At A Glance

20 August 1948 at a glance

Day of the week
20 August 1948 was a Friday.
Top Film of 1948
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.
Star sign
The star sign for 20 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 August 1948 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 August 1948 was Full Moon.

On this day: 20 August

  • 1940 World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
  • 1940 World War II: The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China.
  • 1944 World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
  • 1948 Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob M. Lomakin is expelled by the United States, due to the Kasenkina Case.
  • 1949 Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic.

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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Events of 1948 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1948 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 January – The Council of State met for the first time when President Sean T. O'Kelly tested the constitutionality of the Offences Against the State Bill.
  • 4 February – 1948 Irish general election: The Fianna Fáil party under Éamon de Valera remained the largest party, but lacked an overall majority.
  • 16 March – Seán MacBride represented Ireland at the Marshall Aid conference in Paris.
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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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