Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi

Iraqi/iranian grand ayatollah.

Born August 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Karbala.

Kiichiro Higuchi

Japanese general (1888-1970).

Born August 20th, 1888 in Minami-Awaji.

Died October 11th, 1970 at 82 years old in Tokyo.

Deniss Rakels

Latvian footballer.

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

Hocine Aït Ahmed

Algerian political (1926-2015).

Born August 20th, 1926 in Aït Yahia.

Died December 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Lausanne. ^[ref]

Rosemarie Said Zahlan

Historian.

Born August 20th, 1937 in Cairo.

Died May 10th, 2006 at 68 years old

Mirai Moriyama

Japanese actor and dancer.

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

Fred Kavli

American physicist, norwegian born (1927–2013).

Born August 20th, 1927 in Eresfjord.

Died November 21st, 2013 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara (cholangiocarcinoma).

Francis T. Nicholls

Confederate army general, lawyer, judge and american politician (1834-1912).

Born August 20th, 1834 in Donaldsonville.

Died January 4th, 1912 at 77 years old in Thibodaux.

Henning Larsen

Architect (1925-2013).

Born August 20th, 1925 in Opsund. ^[ref]

Died June 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Charles De Coster

Belgian novelist (1827–1879).

Born August 20th, 1827 in Munich.

Died May 7th, 1879 at 51 years old in Brussels, Ixelles.

Leopold Infeld

Polish physicist (1898–1968).

Born August 20th, 1898 in Kraków.

Died January 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Warsaw.

Albert Chmielowski

Polish saint (1846-1916).

Born August 20th, 1846 in Igołomia.

Died December 25th, 1916 at 70 years old in Kraków (stomach cancer).

Douglas Souza

Brazilian volleyball player.

Born August 20th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste.

James Hartle

American physicist (1939-2023).

Born August 20th, 1939 in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Died May 17th, 2023 at 83 years old in Zurich. ^[ref]

Robert Warzycha

Polish association football player.

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

George Rosenkranz

Jewish hungarian mexican chemist and executive, bridge player and writer.

Born August 20th, 1916 in Budapest.

Died June 23rd, 2019 at 102 years old in Atherton. ^[ref]

Afeez Oyetoro

Nigerian comic actor.

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

Cora Coralina

Brazilian writer and poet..

Born August 20th, 1889 in Goiás.

Died April 10th, 1985 at 95 years old in Goiânia.

David Ruelle

Belgian-french mathematical physicist.

Born August 20th, 1935 (age 90 years) in Ghent.

Crista Cullen

English field hockey player fullback.

Born August 20th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Boston.

John Boardman

British classical archaeologist (1927-2024).

Born August 20th, 1927 in London Borough of Redbridge.

Died May 23rd, 2024 at 96 years old ^[ref]

Derrick Alston

American basketball player.

Born August 20th, 1972 (age 53 years) in The Bronx.

Magnus Landin Jacobsen

Danish handball player.

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

Erik Thommy

German footballer.

Born August 20th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Ulm.

Mutsu Munemitsu

Japanese diplomat (1844-1897).

Born August 20th, 1844 in Kishū Domain.

Died August 24th, 1897 at 53 years old in Kita (tuberculosis).