May 20th, 1950

Born on May 20th, 1950

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 996 days, exactly on January 16th, 2027, people who were born on May 20th, 1950 will be 28,000 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, 1950

73

Alan Zweibel

American producer

*May 20th, 1950, Brooklyn

73

Yvon Lambert

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 20th, 1950, Drummondville

73

Jhala Nath Khanal

Nepalese politician

*May 20th, 1950, Kathmandu

73

Erri De Luca

Italian novelist, poet and translator

*May 20th, 1950, Naples

73

Janet Finch-Saunders

Welsh politician and Member of the Senedd (born 1950)

*May 20th, 1950, Llandudno

73

Wei Jingsheng

Chinese democracy activist and dissident

*May 20th, 1950, Beijing

73

Shridhar Ramachandra Gadre

Indian chemist

*May 20th, 1950, Akola

73

Warren Cann

Canadian drummer

*May 20th, 1950, Victoria

73

Joop van Werkhoven

Olympic sailor

*May 20th, 1950, Haarlem

73

Trudy Ruth

Dutch sprinter

*May 20th, 1950, Hilversum

73

Ray Bellm

British racing driver

*May 20th, 1950, New Malden

73

Victor Lewis

American jazz drummer

*May 20th, 1950, Omaha

73

Reinaldo Merlo

Argentine footballer (born 1950)

*May 20th, 1950, Buenos Aires

69

Sally Floyd

American computer scientist (1950-2019)

*May 20th, 1950, Charlottesville †August 25th, 2019, Berkeley

73

Svend Andresen

Danish footballer

*May 20th, 1950, Copenhagen

73

Mick Lambert

Professional footballer (born 1950)

*May 20th, 1950, Balsham

73

Tommy Benton

Member of the Georgia General Assembly

*May 20th, 1950, Athens

73

José Francisco Reinoso

Cuban footballer

*May 20th, 1950, Encrucijada

73

Donna McCannell

Canadian speed skater

*May 20th, 1950, Winnipeg

73

Carol van Driel-Murray

Roman archaeologist

*May 20th, 1950, Isleworth

73

Krasimir Zafirov

Bulgarian footballer

*May 20th, 1950, Byala

73

Bill Millar

Association football player

*May 20th, 1950, Lennoxtown

73

Krishna Pamani

Cricketer

*May 20th, 1950, Mundra

73

Rabesa Zafera Antoine

Malagasy university president

*May 20th, 1950, Antsohihy

73

Penny Collenette

Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician

*May 20th, 1950, Oakville

73

Arlette Wilmes

Luxembourgish swimmer

*May 20th, 1950, Luxembourg

73

Hortensia Herrero Chacón

Spanish businesswoman and philanthropist

*May 20th, 1950, Valencia

73

Leonid Volodarskiy

Russian translator (1950–2023)

*May 20th, 1950, Moscow †August 7th, 2023, Moscow

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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

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

67

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Norwegian writer

*May 20th, 1956, Tønsberg Municipality

77

Cher

American singer, actress and television personality

*May 20th, 1946, El Centro

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

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

88

José Mujica

40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015

*May 20th, 1935, Montevideo

82

Heidi Senger-Weiss

Austrian entrepreneur

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

78

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca

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

*May 20th, 1945, Barcelona

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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