December 20th, 1981

Born on December 20th, 1981

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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, 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

American Airlines Flight 965 crashed into a mountain in Buga, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board.

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, 1984

Twelve-year-old Jonelle Matthews disappeared from her home in Greeley, Colorado; her body was not discovered until 2019.

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, 1981

44

Julien Benneteau

French tennis player

*December 20th, 1981, Bourg-en-Bresse

44

Marek Matějovský

Czech footballer

*December 20th, 1981, Stará Boleslav

44

Roy Williams

American football wide receiver, born 1981

*December 20th, 1981, Odessa

44

James Shields

Baseball player from the United States

*December 20th, 1981, Newhall

44

Royal Ivey

American basketball player

*December 20th, 1981, Harlem

44

Soundos El Ahmadi

Dutch actor, television presenter and presenter

*December 20th, 1981, Rotterdam

44

Janna

Finnish singer, songwriter and pianist.

*December 20th, 1981, Helsinki

44

Leo Bertos

New Zealand association football player

*December 20th, 1981, Wellington

Same year
Born in 1981

44

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

44

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung

45

Satoko Suetsuna

Japanese badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Ōita

45

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

45

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

44

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

45

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

44

Linda Sundblad

Swedish singer, actress and model

*July 5th, 1981, Lidköping

45

Tamta

Georgian-born Greek singer

*January 10th, 1981, Tbilisi

44

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

44

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

45

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

44

Beyoncé

American singer

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

44

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

45

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

44

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

44

Serena Williams

American tennis player

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

44

Britney Spears

American pop singer

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

44

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

44

Adriana Lima

Brazilian model

*June 12th, 1981, Salvador

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Born on December 20th, 1981
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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