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August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 19 2003 - August 2003 - August 21 2003 ---- War on Terrorism - Canal Hotel: US officials comment terror August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 133 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia. Events By Place Byzantine Empire August 20 — Battle of Yarmuk: Khalid ibn al-Walid 's victory against the The Battle of Yarmouk ( معركة اليرموك, also spelled Yarmuk, Yarmuq or Hieromyax) comprised a series of engagements between the The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Khālid ibn al-Walīd (592-642 ( خالد بن الوليد) also known by Sunnis as Sayf-'ullah al-Maslul (the Drawn Sword of God, God's Withdrawn Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab)
917 - Battle of Anchialus: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria invades Thrace and drives the Byzantines out. Events By Place Asia The Great Yue Kingdom later renamed Southern Han, is founded by Liu Yan in Guangdong This article refers to the Battle of Anchialus fought in 917 For other battles with the same name see Battle of Anchialus (disambiguation The Battle Simeon (also Symeon) I the Great (Симеон I Велики transliterated Simeon I Veliki; simɛˈɔn ˈpɤrvi vɛˈliki ruled over Bulgaria Thrace (Тракия Trakiya or "Trakija" or Trakia, Θράκη Thráki, Trakya is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe
1000 - The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary. The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Saint Stephen I ( Hungarian: I (Szent István) (967/969/975 Esztergom, Hungary – August 15, 1038, Esztergom-Szentkirály
1391 - Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order. Konrad von Wallenrode (c 1330s – 23 July 1393) was the 24th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1391-93 The grand master (Hochmeister Magister generalis is the holder of the supreme office of the Teutonic Order. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order.
1672 - Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis were brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague. The Grand Pensionary (Dutch raad(spensionaris) was the most important Dutch official during the time of the United Provinces. Johan de Witt ( Dordrecht, Netherlands, 24 September 1625 &ndash The Hague, Netherlands, 20 August Cornelis de Witt ( ( 15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch Politician.
1794 - Battle of Fallen Timbers - American troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of Fallen Timbers ( August 20, 1794) was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indians and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Shawnee, or Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. The Mingo are an Iroquois group of Native Americans that migrated west to the Ohio Country in the mid-eighteenth century The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic "Huron" redirects here For other uses see Huron (disambiguation. The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana, southwest Michigan and Ohio, and now living also in Oklahoma The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations The Potawatomi (also spelled Pottawatomie and Pottawatomi, among many variations) are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi
1804 - Lewis and Clark Expedition: The "Corps of Discovery", exploring the Louisiana Purchase, suffers its only death when Sergeant Charles Floyd dies, apparently from acute appendicitis. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Charles Floyd (1782 &ndash August 20, 1804) was a United States Explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by Inflammation of the appendix.
1866 - President Andrew Johnson formally declared the U.S. Civil War over. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
1882 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote the Festival Overture "The Year 1812" in E major, Op Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
1888 - Mutineers imprison Emin Pasha at Dufile. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the Military; or the Crew of any ship even Mehmet Emin Pasha ( March 28, 1840 &ndash October 23, 1892) born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized (c Dufile (also Dufilé, Duffli, Duffle, or Dufli) was originally a fort built by Emin Pasha, the Governor of Equatoria, in
1900 - Japan's primary school law is amended to provide for four years of mandatory schooling. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
1914 - World War I: German forces occupy Brussels. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
1920 - The first commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. WWJ (Newsradio 950 is Detroit, Michigan 's only 24-hour All-news radio station WWJ (Newsradio 950 is Detroit, Michigan 's only 24-hour All-news radio station
1926 - Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan 's Public broadcaster.
1938 - Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam - a record that still stands. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903 – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American
1940 - Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded in Mexico City by an assassin's ice axe. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Jaume Ramón Mercader del Río Hernández ( February 7 1914 &ndash October 18 1978) was a Catalan Communist who became He dies the next day.
1944 - World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet offensive. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia.
1953 - The Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Teller–Ulam design is a Nuclear weapon design which is used in Megaton -range Thermonuclear weapons and is more colloquially referred to as "the
1955 - In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. The Atlas Mountains ( Kabyle: Idurar n leṭles جبال الأطلس) is a Mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about 2400 Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1960 - Senegal breaks from the Mali federation, declaring independence. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa.
