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1916 - 109 years ago
1May 20, 1916 THE KING'S MAN 2021 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

THE KING'S MAN
May 20, 1916
Date of letter regarding the influence being exerted by Rasputin.



1963 - 62 years ago
2May 20, 1963 THE X-FILES 1993 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

THE X-FILES
May 20, 1963
Dana Scully born, per date of birth on her Lariat Rent-a-Car receipt. This date conflicts with information provided just two episodes earlier though (Lazarus), in which the month and day are established as being February 23 (same as FBI Agent Jack Willis, whom Scully dated previously).



1965 - 60 years ago
3May 20, 1965FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON 1958 LiteratureDates20th Century: 60sEvents

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
May 20, 1965
Charlie writes in his journal about the new dishwasher.


1970 - 55 years ago
4May 20, 1970 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sEvents

THE PRETENDER
May 20, 1970
Date of Jarod's simulation video, in which he pretends to be a man on death row.



1972 - 53 years ago
5May 20, 1972 THE NIGHT STALKER 1972 FilmDates20th Century: 70sEvents

THE NIGHT STALKER
May 20, 1972
Kolchak visits the latest crime scene where Bonnie Reynolds, 27, divorced, cocktail waitress at the Harem Room Casino, is found dead.



1980 - 45 years ago
6May 20, 1980 GLITCH 2015 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sBirth Dates

GLITCH
May 20, 1980
Date of Birth for Bradley Dellar, individual featured on a Wanted posted on the wall in the Yoorana police station.



7May 20, 1980 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 2007 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
May 20, 1980
Date of phone calls on Llewelyn Moss' Southwestern Bell Telephone Company account statement.



1983 - 42 years ago
8May 20, 1983 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

FOR ALL MANKIND
May 20, 1983
Packaged date on the peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwich that Margo retrieves from the vending machine through the use of negative pressure after it gets stuck on its way down.



1984 - 41 years ago
9May 20, 1984PET SEMATARY 1983 LiteratureDates20th Century: 80sEvents

PET SEMATARY
May 20, 1984
After driving Rachel and Ellie to the Bangor airport so that they can fly back to Chicago with Rachel's parents, Louis Creed purchases a flashlight, pick, shovel, spade, rope, work gloves and a canvas tarpaulin at Watson's Hardware in Brewer before checking into a Howard Johnson's motel. At 11pm, he heads for Pleasantview Cemetery to dig up his son's body.


1990 - 35 years ago
10May 20, 1990IN TIMES LIKE THESE 2013 LiteratureDates20th Century: 90sEvents

IN TIMES LIKE THESE: A TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE
May 20, 1990
While perusing Dr. Quickly's jump anchor cubbies, Ben discovers a turtle shell, along with a photograph of a living turtle surrounded by rolling desert hills, labeled "10 minute window - For use when all hope is lost.", in Ben's handwriting. Ben later uses the tortoise shell anchor to blinks away from the fire on January 9, 1986 to May 20, 1990, where he finds a small shack in the middle of nowhere.


1993 - 32 years ago
11May 20, 1993 GLITCH 2015 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sBirth Dates

GLITCH
May 20, 1993
Date of Birth for Tanya Fraser, individual featured on a Wanted posted on the wall in the Yoorana police station.



1998 - 27 years ago
12May 20, 1998 RESIDENT EVIL 3: NEMESIS 1999 Video GamesDates20th Century: 90sJournal Entries

RESIDENT EVIL 3: NEMESIS
May 20, 1998
Date of entry in the Dead Factory Manager's Diary.



2000 - 25 years ago
13May 20, 2000 THE CELL 2000 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE CELL
May 20, 2000
Serial killer Carl Stargher kidnaps Julia Hickson.



2003 - 22 years ago
14May 20, 2003 INSIDE MAN 2006 FilmDates21st Century: 00sIssued Dates

INSIDE MAN
May 20, 2003
Date safe deposit box opened for Manhattan Trust Bank customer Cabiria Groccia.



2004 - 21 years ago
15May 20, 2004 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sIssued Dates

SMALLVILLE
May 20, 2004
Issued Date on the counterfeit passport for Lois to sneak her out of the country.



2007 - 18 years ago
16May 20, 2007 PAYCHECK 2003 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

PAYCHECK
May 20, 2007
Michael Jennings sends himself an envelope of new personal belongings to help him change the future.



2010 - 15 years ago
17May 20, 2010 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

SMALLVILLE
May 20, 2010
Expiration Date on the counterfeit passport for Lois to sneak her out of the country.



2011 - 14 years ago
18May 20, 2011 FAST X 2023 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

FAST X
May 20, 2011
Dante Reyes arrested - sociopathic son of ruthless corrupt Portuguese-Brazilian politician, businessman, and drug lord Hernan Reyes.



