December 20th, 1969

Born on December 20th, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 19,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 156 days, exactly on September 22nd, 2024, people who were born on December 20th, 1969 will be 20,000 days old!

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What 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.

December 20th, 1970

Koza riot: After a series of hit-and-runs and other vehicular incidents involving American service personnel, roughly 5,000 Okinawans take to the streets, clashing with American law enforcement in protest against the U.S. occupation of Okinawa.

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

Born on December 20th, 1969

54

Alain de Botton

Swiss-born British philosopher and writer

*December 20th, 1969, Zürich

54

Maby Wells

Argentinian journalist

*December 20th, 1969, Buenos Aires

54

Michael Fellmann

German sailor

*December 20th, 1969, Kempten

54

Zahra Ouaziz

Athletics competitor

*December 20th, 1969, Oulmes

54

Sergey Golubitsky

Ukrainian fencer

*December 20th, 1969, Kyiv

54

Thorsten Grasshoff

German actor

*December 20th, 1969, Berlin

54

Jacek Dembiński

Polish soccer player

*December 20th, 1969, Poznań

30

Bobby Phills

American basketball player (1969-2000)

*December 20th, 1969, Baton Rouge †January 12th, 2000, Charlotte

54

Marina Seresesky

Film director, screenwriter and actress

*December 20th, 1969, Buenos Aires

54

Brian O'Halloran

American actor and producer

*December 20th, 1969, Manhattan

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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

55

Doina Ignat

Romanian rower

*December 20th, 1968, Rădăuți-Prut

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

53

Todd Phillips

American filmmaker

*December 20th, 1970, Brooklyn

52

Thomas Gebhart

German politician

*December 20th, 1971, Kandel

87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

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

53

Sohail Khan

Indian actor, producer, writer

*December 20th, 1970, Mumbai

44

Michael Rogers

Australian cyclist

*December 20th, 1979, Barham

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

55

Karl Wendlinger

Austrian racecar driver

*December 20th, 1968, Kufstein

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

43

Ashley Cole

English footballer (born 1980)

*December 20th, 1980, Stepney

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

53

Grant Flower

Zimbabwean cricketer

*December 20th, 1970, Harare

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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Born on December 20th, 1969
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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