May 20 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on May 20, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♉︎ Taurus
Apr 20 – May 20
Birth stone
Emerald
Birth flower
Lily of the valley
How common
#230 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous May 20 birthdays
John Stuart Mill · British philosopher and political economist1806
Frédéric Passy · French economist and statesman1822
Emile Berliner · German-born American inventor1851
Eduard Buchner · German chemist1860
Sigrid Undset · Norwegian writer1882
Max Euwe · Dutch chess player and mathematician1901
James Stewart · American actor and military officer1908
Moshe Dayan · Israeli military leader and politician1915
Edward B. Lewis · American biologist1918
José Mujica · Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician1935
Leonard Susskind · American physicist1940
Joe Cocker · British singer1944
Cher · American musician, singer, actress and television personality1946
Boris Akunin · Russian writer, translation, and historian1956
Yoshihiko Noda · Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 20121957
Tony Goldwyn · American actor and director1960
Timothy Olyphant · American actor1968
Busta Rhymes · American rapper1972
Iker Casillas · Spanish association football player1981
Petr Čech · Czech footballer1982
On this day in history
1983A team of researchers led by French virologist Luc Montagnier published their discovery of HIV, but were not then certain that it caused AIDS.
1993"One for the Road", the series finale of American television sitcom Cheers, was watched by 42.4 million American households on its original airing.
1996In deciding Romer v. Evans, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a constitutional amendment in Colorado that prevented protected status under the law for homosexuals or bisexuals.
2022Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claimed full control of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.
1943The Luttra Woman (skull pictured), a bog body from the Early Neolithic period, was discovered near Luttra, Sweden.
1947The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.
1948Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
1949In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
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