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May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024, was a Monday. It was 6 months and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

On This Day

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on May 20, 2024:

  • The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court applies for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for war crimes.
  • Soccer: Liverpool officially announces Arne Slot as their new manager.
  • Seafood restaurant chain "Red Lobster" files for bankruptcy.
  • Scarlett Johansson accuses AI company ChatGPT of using her voice after she refused to give them permission.

Facts

This date was 186 days ago. Approximately 6 months have passed. It was the 141st day of 2024, in week 21. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now 6 months old. 2 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 20, 2024, will have the star sign Taurus.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
  • Native American Zodiac: May 20, 2024 falls under the Beaver.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
  • Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on May 20, 2024.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 20, 2024.

  • April 20, 2024: Boxing: Ryan Garcia defeats Devin Haney.
  • April 23, 2024:
    • The US Senate passes a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
    • The FTC bans non-compete agreements.
    • The US Senate passes a bill that could ban TikTok.
  • April 25, 2024:
    • Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned in New York.
    • Soccer: Barcelona announces that its manager, Xavi, will stay with the club.
    • More than 100 protesters are arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment at Emerson College in Boston.
  • April 26, 2024:
    • The romantic sports film "Challengers" is released in movie theaters.
    • TikTok ban: TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, states that it has no plans to sell the app.
    • Soccer: Liverpool and Feyenoord agree a compensation package that allows Arne Slot to become the next Liverpool manager.
  • April 29, 2024:
    • Four police officers are killed in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    • Opening statements begin in Karen Read's murder trial.
  • April 30, 2024: A 14-year-old is killed during a sword attack in Hainault, London.
  • May 1, 2024: Boxing: It is reported that Ryan Garcia tested positive for performance-enhancing steroids before his fight against Devin Haney.
  • May 2, 2024: UK politics: The Conservative Party loses hundreds of seats at the 2024 United Kingdom local elections.
  • May 3, 2024:
    • US congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife are charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes.
    • The film "The Fall Guy" is released.
    • Kendrick Lamar releases the diss track "Meet the Grahams".
    • Drake releases the diss track "Family Matters".
  • May 4, 2024: Kendrick Lamar releases the Drake diss track "Not Like Us".
  • May 5, 2024:
    • Kim Kardashian is booed at The Roast of Tom Brady.
    • TikToker Haley Kalil causes controversy after she uses the audio clip "Let them eat cake" at the 2024 Met Gala.
    • The video game "Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater" is announced.
  • May 6, 2024: Snooker: Kyren Wilson beats Jak Jones to win the 2024 World Snooker Championship.
  • May 9, 2024: Blockout2024: Social media users launch a campaign to block celebrities following the Met Gala.
  • May 10, 2024:
    • The movie "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is released.
    • Soccer: Kylian Mbappé announces that he is leaving PSG.
  • May 11, 2024:
    • Switzerland win the 2024 Eurovision with the song "The Code" by Nemo.
    • Dutch representative Joost Klein is disqualified from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest after he allegedly makes a threatening movement towards a camera operator.
  • May 13, 2024:
    • It is announced that Melinda Gates is resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
    • Michael Cohen testifies that Donald Trump directed him to lie and pay hush money to Stormy Daniels.
  • May 14, 2024:
    • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine to discuss military assistance as Russia mounts its new counter-offensive.
    • It is reported that the death toll in Gaza has passed 35,000.
    • Soccer: French defender Raphael Varane announces that he will be leaving Manchester United at the end of the season.
    • The Dublin to New York City portal is shut down due to inappropriate behavior.
    • Google launches a new "Generative AI" feature in its search engine.
  • May 15, 2024:
    • A man attempts to assassinate Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.
    • Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong resigns after nearly 20 years in office.
  • May 16, 2024: Tabloid newspapers report that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are headed for divorce.
  • May 17, 2024: CNN releases security footage of Sean "P Diddy" Combs assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016.
  • May 18, 2024: Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury via split decision.
  • May 19, 2024:
    • Soccer: Manchester City win their fourth Premier League title in a row after beating West Ham 3-1 in the final game of the season.
    • Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash near Varzaqan, Iran.
    • Soccer: Jürgen Klopp manages his last Liverpool game.
  • This date: May 20, 2024
  • May 21, 2024:
    • Soccer: Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea.
    • Soccer: German midfielder Toni Kroos announces that he will be retiring after Euro 2024.
  • May 22, 2024:
    • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls a snap election for July 4th.
    • Soccer: Italian side Atalanta win the Europa League by defeating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 and ending their 51-game unbeaten run.
    • Nine people are killed after a stage collapses during a presidential candidate's campaign rally in San Pedro, Mexico.
    • Five people are killed by tornadoes in Iowa.
    • Ireland, Norway, and Spain formally recognize a Palestinian state.
