August 20th (1997) was a Wednesday. 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.
Historical Events for 20th August, 1997
» Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
August 20th Famous Deaths for 1997
» Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
» Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)
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)