2012 - 13 years ago
19May 20, 2012 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

DEXTER
May 20, 2012
Date of activity on Deb's Hayden Bank account.



20May 20, 2012 MEN IN BLACK 3 2012 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

MEN IN BLACK 3
May 20, 2012
Agent J travels back in time to 1969 to save Agent K and prevent a Boglodite invasion of Earth.



21May 20, 2012 PARKS AND RECREATION 2009 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PARKS AND RECREATION
May 20, 2012
When the world doesn't end, Reasonableist Herb decides that he calculated the end of the world date incorrectly, and that the the new end of the world date is May 19th. But when Leslie informs him that the park is booked that day, Herb claims he misspoke, that the actual new date for the end of the world is May 20th.



22May 20, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 20, 2012
Finch has been gone 24 hours. Reese calls Detectives Carter and Fusco to a restaurant for drinks at 8am. He lays out the plan - Carter will travel to Bishop, Texas with Reese to follow up on the machine number and missing girl Hanna Frey lead, while Fusco stays in New York working the Alicia Corwin case.



23May 20, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 20, 2012
Statement Date on Kelly Dyson's Appleton Credit Union account statement.



2016 - 9 years ago
24May 20, 2016 THE OA 2016 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

THE OA
May 20, 2016
Date of Discharge in Rachel DeGrassi's file at the Treasure Island mental hospital.



2020 - 5 years ago
25May 20, 2020 WESTWORLD 2015 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

WESTWORLD
May 20, 2020
Divergence: Indonesia. Ecological collapse.



2021 - 4 years ago
26May 20, 2021 YOU 2018 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

YOU
May 20, 2021
Date of charges on Joe and Love's Madre Linda Trust Bank statement for Vast Lands Coffee and Uber.



2025 - This year - Today!
27May 20, 2025 A MAN ON THE INSIDE 2024 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

A MAN ON THE INSIDE
May 20, 2025
Day 17. Charles brings Calbert ice cream after hearing his story about eating ice cream with his son.



2026 - 1 years from now
28May 20, 2026 BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

BLACK MIRROR
May 20, 2026
Date of note on Mike and Amanda's calendar: "Overtime / Extra Shifts".



29May 20, 2026 FRINGE 2008 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

FRINGE
May 20, 2026
Peter finds himself 15 years in the future. Though the device has destroyed the parallel universe, his universe is nevertheless gradually disintegrating.



30May 20, 2026 JETT 2019 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sExpiration Dates

JETT
May 20, 2026
Expiration Date on Jett's United States passport under the name Margaret Chelsom.



2028 - 3 years from now
31May 20, 2028 PROMETHEUS 2012 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

PROMETHEUS
May 20, 2028
Weyland labs discovers the body's ability to hypersleep.



2032 - 7 years from now
32May 20, 2032 PROMETHEUS 2012 FilmDates21st Century: 30s and upEvents

PROMETHEUS
May 20, 2032
Weyland Industries makes FTL travel possible.



2154 - 129 years from now
33May 20, 2154 AVATAR 2009 FilmDates22nd Century and beyondEvents

AVATAR
May 20, 2154
Jake Sully and Norm Spellman take their avatars out for the first time.



2374 - 349 years from now
34May 20, 2374 STAR TREK: VOYAGER 1995 TV SeriesDates22nd Century and beyondEvents

STAR TREK: VOYAGER
May 20, 2374
The Year of Hell, Day 65. Janeway's birthday. The power grid on Deck 11 has been completely destroyed, rendering the replicator system nearly inoperative, limited to emergency rations only. Seven decks have lost life support, forcing the surviving crew into close quarters.



Year Unknown
35May 20 BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

BLACK MIRROR
May 20
Date on calendar page that flashes by when Brandy Friday is stuck in the Redream Hotel Reverie Reborn movie program while technicians work to restart the session. Year not specified, but with Hotel Reverie being inspired by Casablanca, most likely sometime in the early 1940s.



36May 20 MY FAIR LADY 1964 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

MY FAIR LADY
May 20
Eliza Doolittle claims that the King of England will designate May 20 as the annual holiday Eliza Doolittle Day. Eliza Doolittle: "One evening the king will say, 'Oh, Liza, old thing, I want all of England your praises to sing. Next week on the twentieth of May, I proclaim Liza Doolittle Day."



37May 20 THE SHINING 1980 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

THE SHINING
May 20
The Overlook Hotel opens for the season, according to the Title Card in the deleted hospital scene from the original ending: The Overlook Hotel would survive this tragedy, as it had so many others. It is still open each year from May 20th to September 20th. It is closed for the winter.



38May 20 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

THE SIMPSONS
May 20
Date of the Boys vs. Girls Home Ec bake-off finale, posted on bulletin board at Shelbyville High School, from flashback sequence.




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