August 20th, 1782

Born on August 20th, 1782

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 88,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

67

Benjamin Harrison

President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

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

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

68

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Swedish chemist (1779-1848)

*August 20th, 1779, Väfversunda †August 7th, 1848, Adolf Fredriks parish

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

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

31

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress

*August 20th, 1992, Albuquerque

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

74

Jacques Ignace Hittorff

French architect (1792-1867)

*August 20th, 1792, Cologne †March 25th, 1867, 9th arrondissement of Paris

46

H. P. Lovecraft

American author (1890–1937)

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

26

Magnus Christensen

Danish association football player

*August 20th, 1997, Frederikshavn

64

Bernardo O'Higgins

Chilean independence leader (1778-1842)

*August 20th, 1778, Chillán †October 24th, 1842, Lima

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

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

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

21

Tobias Lund Andresen

Danish cyclist, born 2002

*August 20th, 2002, Taastrup

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Born in 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

241

Ray Allen

American basketball player

*July 20th, 1782, Merced

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general (1782-1854)

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweissbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

84

Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied Maximilian Alexander Philipp

German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist (1782–1867)

*September 23rd, 1782, Neuwied †February 3rd, 1867, Neuwied

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

66

Georg August Goldfuss

German paleontologist, mineralogist, zoologist and botanist (1782-1848)

*April 18th, 1782, Thurnau †October 2nd, 1848, Bonn

52

Robert Morrison

British evangelist and first christian protestant missionary in China

*January 5th, 1782, Bullers Green †August 1st, 1834, Guangzhou

74

Mikhail Vorontsov

Russian prince and Field Marshal (1782-1856)

*May 19th, 1782, Saint Petersburg †November 6th, 1856, Odesa

79

Oldwig von Natzmer

German soldier (1782-1861)

*April 18th, 1782, Wielin †November 1st, 1861, Maciejowiec

68

William Allan

Scottish artist (1782–1850)

*January 1st, 1782, Edinburgh †February 23rd, 1850, Edinburgh

65

Jonas Anton Hielm

Norwegian politician (1782-1848)

*December 30th, 1782, Kristiansand Municipality †March 30th, 1848, Christiania

36

Mariano Boedo

Argentine politician (1782-1819)

*July 25th, 1782, Salta †April 9th, 1819, Buenos Aires

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Public holidays on August 20th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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