May 20th, 1978

Born on May 20th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 229 days, exactly on December 4th, 2024, people who were born on May 20th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1978

45

Guerlain Chicherit

French racing driver

*May 20th, 1978, Paris

45

Sophie Alexander

Actress

*May 20th, 1978, Mexico City

45

Hristos Banikas

Greek chess player

*May 20th, 1978, Thessaloniki

45

Mike Flanagan

American filmmaker

*May 20th, 1978, Salem

45

Ron Sparks

Canadian comedian

*May 20th, 1978, Canada

45

Chris Pope

American audio producer

*May 20th, 1978, Georgia

45

Wilson Valdez

Baseball player

*May 20th, 1978, Nizao

45

Ally McTavish

Actor

*May 20th, 1978, Hong Kong

45

Martin Lopez

Swedish musician

*May 20th, 1978, Stockholm

45

Nils Schumann

German middle-distance runner

*May 20th, 1978, Bad Frankenhausen

45

Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová

Czech Olympic athlete and pole vaulter

*May 20th, 1978, Chomutov

45

Graham Lindsey

Singer and songwriter

*May 20th, 1978, Madison

45

Eduard Soto i Moreno

Spanish actor

*May 20th, 1978, Mataró

45

Harold Blackmon

American football safety

*May 20th, 1978, Chicago

45

Hasim Đoković

Montenegrin footballer

*May 20th, 1978, Tuzi

45

Svetlana Cherkasova

Athletics competitor

*May 20th, 1978, Belogorsk

45

Éric Anselme

French rugby league footballer and coach

*May 20th, 1978, Toulouse

45

Ramesh Powar

Indian cricketer

*May 20th, 1978, Nagpur

45

Takumi Hayama

Japanese association football player

*May 20th, 1978, Kanagawa Prefecture

45

Judith Chime

Association football player

*May 20th, 1978, Nigeria

45

Pablo Villalobos

Spanish distance runner

*May 20th, 1978, Almendralejo

45

Schea Cotton

American basketball player

*May 20th, 1978, Inglewood

45

Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje

Cameroonian basketball player

*May 20th, 1978, Edéa

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

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

48

Bruna Esih

Croatian scientist and politician

*May 20th, 1975, Split

44

Jana Pallaske

German actress and singer

*May 20th, 1979, Berlin

42

Iker Casillas

Spanish association football player

*May 20th, 1981, Móstoles

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

41

Jessica Raine

British actress

*May 20th, 1982, Eardisley

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Copenhagen

41

Petr Čech

Czech football goalkeeper

*May 20th, 1982, Plzeň

21

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Born on May 20th, 1978
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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