Monday August 20th, 1979
August Twentieth, Nineteen Seventy-Nine

How old am I if I was born on August 20, 1979?


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Date Facts:

  • August 20, 1979 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Leo
  • This date was 16,562 days ago
  • August 20th 2025 is on a Wednesday
  • Someone born on this date is 45 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 5,521 days or 15 years!
  • Your next birthday is 240 days away
  • You've been alive for 397,488 hours
  • You were born on a Monday in late August
  • You are 23,849,280 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Wednesday

  • Most popular baby names of 1979 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. Michael
    2. Christopher
    3. Jason
    4. David
    5. James
    6. Matthew
    7. John
    Rank Name
    1. Melissa
    2. Amanda
    3. Jessica
    4. Amy
    5. Sarah
    6. Heather
    7. Angela

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    August 20th

    You Share a birthday with over 23 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Peridot: Birthstone for August 20th, 1979

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Healing
    Rejuvenation

    High Value:
    $300 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $60 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about August Birthstones

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    Peridot, the birthstone of August, is a soft, lime green gem stone. Often associated with peace, good fortune and happiness, this gemstone primarily come from Egypt and was often worn by the ancient Pharaohs. Also know as the 'Gem of the sun', the Peridot makes for an ideal 16th anniversary gift and for good reason. With the ability to ward off Evil and nightmares, while also bestowing peace, loyalty, and commitment to ones love life.

    Traditionally a lime green color, the Peridot mixes very well with platinum's and silvers. The stone belongs to the Forsterite-Fayalite mineral group, which means its color comes from the composition of the mineral itself as opposed to impurities in which more other stones acquire their color. Due to this, the stone is purely one color, and only varies with slightly different shades of green, and sometime with a hint of yellow.

    1979 - Generation X :

    Age Range:

    45-63 years old

    Attributes:

    Generation X grew up up right at the start of the technological revolution, are considered comftorble with technology, but not tethered to it as younger generations.

    Generation X Summary:

    Generation X were born soon after the baby boomers are associated with the hippie era. They are often perceived as directionless and disaffected.

    Time Period:

    1961-1979

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Leo:

    Symbol:

    Leo Traits:

    Action-oriented
    Warm
    Attention-seeking

    Leo Summary:

    Leos are generous and kind, yetis also known for having a s short and hot temper

    Start Date:

    7-23

    End Date:

    8-22

    Click here to see more about Leo


    1979-08-20: This day in History:

  • 1866-08-20 President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over
  • 1914-08-20 German forces occupied Brussels Belgium during WW I.
  • 1918-08-20 Britain opened its offensive on the Western front during WW I
  • 1920-08-20 US's 1st coml radio 8MK later WWJ Detroit began daily broadcasting
  • 1930-08-20 Dumont's 1st TV Broadcast for home reception NY city
  • 1940-08-20 Leon Trotsky assassinated in Mexico City by agents of Stalin
  • 1940-08-20 British PM Churchill said of the Royal Air Force `Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.'
  • 1942-08-20 Dimout regulations implemented in SF
  • 1953-08-20 Russia publicly acknowledges a test detonation of a hydrogen bomb.
  • 1955-08-20 1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph - HA Hanes Palmdale Ca
  • 1955-08-20 Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco & Algeria
  • 1956-08-20 Republicans convene at the Cow Palace
  • 1960-08-20 Senegal gains independence from France
  • 1964-08-20 LBJ signs an anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion.
  • 1968-08-20 650 000 Soviet-block troops invade Czechoslovakia
  • 1975-08-20 Viking 1 launched toward orbit around Mars soft landing
  • 1977-08-20 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
  • 1980-08-20 UN Security Council votes 14-0 US abstains condemning Israel's declaration that all of Jersualem was its capital.
  • 1986-08-20 A mail carrier in Edmond Okla. shot 14 fellow workers dead

  • 8-20-1979 in
    Roman Numerals:

    VIII • XX • MCMLXXIX


    What is 1979-08-20 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 8-20-1979 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written XX • VIII • MCMLXXIX.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for Aug 20, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1979-08-20) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on august-20th-1979, your next birthday is only 240 days away.


    Your birthday is on August twentieth, 1979. Being born in late-August says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is leo, your birth-stone is the Peridot, and your birth flower is the Gladiolus (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 45 years old, and were born in the middle of Generation X . Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 16562 days, or 397488 hours, or 23849280 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Wednesday.

  • Birthstone: Peridot (great gift idea, see Peridot article)
  • Birthflower: Gladiolus
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo

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