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Fox had a breakout season in 2023, earning his first All-Star selection, an All-NBA Team nod, and was named NBA Clutch Player of the Year while leading the Kings to their first postseason berth since 2006.
Famous Birthdays on December 20
1997 — De'Aaron Fox
American basketball player
December 20 has 173 recorded notable births across history, from 1494 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on December 20
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- 1848 French presidential election: Having won the popular vote in a landslide, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is inaugurated in the chamber of the National Assembly as the first (and only) president of the French Second Republic. Source
- 1977 With the approval of the State Council, China's two largest newspapers, the People's Daily and the Guangming Daily, publish in full for the first time the Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme. Source
- 1960 Vietnam War: The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, popularly known as the Viet Cong, is formally established in Tân Lập village, present day Tây Ninh province. Source
- 1917 Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded. Source
Did you know
Yoon Kye-sang made his acting debut in the film Flying Boys (2004), for which he won Best New Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon,, known from 1970 to 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, was a British barrister and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1990.
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Hayes is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
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Sandra Cisneros is best known for her first novel, The House on Mango Street (1984), and her subsequent short story collection, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991).
More major people born on December 20
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1978
Yoon Kye-sang
South Korean singer
Yoon Kye-sang is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his career in 1999 as part of the K-pop boy band g.o.d, then left the group in 2004 and pursued an acting career.
1926
Geoffrey Howe
Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2015)
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon,, known from 1970 to 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, was a British barrister and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1990.
1942
Bob Hayes
American sprinter and football player (died 2002)
Robert Lee Hayes, nicknamed "Bullet Bob", was an American sprinter and professional football player.
1954
Sandra Cisneros
American author and poet
Sandra Cisneros is an American writer. She is best known for her first novel, The House on Mango Street (1984), and her subsequent short story collection, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991).
1914
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (died 2013)
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He served in the Senate of Virginia and then represented Virginia in the United States Senate, succeeding his father, Harry F. Byrd Sr.
1945
Sivakant Tiwari
Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author (died 2010)
Sivakant Tiwari, P.P.A.(E.), P.B.S., P.P.A.(E.)(L.), P.J.G., known professionally as S. Tiwari, was a senior legal officer of the Singapore Legal Service.
1942
Rana Bhagwandas
Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (died 2015)
Rana Bhagwandas was a Pakistani jurist who served as a judge and acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (CJP). He enjoyed extremely high reputation as a judge.
1841
Ferdinand Buisson
French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)
Ferdinand Édouard Buisson was a French educational public servant, pacifist, and Radical-Socialist politician.
1924
Judy LaMarsh
Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (died 1980)
Julia Verlyn LaMarsh was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she became the second woman to serve as a federal Cabinet minister.
1890
Yvonne Arnaud
French pianist, actress and singer (died 1958)
Germaine Yvonne Arnaud was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land.
1972
Jan Čaloun
Czech ice hockey player
Jan Čaloun is a Czech former professional hockey player. He is 180 cm tall, 80 kg (180 lb) in weight. He shoots right and plays right wing.
1966
Chris Robinson
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christopher Mark Robinson is an American musician. He founded the rock band The Black Crowes, then known as Mr. Crowe's Garden, with his brother Rich Robinson in 1984.
1909
Vakkom Majeed
Indian journalist and politician (died 2000)
Vakkom Majeed was an Indian freedom fighter, politician and a former member of the Travancore-Cochin State Assembly. He was born into one of the most prominent aristocratic Muslim families in Travancore.
1902
Sidney Hook
American philosopher and author (died 1989)
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher of pragmatism known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics.
1990
JoJo
American singer and actress
Joanna Noëlle "JoJo" Levesque is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She began performing in singing competitions and local talent shows as a child.
1957
Mike Watt
American singer-songwriter and bass player
Michael David Watt is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994).
1978
Bouabdellah Tahri
French runner
Bouabdellah Tahri, also known as Bob Tahri, is a retired middle-distance and long-distance French runner, who was born in Metz. He competed mainly in the 3000 m steeplechase distance.
1974
Die
Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Dir En Grey is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will.
1982
David Wright
American baseball player
David Allen Wright is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Mets.