Funny Birthday Facts About August 20, 1981
Did you know that August 20, 1981 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, 1981?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 20
Countdown to Your 45th Birthday
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What day was August 20, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 44th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 44th 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 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 20
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,197 Days
2,128 Weeks
532 Months
44 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 239 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 45 years old. There have been 16197 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5399 days, which is equivalent to 14.79 years. You spent 33.61% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 45 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 46 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 47 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 48 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 51 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 52 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 20, 1981?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 20
What is birthstone for people born on August 20, 1981? It's Peridot. Your radiant and joyful nature is a guiding light to those closest to you. This natural tendency of those around you leads them to be creative problem-solvers who are intelligent and energetic.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others establish the Tongmenghui, a Republican, anti-Qing revolutionary organisation, in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1910 | Extreme fire weather in the Inland Northwest of the United States causes many small wildfires to coalesce into the Great Fire of 1910, burning approximately 3 million acres (12,000 km2) and killing 87 people. |
| 1914 | World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium. |
| 1920 | The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio |
| 1920 | The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit. |
| 1926 | Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established. |
| 1938 | Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez. |
| 1940 | In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day. |
| 1940 | World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few". |
| 1940 | World War II: The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China. |
Popular Baby Name on August 20, 1981
In 1981, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 68,776 baby boys were named Michael in 1981. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Jason and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1981 was Jennifer. There were 57,049 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Amanda, Sarah and Melissa. 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 1981 there were 4,536,996,619 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 378,083,052. This shows that there were 378,083,052 babies born every month in 1981. It can also be concluded that there are 12,602,769 babies born every day and 8,752 babies born every minute which is mean that 146 babies born every second in the year 1981. Maybe one of them is you.
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