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
2,954 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 333 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 9 years old. There have been 2954 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 985 days, which is equivalent to 2.7 years. You spent 33.75% 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
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 |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951) |
| 1979 | Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922) |
| 1980 | Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
| 1981 | Michael Devine, Irish Republican Hunger Striker |
| 1982 | Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929) |
| 1985 | Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904) |
| 1985 | Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897) |
| 1986 | Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923) |
| 1987 | Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909) |
| 1993 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912) |
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, 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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