Thursday May 20th, 1937
May Twentieth, Nineteen Thirty-Seven

How old am I if I was born on May 20, 1937?


Years Months Days Hours Minutes

Date Facts:

  • May 20, 1937 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Taurus
  • This date was 31,955 days ago
  • May 20th 2025 is on a Tuesday
  • Someone born on this date is 87 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 10,652 days or 29 years!
  • Your next birthday is 187 days away
  • You've been alive for 766,920 hours
  • You were born on a Thursday in late May
  • You are 46,015,200 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Tuesday

  • Most popular baby names of 1937 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    Rank Name
    1. Barbara
    2. Patricia
    3. Shirley
    4. Betty
    5. Carol
    6. Nancy
    7. Dorothy

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    May 20th

    You Share a birthday with over 22 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Emerald: Birthstone for May 20th, 1937

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Forsight
    Good Fortune
    Youth

    High Value:
    $4700 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $800 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about May Birthstones

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    The Emerald is the birthstone for people born in May. Derived from the Latin word "Smaragdus" meaning green, Emerald come in a large variety of shades of green. Founds all across the globe, including Colombia, and Russia, Brazil is actually the lead supplier of the global market of Emeralds. It is extremely rare to find an emerald without inclusions or imperfections, due to this the purest emeralds are often valued higher than that of diamonds of the same weight.

    Also known as "The stones of Successful love", Emeralds are often associated with bestowing great vision, intuition, wisdom and memory. Making it a very popular choice of gem stone for both gifting and beauty products. According to ancient Indian lore, Emeralds were first translated from Sanskrit as Marakata, or "The green growing things".

    1937 - the Silent Generation:

    Age Range:

    80-101 years old

    Attributes:

    The silent Gen were born into a fortunate time period associated with wealth, and high eduaction.

    the Silent Generation Summary:

    Contrary to their name, the Silent Generation tended to be very patriotic and ambitious. They were plagued with the Korean war, and economic instability following WWII

    Time Period:

    1923-1944

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Taurus:

    Symbol:

    Taurus Traits:

    Reliability
    Practicality
    Ambition
    Sensuality
    Independence

    Taurus Summary:

    A Taurus will stand up for that which they believe in. While normally easy going, can be very stuborn at times

    Start Date:

    4-20

    End Date:

    5-20

    Click here to see more about Taurus


    1937-05-20: This day in History:

  • 0325-05-20 1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea - Asia Minor
  • 1506-05-20 Christopher Columbus died in poverty in Spain
  • 1775-05-20 Mecklenburg County - NC citizens declare independence from England
  • 1830-05-20 1st railroad timetable published in newspaper -`Baltimore American'
  • 1845-05-20 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii
  • 1861-05-20 NC becomes 10th state to secede from US
  • 1862-05-20 Homestead Act provides cheap land for settlement of West
  • 1875-05-20 Intl Bureau of Weights & Measures established by treaty
  • 1902-05-20 US ends occupation of Cuba
  • 1926-05-20 Thomas Edison said Americans preferred silent movies over talkies
  • 1927-05-20 Lindbergh flew NY-Paris - 1st solo flight across Atlantic
  • 1932-05-20 Earhart left Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
  • 1939-05-20 Pan Am began transatlantic passenger & air mail service
  • 1956-05-20 Atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane - Bikini Atoll
  • 1959-05-20 Yanks sink to last place - 1st time since May 25 - 1940
  • 1961-05-20 White mob attacks `Freedom Riders' in Montgomery - Alabama
  • 1972-05-20 Republic of Cameroon declared
  • 1974-05-20 Soyuz 14 returns to Earth
  • 1976-05-20 Viking 1 - Mars landing
  • 1978-05-20 US Launches Pioneer Venus 1-produces 1st global radar map of Venus
  • 1979-05-20 Cambodian Martyrs Day
  • 1985-05-20 Dow Jones Avg closes above 1300 for 1st time
  • 1985-05-20 FBI arrests John A Walker Jr - convicted of spying for USSR
  • 1985-05-20 US began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti

  • 5-20-1937 in
    Roman Numerals:

    V • XX • MCMXXXVII


    What is 1937-05-20 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 5-20-1937 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written XX • V • MCMXXXVII.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for May 20, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1937-05-20) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on 20-may-1937, your next birthday is only 187 days away.


    Your birthday is on May twentieth, 1937. Being born in late-May says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is taurus, your birth-stone is the Emerald, and your birth flower is the Lily (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 87 years old, and were born in the middle of the Silent Generation. Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 31955 days, or 766920 hours, or 46015200 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Tuesday.

  • Birthstone: Emerald (great gift idea, see Emerald article)
  • Birthflower: Lily
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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