  • May 23, 2024:
    • China begins conducting military drills around Taiwan.
    • The police raid Sean Kingston's home over fraud allegations.
    • Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies from complications of cancer at the age of 53.
  • May 24, 2024:
    • Soccer: Barcelona sack Xavi one month after asking him to stay as manager.
    • UK politics: Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is expelled from the party after he decides to run as an independent.
    • The International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah.
    • Soccer: It is reported that Manchester United are planning on sacking manager Erik ten Hag regardless of the FA Cup final outcome.
    • 2,000 people are feared to be buried alive after a landslide occurs in Papua New Guinea.
    • The film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" is released.
  • May 25, 2024:
    • Soccer: Manchester United win the 2024 FA Cup after beating Manchester City 2-1 in the final.
    • Rapper Nicki Minaj is arrested in the Netherlands for drug possession.
    • Professional golfer Grayson Murray commits suicide at the age of 30.
    • General Hospital Johnny Wactor is shot dead during a suspected robbery in Los Angeles.
  • May 26, 2024:
    • Dozens of people are killed after Israel carries out an airstrike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah.
    • Josef Newgarden wins the 2024 Indianapolis 500.
  • May 27, 2024:
    • Baseball: It is announced that MLB umpire Ángel Hernández is set to retire after three decades.
    • NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at the age of 71.
  • May 28, 2024: Pope Francis apologizes for using an offensive homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops.
  • May 29, 2024:
    • Soccer: Vincent Kompany becomes the new coach of Bayern Munich.
    • The jury begins deliberating in Donald Trump's "hush money" trial.
    • Temperatures in Delhi, India, reach 52.3 degrees Celsius (126°F).
  • May 30, 2024: Former US President Donald Trump is found guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records.
  • May 31, 2024:
    • Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies following an attack in prison.
    • Boxing: Mike Tyson's fight against Jake Paul is postponed after he suffers an ulcer flare-up.
    • Eminem releases the single "Houdini".
  • June 1, 2024:
    • Soccer: Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League after beating Dortmund 2-0 in the final.
    • Boxing: Zhilei Zhang knocks out Deontay Wilder.
    • UFC 302: Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier.
    • Soccer: José Mourinho becomes the new manager of Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
    • Instagram begins trialing unskippable ads.
  • June 2, 2024: MrBeast becomes the most subscribed channel on YouTube.
  • June 3, 2024:
    • Claudia Sheinbaum becomes Mexico's first female president.
    • Soccer: Kylian Mbappé joins Real Madrid.
    • Former NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during a congressional hearing on the origins of COVID-19.
    • British bank Standard Chartered is accused of helping to fund terrorists.
    • Hunter Biden's gun trial begins in Delaware.
    • Soccer: Enzo Maresca becomes the new manager of Chelsea.
  • June 4, 2024:
    • US President Joe Biden announces restrictions to curb migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border.
    • Indian PM Narendra Modi declares victory in the 2024 India elections.
    • Star Wars: The Acolyte premiers on Disney+.
  • June 6, 2024:
    • A federal judge orders Donald Trump's former strategist, Steve Bannon, to report to prison by July 1st.
    • Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann is charged with two more murders.
    • Sabrina Carpenter releases the song "Please Please Please".
  • June 7, 2024:
    • The horror film "The Watchers" is released.
    • The 2024 Irish local and European Parliament elections are held.
    • Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak steps down after 41 years.
    • The film "Hit Man" is released on Netflix.
    • The film "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" is released.
    • Charli XCX releases her album "Brat".
  • June 9, 2024: French President Emmanuel Macron announces a surprising snap legislative election following the results of the 2024 European Parliament election.
  • June 10, 2024:
    • Apple announces that it is bringing the ChatGPT AI to iPhones.
    • The jurors in Hunter Biden's gun case begin deliberating.
    • Malawian vice president Saulos Chilima dies in a plane crash in Chikangawa Forest Reserve in Mzimba District.
  • June 11, 2024:
    • Hunter Biden is found guilty at his federal gun trial.
    • It is reported that the Biden administration plans to ban medical debt from credit reports.
    • Elon Musk drops his legal case against OpenAI.
  • June 12, 2024:
    • "Hawk Tuah Girl" begins to go viral.
    • UK politics: It is reported that Conservative candidate and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Craig Williams placed a £100 bet on a July election.
  • June 13, 2024: The US Supreme Court rejects a challenge to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
  • June 14, 2024:
    • UEFA Euro 2024 kicks off in Germany.
    • The G7 agrees a $50bn loan for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets.
    • Germany defeat Scotland 5-1 in the opening game of Euro 2024.
    • Basketball: Charles Barkley announces that he will be retiring at the end of the 2024–25 NBA season.
    • A judge orders the liquidation of Alex Jones' personal assets.
    • Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin's ceasefire terms are immediately rejected for being unreasonable.
  • June 17, 2024:
    • It is reported that DJ Paul Spencer (Dario G) has died from cancer at the age of 54.
    • British teenager Jay Slater goes missing in Tenerife.
    • Basketball: The Boston Celtics win the 2024 NBA Finals after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-1.
  • June 18, 2024:
    • Justin Timberlake is arrested for driving under the influence on Long Island, New York.
    • Russian President Vladimir Putin visits North Korea for the first time in 24 years.
Television shows

