Jules Méline

French politician (1838-1925).

Born May 20th, 1838 in Remiremont.

Died December 21st, 1925 at 87 years old in Paris.

Wally Herger

American politician.

Born May 20th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Yuba City.

Giorgos Vasiliou

3rd president of the republic of cyprus (1988-1993).

Born May 20th, 1931 in Famagusta. ^[ref]

Died January 13th, 2026 at 94 years old in Nicosia (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Alexander Krushelnitskiy

Russian curler.

Born May 20th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Hanna Krall

Polish writer and journalist (born 1935).

Born May 20th, 1935 (age 91 years) in Warsaw.

Henry Huntly Haight

Governor of california (1825-1878).

Born May 20th, 1825 in Rochester.

Died September 2nd, 1878 at 53 years old in San Francisco.

Tonino Valerii

Italian film director (1934–2016).

Born May 20th, 1934 in Montorio al Vomano. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2016 at 82 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Michael J. Flynn

American computer scientist (1934–2025).

Born May 20th, 1934 in Jamaica.

Died December 24th, 2025 at 91 years old ^[ref]

Darko Tasevski

Macedonian footballer.

Born May 20th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Skopje.

Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Regent of waldeck and pyrmont (1802–1858).

Born May 20th, 1802 in Schaumburg Castle.

Died August 1st, 1858 at 56 years old in Bad Pyrmont.

Philip Hannan

Eleventh archbishop of new orleans, la (1913–2011).

Born May 20th, 1913 in Washington, D.C..

Died September 29th, 2011 at 98 years old in New Orleans. ^[ref]

Fanny Smith

Swiss freestyle skier.

Born May 20th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Aigle.

Rok Stipčević

Croatian basketball player.

Born May 20th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Maribor.

Vivien Oakland

American actress (1895–1958).

Born May 20th, 1895 in Oakland.

Died August 1st, 1958 at 63 years old in Hollywood (disease).

Émile Jonassaint

Haitian politician (1913-1995).

Born May 20th, 1913 in Port-de-Paix.

Died October 24th, 1995 at 82 years old in Port-au-Prince. ^[ref]

Arthur Korn

German physicist and mathematician (1870–1945).

Born May 20th, 1870.

Died December 22nd, 1945 at 75 years old in Jersey City.

Alfred Domett

Prime minister of new zealand (1811-1887).

Born May 20th, 1811 in Camberwell.

Died November 2nd, 1887 at 76 years old in London.

Kieran Smith

American swimmer.

Born May 20th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Ridgefield. ^[ref]

Juliana Pasha

Albanian singer.

Born May 20th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Tirana.

Giuliano Pisapia

Italian lawyer, politician and writer (1949).

Born May 20th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Milan. ^[ref]

Fatma Al-Nabhani

Omani tennis player.

Born May 20th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Muscat.

Jean Dunand

French artist (1877–1942).

Born May 20th, 1877 in Lancy.

Died June 7th, 1942 at 65 years old in Paris. ^[ref]

El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka

Algerian musicians (1907-1978).

Born May 20th, 1907 in Algiers.

Died November 23rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Algiers.

Tomáš Šmíd

Czech tennis player.

Born May 20th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Plzeň. ^[ref]

Lydia Cabrera

Afro-cuban anthropologist (1899-1991).

Born May 20th, 1900 in Havana. ^[ref]

Died September 19th, 1991 at 91 years old in Miami.