May 20th, 1952

Born on May 20th, 1952

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, 1952

71

Michael Wills

British politician (born 1952)

*May 20th, 1952, Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras

71

Rick Upchurch

American football player

*May 20th, 1952, Toledo

71

Roger Milla

Cameroonian association football player

*May 20th, 1952, Yaoundé

71

Staffan Götestam

Swedish actor, director, playwright, theatre director and composer

*May 20th, 1952, Örnsköldsvik church parish

71

Walter Isaacson

American writer, journalist and biographer

*May 20th, 1952, New Orleans

71

Fadel Muhammad

Indonesian politician

*May 20th, 1952, Ternate Island

71

Nicholas Ostler

British linguist

*May 20th, 1952, Bath

71

Vadim Zhuk

Belarusian football referee

*May 20th, 1952, Mir

71

Chris Duffield

British public servant

*May 20th, 1952, England

71

Jai Tirath

Indian politician

*May 20th, 1952, Sonipat

71

Dušan Alempić

Association football player

*May 20th, 1952, Zvornik

71

Steve Hug

American former gymnast

*May 20th, 1952, Highland

71

Ben Brako

Ghanaian artiste

*May 20th, 1952, Accra

71

Xavier Maawad Robert

Mexican politician

*May 20th, 1952, State of Mexico

71

Flor Procuna

Mexican stage, television and film actress

*May 20th, 1952, Mexico City

71

Bernardino Soto Estigarribia

Paraguayan army general and politician

*May 20th, 1952, Coronel Oviedo

71

Christoph Zielinski

Austrian physician and oncologist

*May 20th, 1952, Wieliczka

71

Maryedith Burrell

American actress

*May 20th, 1952, Gilroy

71

Christian Klar

Member of the second generation Red Army Faction (RAF)

*May 20th, 1952, Freiburg im Breisgau

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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

73

Alan Zweibel

American producer

*May 20th, 1950, Brooklyn

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

67

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Norwegian writer

*May 20th, 1956, Tønsberg Municipality

78

Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman

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

66

Yoshihiko Noda

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

*May 20th, 1957, Funabashi

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

65

Judy Kuhn

American actress and singer

*May 20th, 1958, New York City

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

70

Joe Cocker

English musician (1944–2014)

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

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

77

Cher

American singer, actress and television personality

*May 20th, 1946, El Centro

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

68

Diego Abatantuono

Italian cinema and theatre actor, screenwriter (1955-)

*May 20th, 1955, Milan

Same year
Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

Birthdays of famous people

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Born on May 20th, 1952
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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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