May 20th, 1980

Born on May 20th, 1980

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 953 days, exactly on December 5th, 2026, people who were born on May 20th, 1980 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, 1980

43

Matt Deakin

American rower

*May 20th, 1980, San Francisco

43

Austin Kearns

American baseball player

*May 20th, 1980, Lexington

43

Kassim Osgood

American football player, wide receiver

*May 20th, 1980, Boston

43

Cauã Reymond

Brazilian actor

*May 20th, 1980, Rio de Janeiro

43

Mohammad Al-Dmeiri

Footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Amman

43

Gerhard Mayer

Athletics competitor

*May 20th, 1980, Vienna

43

Elad Hasin

Israeli basketball head coach

*May 20th, 1980, Jerusalem

43

Hayden Kho

Filipino doctor, businessman, actor and model

*May 20th, 1980, Manila

43

Andy Wozniewski

American ice hockey player

*May 20th, 1980, Buffalo Grove

43

Juliana Pasha

Albanian singer

*May 20th, 1980, Tirana

43

Benoît Dorémus

French singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 1980, Besançon

43

Mantas Jankavičius

Singer, actor

*May 20th, 1980, Vilnius

43

Agnes Kittelsen

Norwegian actress

*May 20th, 1980, Vågsbygd

43

Tetiana Kurkudym

Ukrainian ice dancer

*May 20th, 1980, Odesa

43

Sérgio Simões de Jesus

Brazilian footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Itabuna

43

Sergei Dolmatov

Russian footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Lipetsk

43

Richard Villasanti

Australian rugby league footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Canberra

43

Myriam Glez

French-Australian synchronized swimmer

*May 20th, 1980, Lyon

43

José Silvano

Spanish footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Palma de Mallorca

43

Jaime Barrientos

Chilean footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Chile

43

Jacey Harper

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter

*May 20th, 1980, Chaguanas

43

David Livermore

Footballer; football manager (born 1980)

*May 20th, 1980, Edmonton

43

Chris Bagley

American soccer player

*May 20th, 1980, Weymouth

43

Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Jordanian footballer (born 1980)

*May 20th, 1980, Amman

43

Valentin Sanon

Tennis player

*May 20th, 1980, Ivory Coast

43

Ippei Saga

Japanese association football player

*May 20th, 1980, Sapporo

43

Benjamin Genton

French footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Paris

43

Florante Condes

Filipino boxer

*May 20th, 1980, Cebu City

43

Ralph Bean

Bermudian footballer

*May 20th, 1980, Bermuda

43

Darío Ripoll

Mexican actor

*May 20th, 1980, San Pedro Garza García

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

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

42

Iker Casillas

Spanish association football player

*May 20th, 1981, Móstoles

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

44

Jana Pallaske

German actress and singer

*May 20th, 1979, Berlin

41

Jessica Raine

British actress

*May 20th, 1982, Eardisley

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

48

Bruna Esih

Croatian scientist and politician

*May 20th, 1975, Split

41

Petr Čech

Czech football goalkeeper

*May 20th, 1982, Plzeň

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

21

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

38

Joel Fry

English actor and musician

*May 20th, 1985, United Kingdom

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, National Awakening Day) which are celebrated on May 20th.

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Born on May 20th, 1980
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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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