December 20th, 1952

Born on December 20th, 1952

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What happened on December 20th, 1952?

December 20th, 1952

A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington, killing 87 of the 115 people on board.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force

What else happened on December 20th?

December 20th, 1955

Cardiff was recognised as the capital of Wales by the British government.

December 20th, 1940

The superhero Captain America made his first published appearance in the comic book Captain America Comics #1.

December 20th, 1852

Led by George Cathcart, British troops defeated Basuto and Taung forces at the Battle of Berea in present-day Lesotho, leading to an offer of peace from King Moshoeshoe I.

December 20th, 1248

Attempting to form an alliance with the Mongol Empire, Louis IX of France met with two of their envoys while en route to the Seventh Crusade.

December 20th, 1968

The first two confirmed murders by the Zodiac Killer occurred in Benicia, California, in a case which remains unsolved.

December 20th, 2007

Pablo Picasso's Portrait of Suzanne Bloch was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art before being recovered about three weeks later.

December 20th, 1999

Portugal transferred the sovereignty over Macau, which it had administered since the mid–16th century, to China.

December 20th, 1995

Mandated by the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War, the NATO-led Implementation Force (troops pictured) began peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

December 20th, 1988

The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, governing international cooperation against the illegal drug trade, opened for signatures.

December 20th, 1980

NBC aired the American football match between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins without announcers.

December 20th, 1999

Macau is handed over to China by Portugal.

December 20th, 1995

American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board.

December 20th, 1977

With the approval of the State Council, China’s two largest newspapers, the People’s Daily and the Guangming Daily, publish in full for the first time the Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme.

December 20th, 1991

A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.

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

Born on December 20th, 1952

71

Lena Strothmann

German politician

*December 20th, 1952, Münster

71

Jenny Agutter

British film and television actress

*December 20th, 1952, Taunton

71

Sky Gilbert

Canadian writer

*December 20th, 1952, Norwich

52

Ray Bumatai

American actor (1952-2005)

*December 20th, 1952, Offenbach am Main †October 6th, 2005, Honolulu

71

Terry George

Screenwriter

*December 20th, 1952, Belfast

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

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

28

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995-)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

34

Clarisse Crémer

French offshore sailor

*December 20th, 1989, Paris

75

Daniel Rebillard

French racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1948, Tournan-en-Brie

87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

*December 20th, 1886, Healdsburg †December 5th, 1974, Chestnut Hill

25

Kylian Mbappé

French association football player

*December 20th, 1998, 19th arrondissement of Paris

73

Bruno Moynot

French actor

*December 20th, 1950, Bois-Colombes

67

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019

*December 20th, 1956, Akjoujt

75

Alan Parsons

British audio engineer, musician, and record producer

*December 20th, 1948, Willesden

59

Kim Ki-duk

South Korean film director (1960–2020)

*December 20th, 1960, Bonghwa County †December 11th, 2020, Riga

74

Jacqueline Pearce

British actress (1943-2018)

*December 20th, 1943, Woking †September 3rd, 2018, Lancashire

90

Rik Van Looy

Belgian road racing cyclist

*December 20th, 1933, Grobbendonk

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

63

Nalo Hopkinson

Jamaican-born Canadian writer

*December 20th, 1960, Kingston

34

Bongi Makeba

South African musician (1950-1985)

*December 20th, 1950, Pretoria †March 17th, 1985, Conakry

49

Wau Holland

German journalist and computer activist (1951–2001)

*December 20th, 1951, Kassel †July 29th, 2001, Bielefeld

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

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

Public holidays on December 20th

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Born on December 20th, 1952
Future birthdays

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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