May 20th, 1949

Born on May 20th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 20th, 1949?

May 20th, 1949

In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency

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, 1949

74

Giuliano Pisapia

Italian lawyer, politician and writer (1949)

*May 20th, 1949, Milan

74

Dave Thomas

Canadian comedian and actor

*May 20th, 1949, St. Catharines

74

Mary Pope Osborne

American children's writer

*May 20th, 1949, Fort Sill

74

Joe Higgins

Irish socialist politician

*May 20th, 1949, Lispole

74

Luigi Angeletti

Italian trade unionist/syndicalist

*May 20th, 1949, Greccio

74

Alexandre de Lesseps

Entrepreneur, investment banker

*May 20th, 1949, Paris

74

Nick Rahall

American politician

*May 20th, 1949, Beckley

74

Michèle Roberts

Poet and novelist

*May 20th, 1949, Bushey

74

Robert Morin

Canadian film director, actor and cinematographer

*May 20th, 1949, Montreal

74

Farideh Heyat

British-Iranian anthropologist

*May 20th, 1949, Tehran

74

Wu Chin-chih

Taiwanese politician

*May 20th, 1949, Banqiao District

74

John Goedde

American politician

*May 20th, 1949, Chelan

74

Merrill Piepkorn

American politician

*May 20th, 1949, Fargo

74

Indradyumna Swami

American Hindu preacher

*May 20th, 1949, Palo Alto

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

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

73

Alan Zweibel

American producer

*May 20th, 1950, Brooklyn

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

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

70

Joe Cocker

English musician (1944–2014)

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

77

Cher

American singer, actress and television personality

*May 20th, 1946, El Centro

67

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Norwegian writer

*May 20th, 1956, Tønsberg Municipality

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

66

Yoshihiko Noda

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

*May 20th, 1957, Funabashi

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

78

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca

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

*May 20th, 1945, Barcelona

65

Judy Kuhn

American actress and singer

*May 20th, 1958, New York City

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 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Public holidays on May 20th

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

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Born on May 20th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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