Funny Birthday Facts About August 20, 1947
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What day were you born on August 20, 1947?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 20
Countdown to Your 79th Birthday
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What day was August 20, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 78th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 78th 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.
FYI: You are more than 28,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 20
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
28,617 Days
3,760 Weeks
940 Months
78 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 238 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 79 years old. There have been 28617 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9539 days, which is equivalent to 26.13 years. You spent 33.5% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 79 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 80 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 81 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 82 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 83 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 84 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 85 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 86 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 87 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 88 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 20, 1947?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 20
Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 20
Famous People Born on August 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 |
|---|---|
| 1779 | Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848) |
| 1789 | Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia (d. 1833) |
| 1799 | James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (d. 1840) |
| 1833 | Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901) |
| 1845 | Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916) |
| 1847 | Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889) |
| 1847 | Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (d. 1912) |
| 1856 | Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (d. 1909) |
| 1860 | Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (d. 1934) |
| 1865 | Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1911) |
Famous People Died on August 20
Did you know that on August 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919) |
| 2012 | Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936) |
| 2012 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916) |
| 2012 | Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925) |
| 2012 | Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1955) |
| 2012 | Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967) |
| 2012 | Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917) |
| 2013 | Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (b. 1925) |
| 2013 | John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921) |
Historical Events on August 20
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 20
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The Firozabad rail disaster kills 358 people in Firozabad, India. |
| 1997 | Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped. |
| 1998 | The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. |
| 1998 | U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. |
| 2002 | A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering. |
| 2006 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai. |
| 2007 | China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. |
| 2008 | Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash. |
| 2012 | A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people. |
| 2014 | Seventy-two people are killed in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture by a series of landslides caused by a month's worth of rain that fell in one day. |
Popular Baby Name on August 20, 1947
In 1947, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 94,764 baby boys were named James in 1947. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1947 was Linda. There were 99,693 baby girls named Linda that year. While the rest were named Mary, Patricia, Barbara and Sandra. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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