December 20th, 1972

Born on December 20th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 245 days, exactly on December 27th, 2024, people who were born on December 20th, 1972 will be 19,000 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, 1972

51

Joey Kelly

Musician, songwriter, and athlete

*December 20th, 1972, Toledo

51

Anders Odden

Norwegian musician

*December 20th, 1972, Stavanger

51

Jan Čaloun

Czech ice hockey player

*December 20th, 1972, Ústí nad Labem

51

Anja Rücker

German sprinter

*December 20th, 1972, Bad Lobenstein

51

Alexandre Willaume

Danish actor

*December 20th, 1972, Hellerup

51

Jim Daly

Irish politician

*December 20th, 1972, Drinagh

51

Gen Urobuchi

Japanese writer of visual novels, light novels, and anime

*December 20th, 1972, Tokyo

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Who's birthday is on December 20th?

28

Irama

Italian singer-songwriter (1995-)

*December 20th, 1995, Carrara

49

Carlos Da Cruz

Road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1974, Saint-Denis

34

Clarisse Crémer

French offshore sailor

*December 20th, 1989, Paris

48

Ignacio Escolar

Spanish blogger and journalist

*December 20th, 1975, Burgos

52

Thomas Gebhart

German politician

*December 20th, 1971, Kandel

25

Kylian Mbappé

French association football player

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

44

Michael Rogers

Australian cyclist

*December 20th, 1979, Barham

87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

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

40

Lucy Pinder

British actress and model

*December 20th, 1983, Winchester

43

Michael Albasini

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 20th, 1980, Brusio

76

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-)

*December 20th, 1947, Verona

53

Todd Phillips

American filmmaker

*December 20th, 1970, Brooklyn

43

Ashley Cole

English footballer (born 1980)

*December 20th, 1980, Stepney

55

Doina Ignat

Romanian rower

*December 20th, 1968, Rădăuți-Prut

53

Sohail Khan

Indian actor, producer, writer

*December 20th, 1970, Mumbai

54

Alain de Botton

Swiss-born British philosopher and writer

*December 20th, 1969, Zürich

72

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

East German rower

*December 20th, 1951, Magdeburg

50

Connie Ansaldi

Argentine actor and journalist

*December 20th, 1973, Villa Urquiza

68

Martin Schulz

German politician

*December 20th, 1955, Hehlrath

68

Binali Yıldırım

Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey

*December 20th, 1955, Sivas Province

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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

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve) which are celebrated on December 20th.

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Born on December 20th, 1972
Future birthdays

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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