On this day: August 20
Events
Battle of AchelousAugust 20, AD 917 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of BrémuleAugust 20, 1119 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of GumbinnenAugust 20, 1914 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Romeo and JulietAugust 20, 1936 · Film
Hungarian People's RepublicAugust 20, 1949 – October 23, 1989 · World History
Founding of IntelsatAugust 20, 1964 · Companies
Viking 1August 20, 1975 · Space
Founding of GameStopAugust 20, 1980 · Companies- Release of TyrAugust 20, 1990 · Music
- Release of Det som engang varAugust 20, 1993 · Music
- Release of Teaching Mrs. TingleAugust 20, 1999 · Film
- Release of All Hope Is GoneAugust 20, 2008 · Music
- Release of Blood of the NationsAugust 20, 2010 · Music
Founding of A24August 20, 2012 · Companies
Release of Dark & WildAugust 20, 2014 · Music
Release of BlondeAugust 20, 2016 · Music
Born on this day
Jacopo PeriAugust 20, 1561 – August 12, 1633 · Music
Thomas SimpsonAugust 20, 1710 – May 14, 1761 · Science
Christian MayerAugust 20, 1719 – April 16, 1783 · Science
Alexander RadishchevAugust 20, 1749 – September 12, 1802 · Culture
Jöns Jacob BerzeliusAugust 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848 · Science
Jacques Ignace HittorffAugust 20, 1792 – March 25, 1867 · Culture
Joseph StraussAugust 20, 1827 – July 22, 1870 · Music
Benjamin HarrisonAugust 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901 · Politics
Christina NilssonAugust 20, 1843 – November 22, 1921 · Music
Bolesław PrusAugust 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912 · Culture
Innokenty AnnenskyAugust 20, 1855 – November 30, 1909 · Culture
Raymond PoincaréAugust 20, 1860 – October 15, 1934 · Politics
Corrado SegreAugust 20, 1863 – May 18, 1924 · Science
Eliel SaarinenAugust 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950 · Culture
Rudolf BultmannAugust 20, 1884 – July 30, 1976 · Culture
Paul TillichAugust 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965 · Culture
Leopold InfeldAugust 20, 1898 – January 15, 1968 · Science
Salomon BochnerAugust 20, 1899 – May 2, 1982 · Science
Salvatore QuasimodoAugust 20, 1901 – June 14, 1968 · Culture
Mikio NaruseAugust 20, 1905 – July 2, 1969 · Film
Jack TeagardenAugust 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964 · Music
Alan ReedAugust 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977 · Art
Valentin GlushkoAugust 20, 1908 – January 10, 1989 · Science
Eero SaarinenAugust 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961 · Culture
Roger SperryAugust 20, 1913 – April 1994 · Science
Israel GelfandAugust 20, 1913 – October 5, 2009 · Science
Giorgio AlbertazziAugust 20, 1923 – May 28, 2016 · Film- Buddy Van HornAugust 20, 1929 – May 11, 2021 · Film
David RuelleAugust 20, 1935 – present · Science
Hideki ShirakawaAugust 20, 1936 – August 24, 2026 · Science
Andrei KonchalovskyAugust 20, 1937 – present · Film
Jean-Loup ChrétienAugust 20, 1938 – present · Space
Fernando Poe Jr.August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004 · Film
Isaac HayesAugust 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008 · Music
Sylvester McCoyAugust 20, 1943 – present · Exploration
José WilkerAugust 20, 1944 – April 5, 2014 · Film
Laurent FabiusAugust 20, 1946 – present · Art
Ralf HütterAugust 20, 1946 – present · Music
Alan LeeAugust 20, 1947 – present · Art
Robert PlantAugust 20, 1948 – present · Music
Phil LynottAugust 20, 1949 – January 4, 1986 · Music
John HiattAugust 20, 1952 – present · Art
Peter HortonAugust 20, 1953 – present · Film
Simon DonaldsonAugust 20, 1957 – present · Science
David O. RussellAugust 20, 1958 – present · Film
James MarstersAugust 20, 1962 – present · Music
KRS-OneAugust 20, 1965 – present · Music
Dimebag DarrellAugust 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004 · Music
Colin Alexander CunninghamAugust 20, 1966 – present · Film
Etgar KeretAugust 20, 1967 – present · Film
Fred DurstAugust 20, 1970 – present · Music
Jamie CullumAugust 20, 1979 – present · Music
HahaAugust 20, 1979 – present · Music
Andrew GarfieldAugust 20, 1983 – present · Music
Demi LovatoAugust 20, 1992 – present · Music