July 20th, 1972

Born on July 20th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.

July 20th, 2012

A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

July 20th, 2001

The animated film Spirited Away, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese history until 2020.

July 20th, 1997

USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.

July 20th, 1982

Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.

July 20th, 1977

Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages.

July 20th, 1976

The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.

July 20th, 1969

The Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon six-and-a-half hours later.

July 20th, 1950

Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.

July 20th, 1917

The prime minister of Serbia, Nikola Pašić, and the president of the Yugoslav Committee, Ante Trumbić, signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

July 20th, 1867

The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes.

July 20th, 1807

French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.

July 20th, 1793

Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

July 20th, 1651

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.

July 20th, 2021

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

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

Born on July 20th, 1972

51

Jozef Stümpel

Slovak ice hockey player

*July 20th, 1972, Nitra

44

Rokas Žilinskas

Lithuanian politician (1972-2017)

*July 20th, 1972, Vilnius †June 6th, 2017, Vilnius

51

Erik Ullenhag

Swedish politician and diplomat

*July 20th, 1972, Helga Trefaldighet

51

Jamie Ainscough

Australian rugby league footballer

*July 20th, 1972, Sydney

51

Sebastian Klein

Danish actor and television host

*July 20th, 1972, Rigshospitalet

51

Shefali Shah

Indian film actress

*July 20th, 1972, Mumbai

51

Venna Melinda

Indonesian actress and model

*July 20th, 1972, Surabaya

51

Jay Barker

American football player

*July 20th, 1972, Birmingham

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

52

Sandra Oh

Canadian-American actress

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

65

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

50

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

Crown Prince of Norway

*July 20th, 1973, Rikshospitalet

61

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

23

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

54

Giovanni Lombardi

Italian cyclist

*July 20th, 1969, Pavia

57

Enrique Peña Nieto

President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018

*July 20th, 1966, Atlacomulco de Fabela

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

43

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian fashion model

*July 20th, 1980, Horizontina

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

40

Barbara Goenaga

Spanish actress

*July 20th, 1983, San Sebastián

50

Omar Epps

American actor and musician

*July 20th, 1973, Brooklyn

30

Lucas Digne

French association football player

*July 20th, 1993, Meaux

50

Nikolay Kuznetsov

Russian cyclist

*July 20th, 1973, Saint Petersburg

37

Osric Chau

Canadian actor and martial artist

*July 20th, 1986, Vancouver

50

Roberto Orci

American screenwriter producer

*July 20th, 1973, Mexico City

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

70

Marcia Hines

Singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

54

Josh Holloway

American actor

*July 20th, 1969, San Jose

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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