Funny Birthday Facts About August 20, 1966
Did you know that August 20, 1966 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, 1966?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 20
Countdown to Your 60th Birthday
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What day was August 20, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 59th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 59th 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 21,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 20
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
21,676 Days
2,848 Weeks
712 Months
59 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 239 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 60 years old. There have been 21676 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7226 days, which is equivalent to 19.8 years. You spent 33.56% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 60 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 61 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 62 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 63 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 64 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 65 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 66 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 67 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 68 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 69 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 20, 1966?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1920 | H. R. Van Dongen, American illustrator (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985) |
| 1921 | Keith Froome, Australian rugby league player (d. 1978) |
| 1923 | Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964) |
| 1924 | George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978) |
| 1926 | Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1927 | Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian |
| 1927 | Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger (d. 2014) |
Famous People Died on August 20
Did you know that on August 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911) |
| 2006 | S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2007 | Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920) |
| 2008 | Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927) |
| 2008 | Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945) |
| 2008 | Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921) |
| 2008 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949) |
| 2009 | Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932) |
| 2009 | Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940) |
| 2010 | Đặng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1672 | Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are lynched by a mob in The Hague. |
| 1707 | The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. |
| 1710 | War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa. |
| 1775 | The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona. |
| 1794 | Northwest Indian War: United States troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. |
| 1852 | Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives. |
| 1858 | Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory. |
| 1864 | Bakumatsu: Kinmon incident: The Chōshū Domain attempts to expel the Satsuma and Aizu Domains from Japan's imperial court. |
| 1866 | President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over. |
| 1882 | Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia. |
Popular Baby Name on August 20, 1966
In 1966, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 79,990 baby boys were named Michael in 1966. The rest were named David, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1966 was Lisa. There were 56,918 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Kimberly, Mary, Michelle and Karen. 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 1966 there were 3,407,922,631 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 283,993,553. This shows that there were 283,993,553 babies born every month in 1966. It can also be concluded that there are 9,466,452 babies born every day and 6,574 babies born every minute which is mean that 110 babies born every second in the year 1966. Maybe one of them is you.
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