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What Happened On 20th August 1942 In History

August 20th (1942) was a Thursday. It's the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 133 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on August 20 in 1942

  • » Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
  • » Petr Kment, Czech wrestler (d. 2013)
  • » Fred Norman, American baseball player

August 20th Famous Deaths for 1942

  • » István Horthy, Hungarian admiral (b. 1904)

August 20th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
  • » Bernard of Clairvaux
  • » Oswine of Deira
  • » Philibert of Jumièges
  • » William Booth or William and Catherine Booth
  • » August 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Indian Akshay Urja Day called Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas (India)
  • » List of national independence days e.g Restoration of Independence Day, re-declaration of the independence of Estonia from the Soviet Union in 1991.
  • » Public holidays in Morocco named Revolution of the King and People (Morocco)

Year 1942 historical events for the month of August

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World History for the 20th August