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August 20th

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576 Notable birthdays

Laura Bispuri

Italian film director and screenwriter.

Born August 20th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Rome.

Richard Schorr

German astronomer (1867–1951).

Born August 20th, 1867 in Kassel. [ref]

Died September 21st, 1951 at 84 years old in Bad Gastein.

Isao Yoneda

Japanese gymnast.

Born August 20th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Hamburg.

Marian Szeja

Polish footballer (1941-2015).

Born August 20th, 1941 in Siemianowice Śląskie.

Died February 25th, 2015 at 73 years old in Wałbrzych. [ref]

Paulo André Cren Benini

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 20th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Campinas.

Göran Nicklasson

Swedish footballer (1942-2018).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Åmåls.

Died January 27th, 2018 at 75 years old in Åmål. [ref]

Henning Stensrud

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born August 20th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Lørenskog.

Hans Vinjarengen

Norwegian nordic combined skier (1905-1984).

Born August 20th, 1905 in Nordre Land Municipality.

Died February 1st, 1984 at 78 years old in Oslo.

Håvard Solås Taugbøl

Norwegian cross-country skier.

Born August 20th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Norway.

Michela Marzano

Italian philosopher, university teacher, politician, and writer (born 1970).

Born August 20th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Rome.

Trygve Brodahl

Norwegian cross country skier.

Born August 20th, 1905 in Hønefoss. [ref]

Died April 11th, 1996 at 90 years old in Hønefoss. [ref]

Saïd Makasi

Footballer (born 1982).

Born August 20th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Bukavu.

Yelena Polenova

Handball player.

Born August 20th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Oral.

Martti Uosikkinen

Olympic gymnast (1909–1940).

Born August 20th, 1909 in Kuopio. [ref]

Died March 9th, 1940 at 30 years old in Battle of Kollaa. [ref]

Fredericus Anna Jentink

Dutch zoologist (1844–1913).

Born August 20th, 1844 in Nijland.

Died November 4th, 1913 at 69 years old in Leiden.

Josef Straßberger

German weightlifter (1894–1950).

Born August 20th, 1894 in Kolbermoor.

Died October 10th, 1950 at 56 years old in Munich.

Lasha Jakobia

Georgian footballer.

Born August 20th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Tbilisi.

Jean Baeza

Footballer (1942-2011).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Algiers.

Died February 21st, 2011 at 68 years old in Cannes. [ref]

Gustaf Lewenhaupt

Swedish count and equestrian (1879-1962).

Born August 20th, 1879 in Örebro Nikolai parish.

Died August 7th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.

Andrzej Zieliński

Polish sprinter (1936–2021).

Born August 20th, 1936 in Warsaw.

Died December 8th, 2021 at 85 years old in Warsaw.

Catherine Griset

French politician.

Born August 20th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]

Bruce Hick

Australian rower.

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

Gabriel Morbeck

Brazilian association football player.

Born August 20th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Brazil.

Gerhard vom Rath

German mineralogist (1830-1888).

Born August 20th, 1830 in Duisburg.

Died April 23rd, 1888 at 57 years old in Koblenz.

Niccolò Marini

Catholic cardinal (1843–1923).

Born August 20th, 1843 in Rome.

Died July 27th, 1923 at 79 years old in Rome.

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