December 20 is the 354th day (355th in leap years) of the year. There are 11 days remaining.
- 1845 — Sarah Makin is born.
- 1878 — Samuel D. Richards is apprehended.
- 1924 — Karl Denke is apprehended.
- 1944 — Louise Peete is apprehended.
- 1972 — Alexey Ryzhkov is born.
- 1991 — Timofey Podshivalov is born.
- 1998 — Danny Figueroa died.
- 2010 — Mahin Qadiri died.