Tuesday August 20, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

August 20: Day of the Week

August 20, 2024 is the 233rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 133 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

August 20 Historical Event(s)

917
Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers – American troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat.
1882
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.
1910
The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup or the Big Burn) occurred in northeast Washington, northern Idaho (the panhandle), and western Montana, burning approximately 3 e6acre.
1920
The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.
1940
In Mexico City exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramon Mercader. He dies the next day.
1988
Iran–Iraq War: a cease-fire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
1989
The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision, 51 people are killed.
1993
After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Peace Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
1997
Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.

Who were born on August 20?

1860
Raymond Poincaré, French statesman (d. 1934)
1885
Dino Campana, Italian poet (d. 1932)
1918
Jacqueline Susann, American novelist (d. 1974)
1921
Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985)
1935
Ron Paul, US Congressman, 1988, 2008, and 2012 presidential candidate
1939
Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
1947
Alan Lee, English conceptual artist
1957
Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
1969
Billy Gardell, American actor and comedian
1977
Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player

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