1968 - 200,000 Warsaw Pact troops and 5,000 tanks invade Czechoslovakia to end the "Prague Spring" of political liberalization. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was an organization of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Prague Spring ( Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during
1969 - All four Beatles were together in the recording studio for the final time as they finished the Abbey Road LP. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles.
1974 - Congress votes to reduce aid to South Vietnam from $1 Billion to $700 Million. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Majority of the cuts were for military supplies.
1975 - Viking Program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. NASA 's Viking program consisted of a pair of space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft sent to Mars as part of NASA 's Viking program, and holds the record for the longest Mars surface mission
1977 - Voyager Program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The Voyager program consists of a pair of unmanned scientific probes Voyager 1 and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Voyager 2 is an unmanned Interplanetary Spacecraft launched on August 20, 1977.
1979 - The East Coast Main Line rail route between England and Scotland is restored when the Penmanshiel Diversion opens. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Penmanshiel Tunnel is a now-disused railway Tunnel near Grantshouse, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland
1982 - Lebanese Civil War: A multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the PLO withdrawal from Lebanon. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990 was a multifaceted Civil war whose antecedents can be traced back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
1986 - In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state Patrick Henry Sherrill ( November 13, 1941 &ndash August 20, 1986) was a United States Postal Service employee who on August
1988 - "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
1988 - Peru becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Yellowstone fires of 1988 together formed the largest Wildfire in the recorded history of the U Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
1988 - Iran-Iraq War: A cease-fire is agreed to after almost eight years of war. A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees
1991 - Collapse of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ( August 19 - August 21, 1991) also known as the August Putsch or August Coup was a three-day The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician
1991 - Estonia secedes from the Soviet Union. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1993 - After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Peace Accords were signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the next month. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
1997 - Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people killed, 15 kidnapped. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The largest of the Souhane massacres took place in the small mountain town of Souhane (about 25 km south of Algiers, between Larbaa and Tablat Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
1998 - The Supreme Court of Canada states Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
1998 - U.S. embassy bombings: The United States military launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. In the 1998 US Embassy bombings ( August 7, 1998) hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous Car bomb explosions at the United States The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States A cruise missile is a guided Missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system usually a Jet engine, to allow Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum is destroyed in the attack. The Al-Shifa ( Arabic for "healing" pharmaceutical Factory in Khartoum North, Sudan was constructed between 1992 Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State.
2002 - A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin for five hours before releasing their hostages and giving up. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.

Births

1517 - Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French church leader (d. Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle ( August 20 1517 - September 21 1586) was a French statesman made a cardinal, who followed 1586)
1561 - Jacopo Peri, Italian composer (d. Jacopo Peri ( August 20 1561 &ndash August 12 1633) was an Italian Composer and singer of the transitional period between 1633)
1625 - Thomas Corneille, French dramatist (d. Thomas Corneille ( August 20, 1625 - December 8, 1709) was a French Dramatist. 1709)
1632 - Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis Bourdaloue ( August 20, 1632 - May 13, 1704) French Jesuit and preacher was born in Bourges. 1704)
1710 - Thomas Simpson, British mathematician (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Thomas Simpson ( August 20, 1710 &ndash May 14, 1761) was a British Mathematician, Inventor and Eponym 1761)
1719 - Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian Mayer ( August 20, 1719 &ndash April 16, 1783) was an Czech Astronomer and Teacher. 1783)
1719 - Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Charles-François de Broglie marquis de Ruffec ( 19 August 1719 &ndash Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 16 August 1781) second son of 1791)
1776 - Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme ( August 20, 1778 &ndash October 24, 1842) South American independence leader was one of the commanders 1842)
1779 - Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Friherre Jöns Jacob Berzelius (20 August 1779 &ndash 7 August 1848 was a Swedish chemist 1848)
1833 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1901)
