Wednesday August 20, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

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Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
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.
World War II: 168 captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being “terror fliers”, arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
“Black Saturday” of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
Iran–Iraq War: a cease-fire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
The Troubles: Eight British Army soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by a Provisional Irish Republican Army roadside bomb in Northern Ireland (see Ballygawley bus bombing).
The O-Bahn in Adelaide, the world’s longest guided busway, opens.
The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision, 51 people are killed.
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government’s approval.
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.

Who were born on ?

Graig Nettles, American baseball player
Connie Chung, American journalist
Gerry Bertier, American wheelchair Olympian (d. 1981)
Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
John Stehr, American journalist
Greg Egan, Australian author
David Rees Snell, American actor (The Shield)
Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer
Marcus Mastin, American author
Mirai Moriyama, Japanese actor

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