May 20th, 1976

Born on May 20th, 1976

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 494 days, exactly on August 31st, 2025, people who were born on May 20th, 1976 will be 18,000 days old!

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What happened on May 20th?

May 20th, 2013

A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage.

May 20th, 2012

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths.

May 20th, 1983

uMkhonto we Sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress, detonated a car bomb in Pretoria, resulting in 19 deaths and 217.

May 20th, 1965

While attempting to land at Cairo International Airport, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crashed for unknown reasons, killing all but 6 of the 121 people on board.

May 20th, 1947

The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.

May 20th, 1943

The Luttra Woman (skull pictured), a bog body from the Early Neolithic period, was discovered near Luttra, Sweden.

May 20th, 1941

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later.

May 20th, 1927

By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) over Hejaz and Nejd, which later merged to become Saudi Arabia.

May 20th, 1875

Representatives from seventeen countries signed the Metre Convention, which set up an institute for the purpose of coordinating international metrology and for coordinating the development of the metric system.

May 20th, 1609

Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.

May 20th, 0794

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of King Offa of Mercia.

May 20th, 0685

The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Great Britain.

May 20th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

May 20th, 2019

The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.

May 20th, 2016

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.

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

Born on May 20th, 1976

47

Virpi Sarasvuo

Finnish cross-country skier

*May 20th, 1976, Kangasniemi

47

Ramón Hernández

Venezuelan baseball player

*May 20th, 1976, Caracas

47

Lado Fumic

German cyclist

*May 20th, 1976, Kirchheim unter Teck

47

Dominic W. Lanza

United States federal judge for the District of Arizona

*May 20th, 1976, Seattle

47

Alex Tse

American screenwriter

*May 20th, 1976, San Francisco

47

Tomoya Satozaki

Baseball player

*May 20th, 1976, Naruto

47

Louis Bullock

American basketball player

*May 20th, 1976, Washington, D.C.

47

Sally Farmer

Olympic basketball player

*May 20th, 1976, Christchurch

47

Matthew Silverman

American baseball executive

*May 20th, 1976, Dallas

47

Jason Bulgarelli

Australian rugby league footballer

*May 20th, 1976, Illawarra

47

Albie O'Connell

Ice hockey player (1976-)

*May 20th, 1976, Watertown

47

Zebedayo Bayo

Athletics (sport) competitor

*May 20th, 1976, Arusha

47

Naoko Imoto

Japanese swimmer

*May 20th, 1976, Tokyo

47

Carsten Fredgaard

Danish footballer

*May 20th, 1976, Blovstrød

47

Tony Foresta

American singer

*May 20th, 1976, Petersburg

47

Kishor Satya

Indian actor

*May 20th, 1976, Mallapally

47

Yosmany Romero

Cuban wrestler

*May 20th, 1976, Ciego de Ávila

47

Kostiantyn Zaitsev

Ukrainian rower

*May 20th, 1976, Dnipro

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Who's birthday is on May 20th?

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

48

Bruna Esih

Croatian scientist and politician

*May 20th, 1975, Split

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

48

Carin Bondar

Biologist; expert on the sexual life of animals

*May 20th, 1975, New Westminster

48

Pascal Denis

Figure skater

*May 20th, 1975, Repentigny

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

42

Iker Casillas

Spanish association football player

*May 20th, 1981, Móstoles

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

44

Jana Pallaske

German actress and singer

*May 20th, 1979, Berlin

41

Jessica Raine

British actress

*May 20th, 1982, Eardisley

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

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Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

Birthdays of famous people

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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