1845 - St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Albert Chmielowski aka Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski was born August 20, 1845 in Igołomia near Miechów, Congress 1916)
1847 - Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Bolesław Prus (pronounced [bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; Hrubieszów, August 20 1847 &ndash May 19 1912 Warsaw) whose actual name was 1912)
1856 - Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jakub Bart-Ćišinski ( 20 August 1856 in Kuckau – 16 October 1909 in Panschwitz) also known as Łužičan 1909)
1860 - Raymond Poincaré, French statesman (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Raymond Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934 was a French conservative Statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five 1934)
1868 - Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Ellen Crosby Roosevelt ( 20 August 1868 in Rosendale New York &ndash 26 September 1954 in Hyde Park New York) was an 1954)
1873 - Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen ( August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland &ndash July 1, 1950, Bloomfield Hills Michigan 1950)
1881 - Edgar Guest, English poet (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edgar Albert Guest ( August 20, 1881, Birmingham, England &ndash August 5, 1959, Detroit, Michigan 1959)
1890 - H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy 1937)
1897 - Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian writer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Tarjei Vesaas ( August 20 1897 - March 15 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist 1970)
1898 - Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vilhelm Moberg ( August 20, 1898 - August 8, 1973) was a Swedish author and historian best known for his series of four novels 1973)
1901 - Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Salvatore Quasimodo ( August 20, 1901 - June 14, 1968) was an Italian author The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1968)
1905 - Jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jean Gebser ( August 20, 1905 &ndash May 14, 1973) was a prodigy, a student 1973)
1905 - Jack Teagarden, American musician (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden ( August 20, 1905 &ndash January 15, 1964) was an influential Jazz Trombonist and 1964)
1908 - Al Lopez, American baseball player and manager (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager 2005)
1910 - Eero Saarinen, Finnish architect (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eero Saarinen (eːro saːrinen (August 20 1910 Kirkkonummi, Finland – September 1 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) was 1961)
1913 - Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neurobiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roger Wolcott Sperry ( August 20, 1913 – April 17, 1994) was a neuropsychologist, neurobiologist and Nobel laureate who The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1994)
1916 - Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Paul Felix Schmidt ( 20 August 1916 at Narva, Estonia – 11 August 1984 at Allentown, USA) was an 1984)
1918 - Jacqueline Susann, American novelist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacqueline Susann ( August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &ndash September 21, 1974, New York City 1974)
1923 - Jim Reeves, American singer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Travis "Jim" Reeves ( August 20 1923 &ndash July 31 1964) was an American country and Pop singer 1964)
1926 - Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach
1927 - Geriatric1927, English video blogger
1927 - Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norbert (Nobby Wirkowski (born August 20, 1926) is a retired American and Canadian football player and coach Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Oakley (born 20 August 1927) is a Pensioner from Leicester, England. Yootha Joyce ( 20 August 1927 &ndash 24 August 1980) was an English actress who was best known for playing Mildred 1980)
1930 - Mario Bernardi, Canadian conductor
1931 - Don King, American Boxing Promoter
1932 - Anthony Ainley, British actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Bernardi, CC (born 20 August 1930) is a Canadian conductor and Pianist. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald "Don" King (born August 20 1931) is an American Boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Ainley ( 20 August 1932 – 3 May 2004) was an English Actor best known for his work on British television 2004)
1932 - Vasily Aksyonov, Russian novelist
1933 - George J. Mitchell, former United States Senator
1934 - Armi Kuusela, Finnish beauty queen
1936 - Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 - Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian film director
1937 - El Fary, Spanish singer and actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Василий Павлович Аксёнов (b Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other persons with a similar name see George Mitchell. George John Mitchell, GBE (born August 20, 1933 Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Armi Kuusela (born Armi Helena Kuusela on August 20, 1934 in Muhos) was a Finnish beauty queen Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Hideki Shirakawa 白川英樹 Shirakawa Hideki, born in Tokyo on August 20, 1936) is a Japanese Chemist and winner of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrey Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (Андре́й Серге́евич Михалко́в-Кончало́вский (born August 20, 1937 in Moscow José Luis Cantero Rada ( August 20 1937 - June 19 2007) known professionally as El Fary, was a Spanish singer and actor 2007)
1937 - Jim Bowen, English comedian
1938 - Alain Vivien, French politician
