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August 20th

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576 Notable birthdays

Caesar ten Cate

Dutch footballer (1890-1972).

Born August 20th, 1890 in Ngawi.

Died June 9th, 1972 at 81 years old in Amsterdam.

Marcelo Miguel

Brazilian association football player.

Born August 20th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Paraná.

Aleksandr Blinov

Russian sports shooter.

Born August 20th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Vladivostok.

Óscar Arizaga

Peruvian footballer (1957–2023).

Born August 20th, 1957 in Peru.

Died June 26th, 2023 at 65 years old in Callao. [ref]

Warren Westlund

American rower (1926-1992).

Born August 20th, 1926 in Olympia.

Died February 13th, 1992 at 65 years old in Seattle.

William Twaits

Canadian soccer player (1879-1941).

Born August 20th, 1879 in Galt.

Died April 13th, 1941 at 61 years old in Sarnia.

Nikolay Ivanov

Soviet rower (1949–2012).

Born August 20th, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Richarda Schmeißer

East german gymnast.

Born August 20th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Zeitz.

Tanja Stupar-Trifunović

Author from bosnia and herzegovina.

Born August 20th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Zadar. [ref]

Petr Kment

Czech wrestler and wrestling coach.

Born August 20th, 1942 in Prague.

Died August 22nd, 2013 at 71 years old in Prague.

Karl Magnus Wegelius

Finnish gymnast and sport shooter (1884–1936).

Born August 20th, 1884 in Hattula.

Died December 9th, 1936 at 52 years old in London (aviation accident).

Koji Nakajima

Japanese association football player.

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

Victor Campbell

Royal navy officer and explorer (1875-1956).

Born August 20th, 1875 in Brighton.

Died November 19th, 1956 at 81 years old in Corner Brook.

Melitta Sollmann

East german luger.

Born August 20th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Gotha.

Théodore Baron

Belgian painter (1840-1899).

Born August 20th, 1840 in Brussels. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1899 at 59 years old in Saint-Servais. [ref]

Frank-Peter Bischof

East german canoe racer.

Born August 20th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Forst (Lausitz).

Antonino Borzì

Italian botanist (1852-1921).

Born August 20th, 1852 in Castroreale.

Died August 24th, 1921 at 69 years old in Lucca. [ref]

Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer

Catholic cardinal (1817-1889).

Born August 20th, 1817 in Thanstetten. [ref]

Died December 14th, 1889 at 72 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Aílton José Almeida

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born August 20th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Santa Maria de Itabira.

Masaru Kurotsu

Japanese association football player.

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

Valery Dudin

Soviet luger.

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

Charles Hubbard

American archer (1849–1923).

Born August 20th, 1849 in Cincinnati.

Died March 28th, 1923 at 73 years old in Hamilton.

Richard Cummings

American actor (1858–1938).

Born August 20th, 1858 in New Haven. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1938 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Leszek Lubicz-Nycz

Major of the polish army, polish fencer (1899-1939).

Born August 20th, 1899 in Brzesko.

Died September 22nd, 1939 at 40 years old in Buraków.

Jesse Carleton

Amateur golfer (1862-1921).

Born August 20th, 1862 in Cumberland.

Died December 6th, 1921 at 59 years old in St. Louis. [ref]

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