Friday, August 20, 2021, was 3 years ago. It was the 232nd day and 8th month of the year in the Georgian calendar. It’s the 81st day of Summer and there are 12 days left until Fall (autumn). August 20, 2021 zodiac sign is Leo. On this day, Joe Biden (Democratic) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 7.92 billion, according to census.gov.
Below is everything you need to know about August 20, 2021, 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 20 zodiac details, day facts, and more ⤵
| Day index | 232nd day of the year |
| Day of week | 3rd Friday of 2021 |
| Week index | 34th week of 2021 |
| Season | 81st day of Summer |
| Generation | Generation Alpha |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo ♌ |
| Chinese Zodiac | Ox |
| Ruling Planet | Sun |
| Numerology | 6 |
| 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 20, 2021, in Roman numerals: VIIIXXMMXXI (month-day, year)
August 20th zodiac sign
The zodiac sign for August 20 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 20, 2021
Here is what happened on this day.
Popular topics that trended on the web and social media on August 20th:
Mike Richards #NationalRadioDay #CMPunk #TrumpWasRight #AEWRampage Hasan
August 20th events in history
Below are a few important historical events that happened on August 20.
1st Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East.1st known African Americans in English North America (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), Virginia. They are then sold or traded into servitude.
Alaska first sighted by Danish explorer Vitus Bering at head of Russian expedition.
Stock markets on August 20, 2021
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August 20, 2021 US Holidays
Holidays on this day: No major holidays found for this date.
Popular Tweets on Aug 20, 2021
Here are popular and most liked tweets on this day in United States:
Helping others brings deep satisfaction. No matter how powerful we may seem to be, our survival depends on the community. Clearly the community is crucial to individual happiness, so if we make others happy, we too derive benefit.
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) August 20, 2021
We have almost 6,000 of America’s finest fighting at the Kabul airport.
They are putting their lives on the line in a dangerous place.
I talk to our commander there every day and I have made it clear: we will get them whatever they need to do the job.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 20, 2021
Since I spoke on Monday, we have made significant progress on the ground in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/BDtK9kRHeb
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 21, 2021
August 20, 2021 in Music
The number one song on The Billboard Hot 100 was "Stay" by The Kid Laroi& Justin Bieber.
August 20 calendar
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| August 20, 2028 | Sunday |
What is Numerology and life path number?
August 20, 2021 life path number is 6. 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 6 is thought to be a fixer and the glue that holds families, communities together and will protect their loved ones at any cost. You are caring, protective and you dedicate your life to fixing the problems of those around you.
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