1939 - Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jim Bowen born Peter B Williams (upon adoption his name was changed to James Whittaker and upon marriage to Jim Bowen in Heswall, Cheshire, Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Vivien (born August 20, 1938, in Melun) is a French Socialist Party (PS Politician, best known for chairing Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe ( August 20, 1939 &ndash December 14, 2004) better known as Fernando Poe Jr 2004)
1940 - Rubén Hinojosa, American politician
1941 - Slobodan Milošević, President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rubén E Hinojosa (born August 20, 1940) American Politician, has been the Democratic representative for the Texas Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of Serbia is the Head of state of the Republic of Serbia. This is a List of Heads of State of Yugoslavia from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 2006)
1941 - Rich Brooks, American football coach
1941 - Robin Oakley, British journalist
1941 - Jo Ramirez, Mexican motor racing team manager and author
1942 - Isaac Hayes, American singer, songwriter, and actor
1942 - Fred Norman, American baseball player
1943 - Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor
1944 - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rich Brooks (born August 20, 1941, Forest California, United States) is an American football coach and the head football Robert Francis Leigh Oakley OBE (born August 20, 1941) is a British Journalist who is a Political Editor at CNN International Jo Ramirez (born August 20, 1941, Mexico City) is an author and retired employee of several Motor racing teams Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Fred Norman (born August 20, 1942 in San Antonio Texas) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1962-1964 Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith 20 August 1943 is a Scottish actor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː born in Bombay, (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 the elder son of Indira and Feroze The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive 1991)
1946 - Connie Chung, American journalist
1946 - Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk)
1946 - N.R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman
1947 - Alan Lee, English conceptual artist
1948 - Robert Plant, English singer (Led Zeppelin)
1948 - John Noble, Australian actor
1949 - Phil Lynott, Irish musician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constance Yu-Hwa "Connie" Chung Povich ( born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter Ralf Hütter (born 20 August 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is the lead Singer, Keyboardist, and reportedly "band Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy,(ನಾಗವಾರ ರಾಮರಾಯ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಮೂರ್ತಿ) better known as N Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Lee (born August 20, 1947) is an English book Illustrator and movie conceptual designer Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Led Zeppelin were John Noble (born August 20, 1948) is an Australian Film, Television Actor, and Theatre director of more than Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986 was a Singer, Bassist, Instrumentalist, and Songwriter, who first came to prominence 1986)
1949 - Nikolas Asimos, Greek composer and singer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Nikolas Asimos (Νικόλας Άσιμος ( 20 August 1949 - 17 March 1988) was a Greek Composer 1988)
1949 - Norman Featherstone, South African cricketer
1949 - Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter
1951 - Greg Bear, American author
1952 - John Hiatt, American musician
1952 - Doug Fieger, American musician (The Knack)
1952 - John Emburey, English cricketer
1954 - Tawn Mastrey, American disc jockey (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Norman George Featherstone (born Que Que, Northern Rhodesia 20 August 1949) was a South African Cricketer. Alan Hardwick (born 20 August 1949 Staveley) is an English Television presenter based in Lincolnshire. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gregory Dale Bear (born August 20, 1951) is an American Science fiction and mainstream author Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US Doug Fieger (born Douglas Fieger 20 August 1952, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter. The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see John Ernest Emburey (born 20 August 1952 in Peckham) is a former English Cricketer who played for Middlesex, Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Tawn Mastrey ( August 20, 1954 &ndash October 2, 2007) was an American Disc jockey, Music video producer one of rock 2007)
1954 - Al Roker, American television personality
1954 - Don Stark, American actor
1955 - Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and writer
1956 - Joan Allen, American actress
1957 - Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
1961 - Greg Egan, Australian author
1961 - Joe Pasquale, English comedian
1962 - Sophie Aldred, English actress
1962 - James Marsters, American actor
1962 - Dong-Wook Song, South Korean tennis player
1965 - KRS-One, American rapper
1966 - Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist (Pantera and Damageplan) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker Jr (born August 20 1954 is an American television broadcaster best known as the weather anchor for NBC 's Today Don Stark (born August 20, 1954) is an American Actor. Biography Stark was born in New York City and graduated Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Agnes Chan or Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan ( is a Pop singer, a television personality ( Gaijin tarento) a Doctor of Education, Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American multiple Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -winning Actress, perhaps Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Finlay ("Fin" Calder was a Scottish rugby player Born on 20 August 1957 at Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greg Egan (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian science fiction author. Joe Pasquale ( Joseph Ellis Pasquale, 20 August 1961) is an English Comedian from Grays, Essex, arguably Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and Television presenter, best known for her portrayal of The James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor and musician best known for playing the popular platinum-blond character Spike Song Dong-Wook (born August 20, 1962 in Seoul) is a former Tennis player from South Korea, who represented his native country Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Krishna Parker (born August 20 1965) better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American Rapper. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas that formed in 2003 2004)
