Every yearAugust 20
Everything August 20 celebrates
9 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 20 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Day of Medical TransportersLead | Community | |
| 02 | International Hawaiian Pizza Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Bacon Lover's Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Lemonade Day | Food |
| 06 | National Men's Grooming Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | National Radio Day | Tech | |
| 08 | Virtual Worlds Day | Tech | |
| 09 | World Mosquito Day | Nature |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 20 in some years.
National Medical Dosimetrist Day — 2031
Break The Monotony Day — 2033
International Geocaching Day — 2033
Born on August 20
Historic figures
- Benjamin Harrison1833–1901American general, lawyer, and politician
- H. P. Lovecraft1890–1937American short story writer, editor, novelist
- Rajiv Gandhi1944–1991Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India
- Salvatore Quasimodo1901–1968Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius1779–1848Swedish chemist and academic
- Raymond Poincaré1860–1934French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France
- Hideki Shirakawa1936–2026Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Bolesław Prus1847–1912Polish journalist and author
- Bernardo O'Higgins1778–1842Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile
- Isaac Hayes1942–2008American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
Celebrities & public figures
- Andrew Garfieldb. 1983American-English actor
- Demi Lovatob. 1992American singer-songwriter and actress
- Amy Adamsb. 1974American actress
- Robert Plantb. 1948English singer-songwriter
- Ron Paulb. 1935American captain
- Ke Huy Quanb. 1971Vietnamese-American actor
- Joan Allenb. 1956American actress
- Fred Durstb. 1970American singer-songwriter
- David Walliamsb. 1971English comedian
- Ben Barnesb. 1981English actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 20 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 20, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.