TV series on May 20, 2024

People in May 2024 were watching the following TV series:

The Family Stallone
The Family Stallone
The Night Agent
The Night Agent
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon
The Bear
The Bear
The Kardashians
The Kardashians
Severance
Severance
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
The White Lotus
The White Lotus
Cobra Kai
Cobra Kai
Bridgerton
Bridgerton
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on May 20, 2024

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2024:

Rock Paper Scissors
Rock Paper Scissors
Pretty Freekin Scary
Pretty Freekin Scary
Transformers: EarthSpark
Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High
Monster High
The Tiny Chef Show
The Tiny Chef Show
Chibiverse
Chibiverse
Face's Music Party
Face's Music Party
The Villains of Valley View
The Villains of Valley View
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
The Adventures of Paddington
The Adventures of Paddington
Toys

Popular toys and games in 2024

Toys and games that were popular in 2024:

The PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5
The Xbox Series X
The Xbox Series X
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in May 2024.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 2023
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Alan Wake 2 2023
Alan Wake 2
Cities: Skylines II 2023
Cities: Skylines II
Spider-Man 2 (2023) 2023
Spider-Man 2 (2023)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2023
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Assassin's Creed Mirage 2023
Assassin's Creed Mirage
EA Sports FC 24 2023
EA Sports FC 24
Starfield 2023
Starfield
Baldur's Gate 3 2023
Baldur's Gate 3
Diablo IV 2023
Diablo IV
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 20.

David Proval

David Proval

Actor
Born on May 20, 1942
He turned 82 on this day in 2024.

Cher

Cher

Singer
Born on May 20, 1946
She turned 78 on this day in 2024.

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Rapper
Born on May 20, 1972
He turned 52 on this day in 2024.

Angela Goethals

Angela Goethals

Actress
Born on May 20, 1977
He turned 47 on this day in 2024.

Iker Casillas

Iker Casillas

Spanish soccer player
Born on May 20, 1981
He turned 43 on this day in 2024.

Petr Cech

Petr Cech

Czech soccer player
Born on May 20, 1982
He turned 42 on this day in 2024.

Jack Gleeson

Jack Gleeson

Actor
Born on May 20, 1992
He turned 32 on this day in 2024.

USA

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on May 20, 2024.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Simon Harris was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on May 20, 2024 was most likely conceived around August 28, 2023.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 20, 2024 is close to February 10, 2025.

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Stats for May 20, 2024

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 20, 2024:

  • 186 days have passed since this date.
  • 26 weeks have passed.
  • 16,074,000 seconds have passed since May 20, 2024.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 18,753,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 8,294,184,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 2,679,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 1,382,364 steps. That's roughly 614 miles.
  • 192,888 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
  • How long ago was May 20th?
  • How old is a baby born in May 2024?

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