1967 - Andy Benes, baseball player
1967 - Colin Cunningham, American actor
1967 - Terri Poch, American yogini and former professional wrestler
1968 - Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer
1968 - Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
1969 - Duke Droese, American professional wrestler
1970 - John D. Carmack, American computer game programmer
1970 - Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit)
1971 - Brad Avery, American musician (guitarist for Third Day)
1971 - Jonathan Ke Quan, Vietnamese American actor
1971 - Steve Stone, English footballer
1971 - David Walliams, British comedian
1973 - Todd Helton, baseball player
1974 - Amy Adams, American actress
1974 - Big Moe, American rapper (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967 in Evansville Indiana) is a former Right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League For the British swimmer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics see Colin Cunningham (swimmer Colin Alexander Cunningham (born Terri Poch (born August 20 1967) is an American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, best known for her appearances Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klas Ingesson (born August 20, 1968 in Ödeshög) is a former Swedish footballer. ( August 20, 1968) is a female Seiyū and J-pop singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who has released various solo CD albums Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mike" Droese (born August 20, 1969) is an American retired professional wrestler. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John D Carmack II (born August 20 1970) is an American Game programmer, and the co-founder of Id Software. William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Brad Avery is a former Guitarist for the Christian rock band Third Day. Third Day is a CCM band formed in Marietta Georgia during the 1990s Jonathan Ke Quan (born August 20, 1971) is an American actor and stunt choreographer Steven Brian Stone (born 20 August 1971 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England) is an English former footballer David Walliams (born David Williams, August 20, 1971) is an English Comedian and Actor, best known for his partnership Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville Tennessee) is the starting First baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American Actress. She is best known for playing characters with cheerful and sunny dispositions such Big Moe, Stage name of Kenneth Moore ( August 20 1974 &ndash October 14 2007) was an American Rapper 2007)
1974 - Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist
1974 - Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer
1975 - Marcus Mastin, American author
1975 - Andy Strachan, Australian musician (The Living End)
1976 - Chris Drury, American hockey player
1977 - Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
1977 - Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
1977 - Ivar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
1977 - Mayra Veronica, Cuban model and actress
1979 - Cory Sullivan, baseball player
1980 - Rochelle Gadd, British actress
1980 - Corey Carrier, American actor
1981 - Bernard Mendy, French footballer
1981 - Benjamin Barnes, English actor (Prince Caspian)
1982 - Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer
1982 - Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian footballer
1982 - Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer
1984 - Mirai Moriyama, Japanese actor
1986 - Robert Clark, Canadian actor
1987 - Cătălina Ponor, Romanian gymnast
1990 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch swimmer
1991 - Marko Đoković, Serbian tennis player
1992 - Demi Lovato, American Actress
2003 - Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Deaths

535 - Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick
984 - Pope John XIV
1384 - Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (מקסים וונגרוב born August 20, 1974) is an Israeli Violinist who was born in the Soviet Union Szabolcs Sáfár (born August 20, 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Austria Wien. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus J Mastin (born August 20, 1975 in Carthage New York) is an American author whose books include the thriller Don't Pay the Andrew Douglas Strachan (born 20 August 1974 is the Drummer of Australian rock band The Living End. The Living End are an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, Victoria. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Drury (born August 20, 1976 in Trumbull, Connecticut) is a professional hockey player who is currently the captain of Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dr Felipe Contepomi (born August 20 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Rugby union footballer Manuel Contepomi (born 20 August, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Rugby union footballer Ívar Ingimarsson (born 20 August 1977 in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Reading Mayra Verónica (born Mayra Verónica Aruca Rodríguez August 20 1980 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban model who acquired her fame in the United States Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Cory Sullivan (born August 20 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Rochelle Gadd (born 20 August 1980) is a British actress She played Olivia Johnson in Hollyoaks until Olivia was killed off and Corey Thomas Carrier (born August 20, 1980 in Carver Massachusetts) made a career as a Child actor. