August 20th, 1649

Born on August 20th, 1649

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 20th?

August 20th, 2008

Spanair Flight 5022 crashed just after take-off from Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 154 people.

August 20th, 1998

The Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory (pictured) in Sudan was destroyed by a missile attack launched by the United States in retaliation for the August 7 U.S. embassy bombings.

August 20th, 1989

After colliding with the dredger Bowbelle on the River Thames in London, the pleasure boatMarchioness sank in just thirty seconds, killing 51 people.

August 20th, 1988

Fires in the United States' Yellowstone National Park ravaged more than 150,000 acres (610 km2), the single-worst day of the conflagration.

August 20th, 1950

Korean War: United Nations forces repelled an attempt by North Korea to capture the city of Taegu.

August 20th, 1920

The American Professional Football Association, a predecessor of the National Football League, was founded.

August 20th, 1910

Hurricane-force winds combined hundreds of small fires in the U.S. states of Washington and Idaho into the Devil's Broom fire, which burned about 4,700 square miles (12,100 km²), the largest fire in recorded U.S. history.

August 20th, 1909

Pluto was photographed for the first time at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., 21 years before it was officially discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

August 20th, 1794

American troops defeated the Northwestern Confederacy, a Native American alliance, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the decisive battle of the Northwest Indian War.

August 20th, 1710

War of the Spanish Succession: A Spanish Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay was soundly defeated by a multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg.

August 20th, 1707

The first Siege of Pensacola came to an end with the British and Creek abandoning their attempt to capture Pensacola in Spanish Florida.

August 20th, 0917

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Bulgarian forces led by Tsar Simeon I drove the Byzantines out of Thrace with a decisive victory at the Battle of Achelous.

August 20th, 0636

Rashidun forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid took control of Syria and Palestine in the Battle of the Yarmuk, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests.

August 20th, 1993

After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.

August 20th, 1992

In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) was included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 20th?

96

John Boardman

British classical archaeologist (born 1927)

*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of Redbridge

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

31

Demi Lovato

American singer and actress

*August 20th, 1992, Albuquerque

67

Benjamin Harrison

President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

*August 20th, 1833, North Bend †March 13th, 1901, Indianapolis

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

40

Andrew Garfield

British-American actor

*August 20th, 1983, Los Angeles

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

26

Daniel La Torre Regal

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1997, Lima

33

Mauricio Casillas

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1990, Mexico City

52

David Walliams

English actor, comedian and writer

*August 20th, 1971, Wimbledon

26

Magnus Christensen

Danish association football player

*August 20th, 1997, Frederikshavn

46

H. P. Lovecraft

American author (1890–1937)

*August 20th, 1890, Providence †March 15th, 1937, Providence

21

Tobias Lund Andresen

Danish cyclist, born 2002

*August 20th, 2002, Taastrup

80

Míriam Colón

Puerto Rican actress (1936-2017)

*August 20th, 1936, Ponce †March 3rd, 2017, New York City

82

Jacques Cheminade

French politician

*August 20th, 1941, Buenos Aires

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

49

Amy Adams

American actress (born 1974)

*August 20th, 1974, Aviano

42

Bernard Mendy

Senegalese and French footballer

*August 20th, 1981, Évreux

64

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)

*August 20th, 1941, Požarevac †March 11th, 2006, Scheveningen

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Born in 1649

71

Clement XI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

*July 23rd, 1649, Pesaro †March 19th, 1721, Rome

81

Benedict XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730

*February 2nd, 1649, Gravina in Puglia †February 21st, 1730, Rome

46

John Trenchard

English politician

*March 30th, 1649, Lytchett Matravers †April 27th, 1695, Kensington

33

Engel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral

*May 2nd, 1649, Vlissingen †February 27th, 1683, Amsterdam

55

Titus Oates

English perjurer (1649-1705)

*September 15th, 1649, Oakham †July 12th, 1705, London

36

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

English nobleman and soldier (1649–1685)

*April 9th, 1649, Rotterdam †July 15th, 1685, Tower Hill

56

Adrien Baillet

French scholar

*June 13th, 1649, La Neuville-en-Hez †January 21st, 1706, Paris

81

James Grahme

English politician

*January 1st, 1649, Norton Conyers †January 1st, 1730, Charlton

68

Bon Boullogne

French painter and engraver (1649-1717)

*February 22nd, 1649, Paris †May 17th, 1717, Paris

59

John Blow

English composer

*January 1st, 1649, Nottinghamshire †October 1st, 1708, City of Westminster

374

Conrad Max Süßner

German sculptor

*November 30th, 1649, Ostrov

71

Amy Buisson

(1649-1721)

*April 24th, 1649, Geneva †January 1st, 1721, Avesnes-sur-Helpe

78

Johann Wilhelm Petersen

German theologian

*January 1st, 1649, Osnabrück †January 1st, 1727, Lübars

55

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 11th, 1649, Copenhagen †October 30th, 1704, Kiel

72

Elihu Yale

Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist

*April 5th, 1649, Boston †July 8th, 1721, London

61

Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried

Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried

*July 29th, 1649, Rheinfels Castle †March 3rd, 1711, Bad Schwalbach

65

Giovanni Alberto Badoer

Italian cardinal

*March 12th, 1649, Venice †May 17th, 1714, Brescia

64

Samuel Carpenter

Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania 1649-1714

*November 4th, 1649, Horsham †April 10th, 1714, Philadelphia

61

Hans Georg Asam

German painter (1649-1711)

*October 12th, 1649, Rott am Inn †March 7th, 1711, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

79

Gabriel Daniel

French historian

*February 8th, 1649, Rouen †June 23rd, 1728, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1649 is a normal year and no leap year.

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