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About May 20th

Sun Sign
♉ Taurus
Earth · Venus
reliable, patient, practical, devoted
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Birthstone
Emerald
Deep green
Rebirth, fertility, wisdom
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Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Hawthorn
Happiness, humility, sweetness
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Celtic Tree
Hawthorn
Huath
creative, multi-talented, ironic, curious
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597 Notable birthdays

Top birth years

12 1992
12 1977
11 1973
10 1964
10 1949

Birthdays by gender

479 Male
118 Female

Top birth places

11 New York City
7 London
7 Warsaw
7 Moscow
6 Buenos Aires

Top 5 notable birthdays.

Cher

American singer, actress and television personality (born 1946).

Born May 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in El Centro.

James Stewart

American actor and military officer (1908–1997).

Born May 20th, 1908 in Indiana.

Died July 2nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (thrombosis, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Timothy Olyphant

American actor.

Born May 20th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Honolulu.

N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

Indian actor, dancer, singer and television presenter (b. 1983).

Born May 20th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Hyderabad. [ref]

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Hawaiian singer (1959–1998).

Born May 20th, 1959 in New York City, Honolulu.

Died June 26th, 1997 at 38 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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Top death years

9 2025
6 2008
6 2009
6 1989
6 2017

Deaths by gender

187 Male
35 Female

Top death places

8 Rome
5 Vienna
5 Paris
4 Milan
3 Moscow

A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck