December 20th, 1968

Born on December 20th, 1968

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 785 days, exactly on June 19th, 2026, people who were born on December 20th, 1968 will be 21,000 days old!

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What happened on December 20th, 1968?

December 20th, 1968

The Zodiac Killer murders his first two officially confirmed victims, David Arthur Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen, on Lake Herman Road in Benicia, California, United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer

December 20th, 1968

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

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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, 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, 1968

55

Doina Ignat

Romanian rower

*December 20th, 1968, Rădăuți-Prut

55

Karl Wendlinger

Austrian racecar driver

*December 20th, 1968, Kufstein

55

Joe Cornish

British comedian, television and radio presenter, director, writer and actor

*December 20th, 1968, London

55

Nadia Farès

French actress

*December 20th, 1968, Marrakesh

55

Carsten Ohle

German handball player

*December 20th, 1968, Kleinmachnow

55

Eugenia Cauduro

Mexican actress and former model

*December 20th, 1968, Mexico City

55

Eduardo Sánchez

Cuban-born American film director

*December 20th, 1968, Cuba

55

Afsana Mimi

Bengali actress, filmmaker (born 1968)

*December 20th, 1968, East Pakistan

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

28

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995-)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

34

Clarisse Crémer

French offshore sailor

*December 20th, 1989, Paris

25

Kylian Mbappé

French association football player

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

54

Alain de Botton

Swiss-born British philosopher and writer

*December 20th, 1969, Zürich

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

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

52

Thomas Gebhart

German politician

*December 20th, 1971, Kandel

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

44

Michael Rogers

Australian cyclist

*December 20th, 1979, Barham

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

53

Todd Phillips

American filmmaker

*December 20th, 1970, Brooklyn

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

53

Sohail Khan

Indian actor, producer, writer

*December 20th, 1970, Mumbai

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

59

Kim Ki-duk

South Korean film director (1960–2020)

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

54

Maby Wells

Argentinian journalist

*December 20th, 1969, Buenos Aires

43

Ashley Cole

English footballer (born 1980)

*December 20th, 1980, Stepney

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Born on December 20th, 1968
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Leap year

Yes: 1968 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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