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Bernard Mendy (born August 20, 1981 in Évreux, Normandy, France) is a French football player of Senegalese Benjamin "Ben" Barnes (born August 20, 1981) is an English actor For the book about Caspian X see Prince Caspian. For its film adaptation see The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian Caspian X King of Narnia Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Joshua Blake Kennedy (born 20 August 1982 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Association football (soccer player who Youssouf Hersi (born 20 August 1982 in Dire Dawa) is a Dutch football player of Ethiopian origin who currently plays Cléber Luis Alberti or simply Cléber (born August 20, 1982 in Palmital) is a goalkeeper player from Brazil. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Mirai Moriyama (森山未來 Moriyama Mirai, born August 20, 1984 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Robert Clark (born August 20, 1986) is an American - Canadian Actor. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Cătălina Ponor (born August 20, 1987) is a gymnast from Constanţa, Romania. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (born August 20, 1990 Groningen, Netherlands) is a Dutch Swimmer who mainly specializes in Freestyle Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Marko Đoković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ђоковић; born August 20, 1991) is a young Serbian tennis player Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20 1992 is an American actress singer and songwriter Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian I orders Belisarius to start the reconquest of Italy; Mundus Mochta, disciple of St Patrick, died 20 August 535. Also known as Maucteus he was like Patrick a native of Britain. Louth Village (Lú lies in the heart of County Louth, Ireland, roughly 8 km south-west of the town of Dundalk. Saint Patrick (Patricius Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Roman Britain -born Christian Missionary and is the Patron saint Events By Place Asia Emperor Kazan succeeds Emperor En'yū on the throne of Japan. John XIV (died August 20, 984) was Pope from December 983 to August 20 984 successor to Pope Benedict VII (974&ndash983 He was Geert Groote (October 1340 &ndash 20 August 1384) otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch 1340)
1572 - Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. Miguel López de Legazpi ( 1502 &ndash August 20, 1572) also known as El Adelantado (The Governor and El Viejo (The Elder 1502)
1580 - Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. Jerónimo Osório ( 1506 - August 20, 1580) was a Portuguese historian a native of Lisbon and son of the Ouvidor Geral of India 1506)
1611 - Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (b. Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes spelled 'da Vittoria' (1548 &ndash August 20, 1611) was a Spanish composer of the late Renaissance. 1548)
1639 - Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (b. Martin Opitz von Boberfeld ( December 23, 1597 &ndash August 20, 1639) was a German Poet, regarded as the greatest of that 1597)
1643 - Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (b. Anne Hutchinson ( July 20, 1591 – August 20, 1643) was the unauthorized Puritan minister of a dissident church discussion 1591)
1648 - Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher (b. Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury ( March 3, 1583 &ndash August 20, 1648) was a British soldier Diplomat 1583)
1672 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (b. Johan de Witt ( Dordrecht, Netherlands, 24 September 1625 &ndash The Hague, Netherlands, 20 August 1625)
1672 - Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (b. Cornelis de Witt ( ( 15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch Politician. 1623)
1680 - William Bedloe, English informer (b. William Bedloe ( 20 April 1650 - 20 August 1680) was a British fraudster and informer born at Chepstow. 1650)
1701 - Charles Sedley, English playwright (b. Sir Charles Sedley 5th Baronet (March 1639 &ndash August 20 1701) was an English wit Dramatist and politician 1639)
1707 - Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nicolas Gigault (1627 &ndash August 20, 1707) was a French Baroque organist and Composer. 1627)
1773 - Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Enrique Florez ( February 14, 1701 - August 20, 1773) was a Spanish historian 1701)
1811 - Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis-Antoine comte de Bougainville ( November 12 1729 Paris - August 31 1811 Paris) was a French navigator and military 1729)
1823 - Pope Pius VII (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pope Pius VII, OSB (August 14 1740&mdashAugust 20 1823 born Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was Pope from March 14 1800 to August 1740)
1825 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Waldegrave 1st Baron Radstock GCB ( July 9, 1753 &ndash August 20, 1825) was the Governor of Newfoundland and 1753)
1887 - Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jules Laforgue (French ʒyl laˈfɔʀg ( Montevideo, 16 August 1860 – Paris, 20 August 1887) was a French 1860)
1904 - René Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on 1846)
1912 - William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation 1829)
1914 - Pope Pius X (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saint Pius X ( Latin: Pius PP X) ( June 2, 1835 &mdash August 20, 1914) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 1835)
