May 20 Birthday
May 20, 1932: Amelia Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, and landed in a field in Northern Ireland 15 hours later, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She was greeted by a farmer who asked if she had come from America. She had. Five years later she disappeared over the Pacific attempting to circumnavigate the globe. Her plane has never been found despite numerous search expeditions. Born on the same day in 1946: Cher, who would have a #1 hit in six consecutive decades. People born on May 20 fall under the zodiac sign of Taurus. The birthstone is Emerald and the birth flower is Lily of the Valley. Historical events on May 20 include 1497: John Cabot sets sail for North America, 1932: Amelia Earhart flies Atlantic solo (first woman), 1948: Chiang Kai-shek becomes President of China. Famous people born on May 20 include Honoré de Balzac (1799), Jimmy Stewart (1908), Cher (1946).