August 20

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on August 20, include:

• International Day of Medical Transporters 
  
• Lemonade Day 
• National Bacon Lover's Day
• National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day 
• National Radio Day
• Virtual Worlds Day 
• World Mosquito Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include August 20, are:

• Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over - Labor Day: August 19 - September 6, 2026
• Minority Enterprise Development Week - August 18-24
• National Aviation Week - August 15-21 (Always during the week of Orville Wright's Birthday on August 19)
• Perseid Meteor Showers - July 17 - August 24, 2026, will peak on August 12-13, 2026)
• Rabi 'al Awwal - August 14 - September 11, 2026

2026 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
(Date Order)

• Little League World Series - August 19-30, 2026 (Held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania)

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

"Bacon fixes everything." ~ Anonymous 

"Either you like bacon, or you're wrong." ~ Anonymous

"Bacon: the main reason I'm not a vegetarian." ~ Anonymous

"That's too much bacon." ~ No One Ever

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe 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)

Season

August 20th falls within the Summer Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer is the Hottest of the Four Seasons! It follows Spring and is before Fall! The kids are out of school and many vacations happen in summer, which means more family time. Hopefully a beach is involved!

The first day of Summer is also known as the Summer Solstice where we enjoy the most sunlight of the year! After this day, the amount of daylight starts to decrease each day.

Check out our Summer Season page for information about Summer, Summer Dates, Major Summer Holidays and Observances, Major Summer Festivals, Fun Facts About Summer, Summer Food Tips, Summer Gardening, Summer Preparation, Summer Quotes, and Summer Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Summer Foods: 

• Summer Cooking

• Summer Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Winter Season. 

• Winter Foods

• Winter Weight Gain

• Winter Weight Loss Tips

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!