Funny Birthday Facts About August 20, 1962
Did you know that August 20, 1962 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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What day were you born on August 20, 1962?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 20
Countdown to Your 63rd Birthday
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What day was August 20, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 63rd birthday on Wednesday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 22,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 20
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
22,942 Days
3,012 Weeks
753 Months
62 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 434 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 64 years old. There have been 22942 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7648 days, which is equivalent to 20.95 years. You spent 33.79% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 64 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 65 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 66 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 67 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 68 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 69 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 70 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 71 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 72 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 73 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 20, 1962?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 20
Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were 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 |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004) |
| 1939 | Mike Velarde, Filipino televangelist and religious leader |
| 1940 | Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office |
| 1940 | Rex Sellers, Indian-Australian cricketer |
| 1940 | Rubén Hinojosa, American businessman and politician |
| 1941 | Anne Evans, English soprano and actress |
| 1941 | Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1941 | Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager |
| 1941 | Rich Brooks, American football player and coach |
| 1941 | Robin Oakley, English journalist and author |
Famous People Died on August 20
Did you know that on August 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1854 | Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801) |
| 1859 | Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811) |
| 1882 | James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820) |
| 1887 | Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860) |
| 1893 | Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827) |
| 1897 | Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827) |
| 1912 | William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829) |
| 1914 | Pope Pius X (b. 1835) |
| 1915 | Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854) |
| 1917 | Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Popular Baby Name on August 20, 1962
In 1962, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 85,041 baby boys were named Michael in 1962. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1962 was Lisa. There were 46,077 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Mary, Susan, Karen and Linda. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1962 there were 3,150,420,761 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 262,535,064. This shows that there were 262,535,064 babies born every month in 1962. It can also be concluded that there are 8,751,169 babies born every day and 6,078 babies born every minute which is mean that 102 babies born every second in the year 1962. Maybe one of them is you.
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