Born on 20 August 2019

At A Glance

20 August 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

20 August 2019 was a Tuesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 20 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 August 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 August 2019 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 20 August

• 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.
• 1992 In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.
• 1998 The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.
• 2007 China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
• 2020 Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Famous people born on 20 August

• Andrew Garfield, American-English actor (born 1983)
• Amy Adams, American actress (born 1974)
• Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
• Ke Huy Quan, Vietnamese-American actor (born 1971)

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