What happened on August 20

62 documented historical events happened on August 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Bulgarian forces led by Tsar Simeon I drove the Byzantines out of Thrace with a decisive victory at the Battle of Achelous. On the same day, in another year: The first Siege of Pensacola came to an end with the British and Creek abandoning their attempt to capture Pensacola in Spanish Florida. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 20, including Ron Paul, Hideki Shirakawa, Stelvio Cipriani. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

110 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 20, including Eadberht of Northumbria, Bernard of Clairvaux, Rögnvald Kali Kolsson. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

17 observances are celebrated on August 20 around the world: Christian feast day: Amadour, Christian feast day: Bernard of Clairvaux, Christian feast day: Blessed Georg Häfner, Christian feast day: Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai, Christian feast day: Maria De Mattias, Christian feast day: Oswine of Deira. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.