What happened this day in history December 20

What are the important events that happened on December 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 20: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 20 is the 355th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 7, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 481,848 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectapentacontapentagon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 40 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,382 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 20 Historical Events

  • 217
    The papacy of Zephyrinus ends. Callixtus I is elected as the sixteenth pope, but is opposed by the theologian Hippolytus who accuses him of laxity and of being a Modalist, one who denies any distinction between the three persons of the Trinity.
  • 1803
    The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.
  • 1915
    World War I: Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli.
  • 1917
    Cheka, the first Soviet secret police, is founded.
  • 1924
    Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison
  • 1968
    The Zodiac Killer kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California.
  • 1995
    NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia.
  • 1999
    Macau is handed over to the People’s Republic of China by Portugal.
  • 2005
    In Durrës, Albania was founded Aleksander Moisiu University.
  • 2007
    Elizabeth II becomes the oldest ever monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.

Who were born on December 20?

  • 1537
    King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
  • 1901
    Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and inventor (d. 1967)
  • 1942
    Rana Bhagwandas, Former Pakistani Chief Justice
  • 1949
    Oscar Gamble, American baseball player
  • 1950
    Arturo Marquez, Mexican composer
  • 1951
    Gilbert Montagné, French musician
  • 1960
    Kim Ki-duk, Korean filmmaker
  • 1963
    Infanta Elena of Spain
  • 1978
    Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer
  • 1980
    Fitz Hall, English footballer

Who died on December 20?

  • 217
    Pope Zephyrinus
  • 910
    Alfonso III of Leon (b. 848)
  • 1524
    Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician (b. 1460)
  • 1786
    Hannah Ocuish, Native American convicted murderer (b. 1774)
  • 1989
    Kurt Böhme, German bass (b. 1908)
  • 1994
    Dean Rusk, American diplomat (b. 1909)
  • 2001
    Foster Brooks, American actor and comedian (b. 1912)
  • 2006
    Shi Yuejun, Chinese serial killer (b. 1970)
  • 2009
    Arnold Stang, American comic actor (b. 1918)
  • 2009
    Jack Hixon, English football talent scout (b. 1921)

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