)

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

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

73

Alan Zweibel

American producer

*May 20th, 1950, Brooklyn

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

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

77

Cher

American singer, actress and television personality

*May 20th, 1946, El Centro

Same year
Born in 1935

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

88

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

75

Heino Aunin

Estonian badminton player

*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

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Born on May 20th, 1935
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1935 is a normal year and no leap year.

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