May 20 2008 |
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| May 20th, 2008 (May 20 2008) | Event | United States Senator Ted Kennedy is diagnosed with a brain tumor. | |
| May 20th, 2008 (May 20 2008) | Event | Ma Ying-jeou is sworn in as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). | |
| May 20th, 2008 (May 20 2008) | Death | Hamilton Jordan, former Carter White House Chief of Staff (born in 1944) | |
| May 20th, 1988 (May 20 1988) | Birth | Carla Humphries, Filipina actress | |
| May 20th, 1968 (May 20 1968) | Birth | Timothy Olyphant, American actor | |
| May 20th, 1968 (May 20 1968) | Birth | Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby union and rugby sevens footballer | |
| May 20th, 1958 (May 20 1958) | Birth | Ron Reagan, American talk show host | Ron Reagan Quotes |
| May 20th, 1958 (May 20 1958) | Birth | Jane Wiedlin, American singer (The Go-Go s) | |
| May 20th, 1938 (May 20 1938) | Birth | Marinella, Greek singer and actress | |
| May 20th, 1928 (May 20 1928) | Birth | Jack Kevorkian, controversial American medical doctor | Jack Kevorkian Quotes |
| May 20th, 1918 (May 20 1918) | Birth | Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (died in 2004) | |
| May 20th, 1908 (May 20 1908) | Event | Establishment of Boedi Oetoemo. Indonesians mark it as the National Awakening Day. | |
| May 20th, 1908 (May 20 1908) | Birth | James Stewart, American actor (died in 1997) | |
| May 20th, 1838 (May 20 1838) | Birth | Jules Meline, French statesman (died in 1925) | |
| May 20th, 1818 (May 20 1818) | Birth | William Fargo, co-founder of Wells, Fargo & Company (died in 1881) | |
| May 20th, 1768 (May 20 1768) | Birth | Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (died in 1849) | |
| May 20th, 1648 (May 20 1648) | Death | King Wladislaus IV of Poland (born in 1595) | |
| May 20th, 1498 (May 20 1498) | Event | Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India. | |
