May 20th, 1948

Born on May 20th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 264 days, exactly on January 16th, 2025, people who were born on May 20th, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

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What happened on May 20th, 1948?

May 20th, 1948

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Kai-shek

What else 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.

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

Born on May 20th, 1948

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Gerd Rubenbauer

German sport journalist

*May 20th, 1948, Munich

75

Mikhail Veller

Russian-Estonian writer

*May 20th, 1948, Kamianets-Podilskyi

75

John R. McKernan

American politician

*May 20th, 1948, Bangor

75

Bill Summers

Jazz musician

*May 20th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Jaakko Laakso

Finnish politician and journalist

*May 20th, 1948, Turku

75

Jürgen Kalb

German footballer

*May 20th, 1948, Frankfurt

75

Sam Gejdenson

American politician

*May 20th, 1948, Eschwege

72

Kate Jennings

Australian writer

*May 20th, 1948, Temora †May 1st, 2021, New York City

75

Tesshō Genda

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator

*May 20th, 1948, Okayama Prefecture

75

Najam Sethi

Pakistani journalist, publisher

*May 20th, 1948, Kasur

73

Aleksandr Timoshinin

Soviet rower

*May 20th, 1948, Moscow †November 26th, 2021, Krasnogorsk

75

Will Lyman

American actor

*May 20th, 1948, Burlington

75

Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia

Indian politician

*May 20th, 1948, Arvi

75

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani

Politician

*May 20th, 1948, Baghdad

75

Mike Lafferty

American alpine skier

*May 20th, 1948, Eugene

75

Darrell Fetty

American actor, writer, singer and Emmy Award-nominated producer

*May 20th, 1948, Milton

75

Boris Mosolov

Modern pentathlete

*May 20th, 1948, Moscow

75

Annu Mari

Japanese actress

*May 20th, 1948, Kobe

75

Aleksandr Plijuskin

Soviet rower

*May 20th, 1948, Kazan

75

Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando

Sri Lankan Roman Catholic bishop

*May 20th, 1948, Jaffna

75

Vladimir Retakh

Russian mathematician

*May 20th, 1948, Chișinău

75

Belinda Woosley

Australian swimmer

*May 20th, 1948, Coorparoo

75

Kyaw Hsan

Burmese politician

*May 20th, 1948, Monywa

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

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

73

Alan Zweibel

American producer

*May 20th, 1950, Brooklyn

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

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

77

Cher

American singer, actress and television personality

*May 20th, 1946, El Centro

70

Joe Cocker

English musician (1944–2014)

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

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

78

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca

Spanish politician and physicist, former vice president of the European Parliament (1999-2014)

*May 20th, 1945, Barcelona

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

67

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Norwegian writer

*May 20th, 1956, Tønsberg Municipality

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

66

Yoshihiko Noda

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

*May 20th, 1957, Funabashi

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

82

Heidi Senger-Weiss

Austrian entrepreneur

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

88

José Mujica

40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015

*May 20th, 1935, Montevideo

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

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

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

Birthdays of famous people

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, National Awakening Day) which are celebrated on May 20th.

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Born on May 20th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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