On this day: December 20
Events
Kingdom of SaxonyDecember 20, 1806 – November 11, 1918 · World History
First Boer WarDecember 20, 1880 – March 23, 1881 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of BastogneDecember 20, 1944 – December 27, 1944 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Divorce, Italian StyleDecember 20, 1961 · Film- Release of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterDecember 20, 1964 · Film
- Release of Phantasy StarDecember 20, 1987 · Gaming
- Release of Streets of Rage 2December 20, 1992 · Gaming
Release of Sonic AdvanceDecember 20, 2001 · Gaming- Release of The Wild Thornberrys MovieDecember 20, 2002 · Film
War in SomaliaDecember 20, 2006 – January 30, 2009 · Wars & Conflicts
2015 Spanish general electionDecember 20, 2015 · Politics- Release of Along with the Gods: The Two WorldsDecember 20, 2017 · Film
- Release of The Six Triple EightDecember 20, 2024 · Film
Born on this day
Oronce FinéDecember 20, 1494 – August 8, 1555 · Science
Thomas GrahamDecember 20, 1805 – September 11, 1869 · Science
Alfred GrandidierDecember 20, 1836 – September 13, 1921 · Exploration
Ferdinand BuissonDecember 20, 1841 – February 16, 1932 · Politics
Thérèse SchwartzeDecember 20, 1851 – December 23, 1918 · Art
Julia BeckDecember 20, 1853 – September 21, 1935 · Art
Jan TooropDecember 20, 1858 – March 3, 1928 · Art
Ivana KobilcaDecember 20, 1861 – December 4, 1926 · Art
Henri CallotDecember 20, 1875 – December 22, 1956 · Art
Walter Sydney AdamsDecember 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956 · Science
Jaroslav HeyrovskýDecember 20, 1890 – March 27, 1967 · Science
Maria SkobtsovaDecember 20, 1891 – March 31, 1945 · Culture
Susanne LangerDecember 20, 1895 – July 17, 1985 · Culture
Finn RonneDecember 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980 · Exploration
Robert J. Van de GraaffDecember 20, 1901 – January 16, 1967 · Science
Sidney HookDecember 20, 1902 – July 12, 1989 · Culture
David BohmDecember 20, 1917 – October 27, 1992 · Science
George Roy HillDecember 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002 · Film
Uri GellerDecember 20, 1946 – present · Art
Abdulrazak GurnahDecember 20, 1948 – present · Culture
Alan ParsonsDecember 20, 1948 – present · Music
Mitsuko UchidaDecember 20, 1948 – present · Music
Arturo MárquezDecember 20, 1950 – present · Music- Terry GeorgeDecember 20, 1952 – present · Film
Blanche BakerDecember 20, 1956 – present · Film
Billy BraggDecember 20, 1957 – present · Music
Mike WattDecember 20, 1957 – present · Music
Kazimierz MarcinkiewiczDecember 20, 1959 – present · Science
Kim Ki-dukDecember 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020 · Film
Nicușor DanDecember 20, 1969 – present · Science
Alain de BottonDecember 20, 1969 – present · Culture
Todd PhillipsDecember 20, 1970 – present · Film
Sohail KhanDecember 20, 1970 – present · Film
Melanie ScrofanoDecember 20, 1981 – present · Film
David CookDecember 20, 1982 – present · Music
Jonah HillDecember 20, 1983 – present · Film
JoJoDecember 20, 1990 – present · Music