At A Glance

20 August 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
20 August 1975 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Jive Talkin'” by Bee Gees.
Top Film of 1975
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
Bestselling Novel of 1975
“Ragtime” by E. L. Doctorow was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1975.
Top-Rated TV Show
“All in the Family” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975–76 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 20 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 August 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 August 1975 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 20 August

  • 1968 Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
  • 1975 Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
  • 1977 Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
  • 1988 "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park.
  • 1988 Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.

Famous people born on August 20

  • 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 1975 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 20 – Talent agent Michael Ovitz founds the Creative Artists Agency.
  • March 19 – The release of Tommy, a musical/drama produced by Ken Russel and Robert Stigwood.
  • April 4 – Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Life in the US in 1975

President

Gerald Ford

Gas (per gallon)

$0.57

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Average House

$39,000

Weekly Wage

$189

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