1915 - Paul Ehrlich, German scientist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paul Ehrlich ( March 14, 1854 &ndash August 20, 1915) was a German Scientist who won the 1908 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1854)
1917 - Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (ˈbaɪɐ October 31, 1835 - August 20, 1917) was a German chemist who The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1835)
1930 - Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Bannerman ( July 3 1851 – August 20 1930) was an Australian Test cricketer a right-hand batsman who played domestic 1851)
1959 - William Halsey, Jr, American admiral (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey Jr, GBE, USN, ( October 30, 1882 &ndash August 16, 1959) (called "Bill 1882)
1961 - Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Percy Williams Bridgman ( April 21, 1882 &ndash August 20, 1961) was an American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1882)
1965 - Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Civil Rights Martyr (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Myrick Daniels (March 20 1939 &ndash August 20 1965 was an Episcopal seminarian killed for his work in the American civil rights movement. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African 1939)
1971 - Rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Rashid Minhas or Rashid Minhas Shaheed, NH, ( Urdu: راشد منہاس) ( February 17 1951 &ndash August 1951)
1980 - Joe Dassin, American singer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Ira Dassin was born in New York City to Jewish American Film noir director Jules Dassin and Béatrice Launer 1938)
1982 - Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ulla Jacobsson ( 23 May 1929 &ndash 20 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who is perhaps best known for playing the only female role in the 1929)
1986 - Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Milton James Rhode Acorn (March 30 1923 - August 20 1986 nicknamed The People's Poet by his peers was a Canadian Poet, writer and Playwright 1923)
1989 - George Adamson, India-born English game warden and lion expert (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) George Adamson ( 3 February 1906 - 20 August 1989) the " Baba ya Simba " ("Father of Lions" of Africa 1906)
1993 - Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Bernardus Maria Ignatius "Bernard" Delfgaauw ( November 24, 1912, Amsterdam – August 20, 1993) was a Dutch 1912)
1997 - Norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Norris Edwin Bradbury ( May 30, 1909 - August 20, 1997) was an American Physicist who was born in Santa Barbara, California 1909)
1997 - Léon Dion, French-Canadian political scientist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Léon Dion, OQ ( 9 October 1922 &ndash 20 August 1997) was a Quebec political scientist. 1922)
1998 - Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Raquel Rastenni ( August 21, 1915 - August 20, 1998) born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a popular Danish singer 1915)
2001 - Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sir Fred Hoyle FRS ( 24 June, 1915 &ndash 20 August, 2001) was an English Astronomer primarily 1915)
2001 - Kim Stanley, American actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kim Stanley ( February 11, 1925 &ndash August 20, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning 1925)
2005 - Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Herrion ( December 15, 1981 – August 20, 2005) was an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers 1981)
2005 - Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Krzysztof Raczkowski ( October 29, 1970 &ndash August 20, 2005) also known as Docent or Doc, was a Polish drummer 1970)
2006 - Claude Blanchard, French-Canadian singer, comedian and actor (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Blanchard ( May 19, 1932 &ndash August 20, 2006) was a Québécois pop singer and actor 1932)
2006 - Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph John Rosenthal ( October 9 1911 &ndash August 20 2006) was an American Photographer who received the Pulitzer 1911)
2006 - Cpl Bryan Budd VC, British soldier (Afghanistan) (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bryan James Budd VC, (16 July 1977 - 20 August 2006 was a Corporal in the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA of the British Army 1977)
2007 - Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 1920)
2007 - Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer, student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Larry Hartsell ( August 15, 1942 &ndash August 20, 2007) was a Martial arts teacher and author most well known for his involvement Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the Daniel Arca Inosanto (born July 24 1936) is a Filipino martial arts (FMA instructor from California who is best-known as a student of the 1942)

Holidays and observances

World Union - World Union Day. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World Union is a non-profit non-political organization founded on the November 26, 1958 in Pondicherry, inspired by Sri Aurobindo 's vision
Roman Catholic saints - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Asmá (Names) - First day of the ninth month of the Bahá'í calendar. This is an incomplete list of Christian Saints in alphabetical order by Christian name but if necessary by surname the place or attribute part of name as well Bernard of Clairvaux, OCist ( 1090 - August 20, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind A name ( Etymology: from OE nama akin to OHG namo, Latin Nomen, and Greek όνομα ( The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
Hungary - St. Stephen's day, the main national holiday in Hungary. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Saint Stephen I ( Hungarian: I (Szent István) (967/969/975 Esztergom, Hungary – August 15, 1038, Esztergom-Szentkirály Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic

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