On this day: May 20
Events
Sack of MagdeburgMay 20, 1631 – May 24, 1631 · Wars & Conflicts
War of the OrangesMay 20, 1801 – June 9, 1801 · Wars & Conflicts
Republic of CubaMay 20, 1902 – January 1, 1959 · World History
1929 Barcelona International ExpositionMay 20, 1929 – January 15, 1930 · Culture
Demyansk PocketMay 20, 1942 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Three Coins in the FountainMay 20, 1954 · Film- Release of The Shop on Main StreetMay 20, 1965 · Film
- Release of UnmaskedMay 20, 1980 · Music
- Release of Salaam Bombay!May 20, 1988 · Film
- Release of Indecent ProposalMay 20, 1993 · Film
Release of To Die ForMay 20, 1995 · Film- Release of Everything Must GoMay 20, 1996 · Music
- Release of The Colour and the ShapeMay 20, 1997 · Music
1998 War in AbkhaziaMay 20, 1998 – May 26, 1998 · Wars & Conflicts- Launch of ARKiveMay 20, 2003 · Internet
- Release of To Each His Own CinemaMay 20, 2007 · Film
2012 Northern Italy earthquakesMay 20, 2012 · Geography- Release of OmarMay 20, 2013 · Film
Release of Wolfenstein: The New OrderMay 20, 2014 · Gaming
Release of Dangerous WomanMay 20, 2016 · Music
Release of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersMay 20, 2022 · Film
Release of Harry's HouseMay 20, 2022 · Music
Born on this day
Bernardo BellottoMay 20, 1722 – November 17, 1780 · Art
Anton JanšaMay 20, 1734 – September 13, 1773 · Art
Johann Gottfried SchadowMay 20, 1764 – January 27, 1850 · Art
Sir William Congreve, 2nd BaronetMay 20, 1772 – May 16, 1828 · Technology
Michael GlinkaMay 20, 1804 – February 15, 1857 · Music
John Stuart MillMay 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873 · Culture
Frédéric PassyMay 20, 1822 – June 12, 1912 · Politics- George Phillips BondMay 20, 1825 – February 17, 1865 · Science
Antoinette Brown BlackwellMay 20, 1825 – November 5, 1921 · Culture
George John RomanesMay 20, 1848 – May 23, 1894 · Culture
Emile BerlinerMay 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929 · Technology
Henri-Edmond CrossMay 20, 1856 – May 16, 1910 · Art
Eduard BuchnerMay 20, 1860 – August 13, 1917 · Science
Henry GanttMay 20, 1861 – November 23, 1919 · Technology
George WashingtonMay 20, 1871 – March 29, 1946 · Technology
Wivi LönnMay 20, 1872 – December 27, 1966 · Culture
Sigrid UndsetMay 20, 1882 – June 10, 1949 · Culture
Camillo BerneriMay 20, 1897 – May 5, 1937 · Culture
Joseph MurphyMay 20, 1898 – December 16, 1981 · Culture
Max EuweMay 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981 · Science
James StewartMay 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997 · Film
Wilfrid SellarsMay 20, 1912 – July 2, 1989 · Culture
Chaïm PerelmanMay 20, 1912 – January 22, 1984 · Culture
Edward B. LewisMay 20, 1918 – July 21, 2004 · Science
Dieter RamsMay 20, 1932 – present · Culture- Tonino ValeriiMay 20, 1934 – October 13, 2016 · Film
- Vladimir LevenshteinMay 20, 1935 – September 6, 2017 · Science
Astrid KirchherrMay 20, 1938 – May 12, 2020 · Art
Leonard SusskindMay 20, 1940 – present · Science
Albano CarrisiMay 20, 1943 – present · Music
David M. WalkerMay 20, 1944 – April 23, 2001 · Space
Anton ZeilingerMay 20, 1945 – present · Science
CherMay 20, 1946 – present · Music- George LusztigMay 20, 1946 – present · Science
Nancy FraserMay 20, 1947 – present · Culture
Dave ThomasMay 20, 1949 – present · Film
Thomas AkersMay 20, 1951 – present · Space
Luis RoyoMay 20, 1954 – present · Art
Zbigniew PreisnerMay 20, 1955 – present · Music
Anton CorbijnMay 20, 1955 – present · Film
Lucélia SantosMay 20, 1957 – present · Film
Tony GoldwynMay 20, 1960 – present · Film
Bouli LannersMay 20, 1965 – present · Film
Gabriele MuccinoMay 20, 1967 – present · Film
Gosha KutsenkoMay 20, 1967 – present · Film
Busta RhymesMay 20, 1972 – present · Music
Mike FlanaganMay 20, 1978 – present · Film
Rachel PlattenMay 20, 1981 – present · Music
Dilara KazimovaMay 20, 1984 – present · Music
Josh O'ConnorMay 20, 1990 – present · Music