August 20th, 2021

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 20th, 2021.

• Mike Richards resigns as the host of "Jeopardy!" due to inappropriate remarks that he previously made as a podcast host.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 20th, 2021.

• United States: Stay - The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
• United Kingdom: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 20th, 2021.

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  2021 in music.

  The music charts in 2021 were dominated by artists such as Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, 24kGoldn, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Silk Sonic, Ed Sheeran, The Kid Laroi, and Lil Nas X.

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  Record of the Year.

  The song "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic won a Grammy for 2021's Record of the Year.

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  CODA.

  The film "CODA" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2021.

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  2021 in movies.

  Movies released in 2021 included Spider-Man: No Way Home, No Time to Die, F9, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Godzilla vs. Kong, A Quiet Place Part II, Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Dune.

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  Elon Musk.

  Billionaire Elon Musk was named Time Person of the Year in 2021.

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  Best NBA players.

  The best NBA players in 2021 were Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, James Harden, Luka Dončić, Kawhi Leonard, and Anthony Davis.

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  Best soccer players.

  The best soccer players in 2021 were Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kanté, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappé, and Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 2 years, 1 months, and 15 days have passed since August 20th, 2021.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 20th, 2021, are now 2 years old.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1629414000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to August 20th, 2021.

• July 23rd, 2021: The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in Tokyo, Japan.
• July 23rd, 2021: Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow release the single "Industry Baby".
• July 26th, 2021: Slipknot co-founder and former drummer Joey Jordison passes away at the age of 46.
• July 26th, 2021: Rapper DaBaby receives backlash for homophobic remarks that he made while performing at the Rolling Loud Miami Festival.
• July 28th, 2021: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill passes away at the age of 72.
• August 5th, 2021: Soccer: Barcelona announce that Lionel Messi will not be staying with the club.
• August 5th, 2021: Soccer: Jack Grealish joins Manchester City from Aston Villa.
• August 6th, 2021: The Taliban begins to capture provincial capitals in Afghanistan.
• August 10th, 2021: Soccer: Lionel Messi joins French side Paris Saint-Germain.
• August 12th, 2021: Soccer: Romelu Lukaku rejoins Chelsea in a £97.5 million transfer.
• August 12th, 2021: Missing person case: Police in Utah encounter Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie following a physical altercation between the pair.
• August 13th, 2021: Elton John and Dua Lipa release the song "Cold Heart".
• August 14th, 2021: The Taliban captures seven provincial capital cities in Afghanistan.
• August 14th, 2021: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Haiti.
• August 15th, 2021: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country after the Taliban reaches Kabul.
• August 18th, 2021: British comedian Sean Lock dies from cancer at the age of 58.
• August 18th, 2021: New Zealand goes into a nationwide lockdown after a case of the Delta variant is detected in the community in Auckland.
• August 19th, 2021: OnlyFans announces that it is banning explicit content.
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• August 21st, 2021: American conservative talk radio host and "vaccine skeptic" Phil Valentine dies from COVID-19 at the age of 61.
• August 23rd, 2021: The FDA approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
• August 23rd, 2021: Millie Court and Liam Reardon win the 2021 season of Love Island.
• August 23rd, 2021: Andrew Cuomo resigns as the governor of New York following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
• August 24th, 2021: The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts passes away at the age of 80.
• August 24th, 2021: Kathy Hochul becomes the new governor of New York following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.
• August 25th, 2021: OnlyFans cancels its plans to ban explicit content.
• August 26th, 2021: Soccer: Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy is charged with rape and sexual assault.
• August 26th, 2021: At least 182 people, including 13 US service members, are killed by a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• August 26th, 2021: Rapper Kanye West brings out Marilyn Manson and DaBaby during the third listening party for his upcoming album "Donda".
• August 27th, 2021: Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo agrees to return to Manchester United.
• August 29th, 2021: Rapper Kanye West releases his album "Donda".
• August 30th, 2021: The last plane carrying Americans leaves Afghanistan.
• September 1st, 2021: The World Health Organization states that it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu".
• September 1st, 2021: Social news website Reddit bans the misinformation subreddit "NoNewNormal".
• September 1st, 2021: Joe Rogan tests positive for COVID-19.
• September 2nd, 2021: It is announced that the FTC is investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are "always broken".
• September 2nd, 2021: The US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas' new abortion law in a 5-4 decision.
• September 3rd, 2021: Drake releases his album "Certified Lover Boy".
• September 5th, 2021: Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding passes away from breast cancer at the age of 39.
• September 5th, 2021: Health authorities halt an international soccer game between Brazil and Argentina after four Argentinian players break quarantine rules.
• September 6th, 2021: Actor Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little in The Wire, dies at the age of 54 from a suspected drug overdose.
• September 6th, 2021: US President Joe Biden approves federal aid for New York and New Jersey following deadly flooding.
• September 7th, 2021: Britney Spears' father files to end her conservatorship.
• September 7th, 2021: Tripwire CEO John Gibson is forced to step down following boycotts over an anti-abortion tweet.
• September 7th, 2021: Kylie Jenner reveals that she and Travis Scott are expecting their second child.
• September 7th, 2021: El Salvador makes cryptocurrency legal tender.
• September 11th, 2021: 22-year-old American woman Gabby Petito is declared missing by her family.
• September 12th, 2021: Conor McGregor and Machine Gun Kelly get into an altercation at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 12th, 2021: Britney Spears announces on Instagram that she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari.
• September 13th, 2021: American media personality Kim Kardashian raises eyebrows after she shows up at the 2021 Met Gala wearing a full body and face covering.
• September 14th, 2021: Canadian stand-up comedian Norm Macdonald dies from leukemia at the age of 61.
• September 16th, 2021: Two men are charged with the 2019 murder of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee.
• September 17th, 2021: It is announced that Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie has gone missing.
• September 17th, 2021: Lil Nas X releases his debut studio album "Montero".
• September 17th, 2021: The South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game" is released on Netflix.
• September 19th, 2021: English soccer legend Jimmy Greaves passes away at the age of 81.
• September 19th, 2021: English actor John Challis, who played Boycie in "Only Fools And Horses", dies from cancer at the age of 79.
• September 19th, 2021: The body of missing woman Gabby Petito is found at a national park in Wyoming.
• September 19th, 2021: Machine Gun Kelly insults Slipknot at Riot Fest, calling them "50-year-old dudes" who wear "weird masks".

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 20th, 2021, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: August 20th, 2021 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 20th, 2021 was most likely conceived around November 27th, 2020.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 20th, 2021 is close to May 13th, 2022.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 20th, 2021.

• 775 days have passed since this date.
• 110 weeks have passed.
• 66,960,000 seconds have passed since August 20th, 2021.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 78,120,000 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 34,551,360,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 11,160,000 times.
• You have taken approximately 5,758,560 steps. That's roughly 2,559 miles!
• Since this date, 803,520 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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