August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 133 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1561 - Jacopo Peri, composer
- 1779 - Jons Jacob Berzelius, chemist
- 1833 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States
- 1881 - Edgar Guest[?], poet
- 1890 - H. P. Lovecraft, horror writer (+ 1937)
- 1905 - Jack Teagarden, jazz musician (+ 1964)
- 1910 - Eero Saarinen, architect
- 1918 - Jacqueline Susann[?], novelist (+ 1974)
- 1923 - Jim Reeves[?], country and western singer (+ 1964)
- 1931 - Don King, boxing promoter
- 1942 - Isaac Hayes, singer, songwriter, actor
- 1944 - Rajiv Ghandi[?], Prime Minister of India (+ 1991)
- 1946 - Connie Chung, journalist
- 1948 - Robert Plant, rock and roll singer
- 1951 - Greg Bear, science fiction author
- 1956 - Joan Allen[?], actress (Nixon, Pleasantville)
- 1965 - KRS-One (Lawrence Krisna Parker), rap music singer
Deaths
Holidays and observances
See Also:
August 19 - August 21 - July 20 - September 20 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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