August 20th, 1934

Born on August 20th, 1934

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

Born on August 20th, 1934

89

Armi Kuusela

Finnish charity worker and beauty pageant contestant

*August 20th, 1934, Muhos

81

Walter Osterwalder

Swiss rower (1934-2016)

*August 20th, 1934, Rapperswil †February 9th, 2016

89

Ulla-Britt Eklund

Swedish swimmer

*August 20th, 1934, Stockholm

88

Paul David Manson

Canadian general (1934-2023)

*August 20th, 1934, Trail †July 1st, 2023

89

Arno Surminski

German writer

*August 20th, 1934, Jegławki

89

Tom Mangold

British writer and broadcaster

*August 20th, 1934, Hamburg

77

Ernst-Jürgen Dreyer

German writer, musicologist, translator

*August 20th, 1934, Oschatz †December 3rd, 2011, Neuss

72

Sneaky Pete Kleinow

American country musician (1934–2007)

*August 20th, 1934, United States of America †January 6th, 2007, Petaluma

89

Shirley Galloway

American politician from Washington

*August 20th, 1934, Postelle

89

Yōko Tsukasa

Actress

*August 20th, 1934, Tottori Prefecture

81

C. L. Blast

American singer, songwriter

*August 20th, 1934, Birmingham †February 26th, 2016

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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

88

Ron Paul

American politician (born 1935)

*August 20th, 1935, Pittsburgh

80

Míriam Colón

Puerto Rican actress (1936-2017)

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

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

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

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

86

Andrei Konchalovsky

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer

*August 20th, 1937, Moscow

82

Jacques Cheminade

French politician

*August 20th, 1941, Buenos Aires

87

Hideki Shirakawa

Japanese scientist (1936-)

*August 20th, 1936, Tokyo

64

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)

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

31

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress

*August 20th, 1992, Albuquerque

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

40

Andrew Garfield

British-American actor

*August 20th, 1983, Los Angeles

52

David Walliams

English actor, comedian and writer

*August 20th, 1971, Wimbledon

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

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

71

Anthony Ainley

English actor (1932-2004)

*August 20th, 1932, Stanmore †May 3rd, 2004, Harrow

84

Calogero Mannino

Italian politician

*August 20th, 1939, Asmara

33

Mauricio Casillas

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1990, Mexico City

26

Daniel La Torre Regal

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1997, Lima

81

Reinhold Batschi

Romanian rower and rowing coach

*August 20th, 1942, Sânpetru

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90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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