Funny Birthday Facts About August 20, 2017
Did you know that August 20, 2017 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, 2017?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 20
Countdown to Your 9th Birthday
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What day was August 20, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 8th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 8th 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 2,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 20
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
2,978 Days
388 Weeks
97 Months
8 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 309 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 9 years old. There have been 2978 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 993 days, which is equivalent to 2.72 years. You spent 34% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 9 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 10 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 11 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 12 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 13 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 14 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 15 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 16 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 17 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 18 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 20, 2017?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 20
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927) |
| 1996 | Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950) |
| 1997 | Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922) |
| 1997 | Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909) |
| 1998 | Vũ Văn Mẫu, 10th and final Prime Minister of South Vietnam (b. 1914) |
| 2001 | Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915) |
| 2001 | Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925) |
| 2005 | Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970) |
| 2005 | Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981) |
| 2006 | Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977) |
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, 2017
In 2017, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Liam is the most used. A total of 18,824 baby boys were named Liam in 2017. The rest were named Noah, William, James and Logan. While the popular baby girl name in 2017 was Emma. There were 19,837 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia. 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 2017 there were 7,547,858,900 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 628,988,242. This shows that there were 628,988,242 babies born every month in 2017. It can also be concluded that there are 20,966,275 babies born every day and 14,560 babies born every minute which is mean that 243 babies born every second in the year 2017. Maybe one of them is you.
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