Ion I. C. Brătianu

Romanian politician (1864–1927).

Born August 20th, 1864 in Ștefănești.

Died November 24th, 1927 at 63 years old in Bucharest (infectious disease).

Jacques Cheminade

French politician.

Born August 20th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Jan Olszewski

Polish lawyer and politician (1930–2019).

Born August 20th, 1930 in Warsaw.

Died February 7th, 2019 at 88 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Stéphane Dujarric

Un official.

Born August 20th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Paris.

Rudolf von Alt

Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905).

Born August 20th, 1812 in Vienna.

Died March 12th, 1905 at 92 years old in Vienna.

Shaul Tchernichovsky

Russian-born hebrew poet (1875 – 1943).

Born August 20th, 1875 in Mykhailivka.

Died October 14th, 1943 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.

Bunny Austin

English tennis player (1906-2000).

Born August 20th, 1906 in London.

Died August 26th, 2000 at 94 years old in Coulsdon. ^[ref]

Alison Des Forges

American historian and human rights activist.

Born August 20th, 1942 in Schenectady.

Died February 12th, 2009 at 66 years old in Clarence Center. ^[ref]

Callum Skinner

Scottish track cyclist.

Born August 20th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Glasgow.

Kingsley Davis

American sociologist and demographer (1908–1997).

Born August 20th, 1908 in Jones County.

Died February 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Stanford.

Sitora Farmonova

Uzbek film actress and singer.

Born August 20th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Bukhara.

Angelo Fulgini

French association football player.

Born August 20th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Abidjan.

Mark Little

Footballer (born 1988).

Born August 20th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Worcester.

Laura Georges

French association football player.

Born August 20th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Le Chesnay.

Jimmy Raney

American musician (1927–1995).

Born August 20th, 1927 in Louisville.

Died May 10th, 1995 at 67 years old in Louisville.

Hideki Shirakawa

Japanese scientist (1936–).

Born August 20th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Tokyo.

Bogdan Bogdanović

Serbian architect, urbanist and essayist (1922-2010).

Born August 20th, 1922 in Belgrade.

Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).

Rubén Hinojosa

American politician.

Born August 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Edcouch.

Riccardo Ferri

Italian association football player.

Born August 20th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Crema.

Dulcie September

South african anti-apartheid activist (1935–1988).

Born August 20th, 1935 in Athlone.

Died March 29th, 1988 at 52 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).

Michael B. Tretow

Swedish record producer and audio engineer.

Born August 20th, 1944 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.

Died May 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in Stockholms Gustav Vasa. ^[ref]

Luis Manuel Orejuela

Colombian association football player.

Born August 20th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Cali.

Joaquín Larrivey

Argentine association football player.

Born August 20th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Buenos Aires, Gualeguay.

Madeleine Martin

Swedish actress.

Born August 20th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Kungsbacka.

Tarjei Vesaas

Norwegian author (1897–1970).

Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje.

Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet.