August 20

 Holidays and Observances

2017 Daily Holidays that fall on August 20, include:

• Chef's Appreciation Day - August 20, 2017 (Sunday of Chef's Appreciation Week)
• God's Preeminence Day - August 20, 2017 (Third Sunday in August)
• Lemonade Day - August 20
• National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day 
• World Mosquito Day 

2017 Weekly Holidays that include August 20, are:

• Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over - August 18 - September 3, 2017
• Minority Enterprise Development Week - August 18-24
• National Aviation Week - August 15-21, 2017 (Always during the week of Orville Wright's Birthday on August 19)
• National Chef's Appreciation Week - August 20-26, 2017 (Third Week in August)

2017 Monthly Holidays that include August 20, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our August Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of August.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events

• Expo 2017 - Universal Exposition held between June 10 and September 10, 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for August 20 is Leo.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

Famous Birthdays

• 1833 - Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer and politician who was the 23rd President of the United States from 1889-1893 (d. 1901)
• 1918 - Jacqueline Susann, American author (Valley of the Dolls) (d. 1974)
• 1946 - Connie Chung, American journalist and TV news anchor (CBS, NBC)
• 1948 - Robert Plant, English singer and songwriter (Led Zeppelin)
• 1956 - Joan Allen, American actress (Peggy Sue Got Married
• 1970 - Fred Durst, American singer and songwriter (Limp Bizkit)

Famous Deaths

• 1912 - William Booth, English minister who co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
• 2012 - Phyllis Diller, American actress (b. 1917)
• 2017 - Jerry Lewis - American comedian, actor and singer (Martin and Lewis) (b. 1926)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1939 - Actress Joan Fontaine (Rebecca) marries actor Brian Aherne
• 1992 - Musician Sting marries Trudie Styler in Wiltshire, England

Quote of the Day

Recipe of the Day or a
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day

Have you ever wondered why it is so easy to gain weight? Here are some of the top excuses that Kerry hears from people on why they have gained weight. 

• Weight Gain (link goes to Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website)

This Day in History

• 1000 - Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
• 1855 - The American Civil War is formally declared over by U.S. President Andrew Johnson
• 1910 - The Great Fire of 1910 burns approximately 3 million acres in Northeast Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana
• 1975 - NASA launches Viking 1 to orbit around Mars
• 1988 - Black Saturday of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
• 1988 - A ceasefire is agreed to during the Iran/Iraq War after eight years of war.

This Day in Music

• 1882 - 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky debuts in Moscow, Russia
• 1973 - Angie is released by The Rolling Stones
• 1977 - Best of My Love by the Emotions hits #1
• 1987 - Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac leaves the group
• 2006 - The Back to Basics album by Christina Aguilera goes to #1 on the UK album chart

Above, is Angie by the Rolling Stones, released on August 20, 1973!

Please check out our Music Holidays page!

This Day in Sports

• 1900 - Great Britain wins over France in cricket in the Olympic Games
• 1938 - Lou Gehrig hits his record and final career grand slam
• 1945 - Tommy Brown of the Dodgers at 17, is the youngest player to hit a HR
• 1974 - Nolan Ryan pitches a record 100.4mph pitch

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!