May 20th, 2004

Born on May 20th, 2004

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 7,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 720 days, exactly on April 15th, 2026, people who were born on May 20th, 2004 will be 8,000 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

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

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

21

Ferdian Mahardika Ranialdy

Badminton player

*May 20th, 2002, Yogyakarta City

23

Rosa Linn

Armenisk singer-songwriter

*May 20th, 2000, Vanadzor

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

27

Yukino Nakai

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1996, Nerima

28

Iben Bergstein

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1995, Rødovre

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

27

Robert Skov

Danish association football player

*May 20th, 1996, Marbella

24

Julius Kade

German footballer

*May 20th, 1999, Berlin

34

Goh V Shem

Malaysian badminton player

*May 20th, 1989, Setapak

37

Kenn Lim

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1986, Alor Setar

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

44

Jonathan Neil Morgan

Badminton player

*May 20th, 1979, Llanelli

25

Nam Nguyen

Canadian figure skater

*May 20th, 1998, Ottawa

30

Caroline Zhang

American figure skater

*May 20th, 1993, Boston

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

42

Iker Casillas

Spanish association football player

*May 20th, 1981, Móstoles

55

Timothy Olyphant

American actor

*May 20th, 1968, Honolulu

48

Bruna Esih

Croatian scientist and politician

*May 20th, 1975, Split

Same year
Born in 2004

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

19

Gayle

American singer and songwriter

*June 10th, 2004, Dallas

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

20

Liu Shengshu

Badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

19

Rayhan Fadillah

Badminton player

*May 6th, 2004, Tanah Bumbu Regency

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar City

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

20

Grace VanderWaal

American singer-songwriter

*January 15th, 2004, Lenexa

20

Victor Wembanyama

French basketball player

*January 4th, 2004, Le Chesnay

19

Krisia Todorova

Bulgarian singer

*June 1st, 2004, Varna

19

Lequincio Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*November 26th, 2004, Amsterdam

20

Kaitlyn Maher

American actress

*January 10th, 2004, Novi

20

Linus Gechter

German association football player

*February 27th, 2004, Berlin

20

Millie Bobby Brown

British actress (born. 2004)

*February 19th, 2004, Marbella

19

Letizia Roscher

German figure skater

*October 7th, 2004, Chemnitz

19

Mana Ashida

Japanese actress and singer

*June 23rd, 2004, Nishinomiya

20

Savika Refa Zahira

Indonesian figure skater

*April 4th, 2004, Jakarta

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, 2004
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 2004 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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