Wednesday, August 19, 2020, was 4 years ago. It was the 232nd day and 8th month of the year in the Georgian calendar. It’s the 80th day of Summer and there are 13 days left until Fall (autumn). August 19, 2020 zodiac sign is Leo. On this day, Donald J. Trump (Republican) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 7.79 billion, according to census.gov.
Below is everything you need to know about August 19, 2020, including popular events in history, top news headlines, US stock market results, social trends, and what was popular in entertainment. We’ll also look at August 19 zodiac details, day facts, and more ⤵
| Day index | 232nd day of the year |
| Day of week | 3rd Wednesday of 2020 |
| Week index | 34th week of 2020 |
| Season | 80th day of Summer |
| Generation | Generation Alpha |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo ♌ |
| Chinese Zodiac | Rat |
| Ruling Planet | Sun |
| Numerology | 22 |
| August Birthstone | Peridot and Sardonyx |
| August Birth flower | Gladiolus |
We are using US standard week number calculations.
Fun fact: Here is how to write August 19, 2020, in Roman numerals: VIIIXIXMMXX (month-day, year)
August 19th zodiac sign
The zodiac sign for August 19 is Leo ♌. Leo's strengths are: passionate, generous, humorous, and creative. While the weaknesses are: are being arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, and lazy. Sun is the ruling planet of Leo.
Top news headlines from August 19, 2020
Here is what happened on this day.
- Associated Press hits Michelle Obama with hard fact-check on immigration talking point
- Senate committee made criminal referral of Trump Jr., Bannon, Kushner, two others to federal prosecutors
- WALSH: Goodyear Bans Blue Lives Matter And MAGA Shirts, Allows BLM And LGBT Messages
- Postmaster General DeJoy suspends changes to Postal Service to avoid any impact on election mail
- Goodyear tires: Trump ‘cancels’ the tires as he campaigns against ‘cancel culture’
Popular topics that trended on the web and social media on August 19th:
#WorldPhotographyDay Thom Brennaman Jill Biden Trey Songz #WAPParty Lakers
August 19th events in history
Below are some important historical events that happened on August 19.
Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris.World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France.
Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT).
Stock markets on August 19, 2020
Did you know: At the age of 56, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2020 with $113 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $98 billion, according to Forbes.
August 19, 2020 US Holidays
Holidays on this day: No major holidays found for this date.
Popular Tweets on Aug 19, 2020
Here are popular and most liked tweets on this day in United States:
How Lebron Was In the Bubble after they lost game 1 against the Trail Blazers 🤣🤦🏾♂️🏀 pic.twitter.com/rNwnaJJvIR
— Mark Phillips (@SupremeDreams_1) August 19, 2020
Former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor recalled on MSNBC that Trump “wanted to see if we could sell Puerto Rico, ‘could we swap Puerto Rico for Greenland,’ because, in his words, ‘Puerto Rico was dirty and the people were poor,’” confirming the NYT report from 2019.
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) August 19, 2020
BREAKING: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War confirmed pic.twitter.com/t9fmrLNUCj
— Call of Duty News (@charlieINTEL) August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020 in Music
The number one song on The Billboard Hot 100 was "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles.
August 19 calendar
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What is Numerology and life path number?
August 19, 2020 life path number is 22. Numerologists believe that we have all had previous lifetimes. Each number from 1-9 holds a vibration and each vibration produces a predictable characteristic or outcome around it. Life Path 22 is thought to be a master number and have the potential for extreme success and power. You are well hardworking, disciplined, ambitious, and confident. You have most of which makes you naturally able to turn dreams into realities. Twenty Twos also have a natural gift for intuition and independence.
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