August 20th, 1938

Born on August 20th, 1938

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What happened on August 20th, 1938?

August 20th, 1938

Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.

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What else 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.

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

Born on August 20th, 1938

85

Anne Cameron

Canadian writer

*August 20th, 1938, Nanaimo

85

Jean-Loup Chrétien

French astronaut

*August 20th, 1938, La Rochelle

85

Alain Vivien

French politician

*August 20th, 1938, Melun

85

Jacqueline Andere

Mexican actress

*August 20th, 1938, Mexico City

81

Peter Day

British chemist

*August 20th, 1938, Kent †May 19th, 2020, Marsh Baldon

85

Rowena Green Matthews

Professor, biochemist

*August 20th, 1938, Cambridge

83

Kaneaster Hodges Jr.

American politician

*August 20th, 1938, Newport †March 23rd, 2022, Newport

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

86

Andrei Konchalovsky

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer

*August 20th, 1937, Moscow

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

84

Calogero Mannino

Italian politician

*August 20th, 1939, Asmara

64

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)

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

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

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

88

Ron Paul

American politician (born 1935)

*August 20th, 1935, Pittsburgh

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

87

Hideki Shirakawa

Japanese scientist (1936-)

*August 20th, 1936, Tokyo

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

81

Reinhold Batschi

Romanian rower and rowing coach

*August 20th, 1942, Sânpetru

52

David Walliams

English actor, comedian and writer

*August 20th, 1971, Wimbledon

33

Mauricio Casillas

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1990, Mexico City

79

Leendert van Dis

Dutch rower

*August 20th, 1944, Amsterdam

26

Daniel La Torre Regal

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1997, Lima

65

Isaac Hayes

American musician and actor (1942–2008)

*August 20th, 1942, Covington †August 10th, 2008, Memphis

Same year
Born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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