Funny Birthday Facts About August 20, 1972
Did you know that August 20, 1972 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, 1972?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 20
Countdown to Your 54th Birthday
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What day was August 20, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 53rd birthday on Wednesday. How was your 53rd 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 19,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 20
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
19,487 Days
2,560 Weeks
640 Months
53 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 236 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 54 years old. There have been 19487 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6496 days, which is equivalent to 17.8 years. You spent 33.58% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 54 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 55 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 56 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 57 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 58 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 59 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 60 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 61 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 62 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 63 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 20, 1972?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Nebil Gahwagi, Hungarian footballer |
| 1989 | Silas Kiplagat, Kenyan runner |
| 1989 | Slavcho Shokolarov, Bulgarian footballer |
| 1990 | Bradley Klahn, American tennis player |
| 1990 | Culoe De Song, South African music producer and DJ |
| 1990 | Fabien Jarsalé, French footballer |
| 1990 | Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer |
| 1990 | Macauley Chrisantus, Nigerian footballer |
| 1990 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch swimmer |
| 1990 | Venelin Filipov, Bulgarian footballer |
Famous People Died on August 20
Did you know that on August 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869) |
| 1930 | Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851) |
| 1936 | Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850) |
| 1939 | Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845) |
| 1942 | István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904) |
| 1943 | William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858) |
| 1951 | İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882) |
| 1961 | Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882) |
| 1963 | Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) |
| 1965 | Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939) |
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, 1972
In 1972, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 71,401 baby boys were named Michael in 1972. The rest were named Christopher, James, David and John. While the popular baby girl name in 1972 was Jennifer. There were 63,604 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Michelle, Lisa, Kimberly and Amy. 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 1972 there were 3,851,650,588 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 320,970,883. This shows that there were 320,970,883 babies born every month in 1972. It can also be concluded that there are 10,699,030 babies born every day and 7,430 babies born every minute which is mean that 124 babies born every second in the year 1972. Maybe one of them is you.
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