Did you know that August 20, 1944 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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Countdown to Your 82nd Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 81st birthday on Wednesday. How was your 81st birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
Did you know that people born on August 20
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 236 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 82 years old. There have been 29714 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9905 days, which is equivalent to 27.14 years. You spent 33.51% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 82 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 83 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 84 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 85 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 86 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 87 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 88 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 89 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 90 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 91 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 20

Peridot is birthstone for people born on 20
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on August 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1977 | Aaron Taylor, American baseball player |
| 1977 | Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician |
| 1977 | James Ormond, English cricketer |
| 1977 | Josh Pearce, American baseball player |
| 1977 | Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player |
| 1977 | Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer |
| 1977 | Shockmain Davis, American football player |
| 1977 | Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer |
| 1977 | Wayne Brown, English footballer |
Did you know that on August 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 14 | Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC) |
| 535 | Mochta, Irish missionary and saint |
| 651 | Oswine of Deira |
| 768 | Eadberht of Northumbria |
| 917 | Constantine Lips, Byzantine admiral |
| 984 | Pope John XIV |
| 1153 | Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090) |
| 1158 | Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (b. 1100), Earl of Orkney and Saint |
| 1297 | William Fraser, bishop and Guardian of Scotland |
| 1348 | Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1319) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 20
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. |
| 1986 | In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. |
| 1988 | "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park |
| 1988 | Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war. |
| 1988 | The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone. |
| 1989 | The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed. |
| 1991 | Dissolution 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. |
| 1991 | Estonia, occupied by and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of legal continuity of its pre-occupation statehood. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
In 1944, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 76,954 baby boys were named James in 1944. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1944 was Mary. There were 62,469 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Linda, Patricia and Carol. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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