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What happened in history on this day: August 20?
On August 20 in ...
- 1930 - Dumont's first TV broadcast for home reception (New York City).
Births on August 20
- 1907 - Birth of Alan Reed in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mr Adams and Eve, Fred Allen Show, voice of Fred Flintstone - The Flintstones).
- 1907 - Birth of Shirley Booth in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Hazel - Hazel, A Touch of Grace).
- 1940 - Birth of Sam Melville in Utah, USA; actor (Mike Danko - Rookies, Roughnecks).
- 1946 - Birth of Connie Chung in Washington, DC, USA; TV newscaster (NBC, CBS).
- 1953 - Birth of Peter Horton in Bellevue, Washington, USA; actor (Gary - 30 Something).
- 1955 - Birth of Jay Acovone in Mahopac, New York, USA; actor (Det Rado - Hollywood Beat).
- 1960 - Birth of Elizabeth Alda, daughter of Alan Alda; actress (Beth - The Four Seasons).
- 1961 - Birth of Linda Mantz in New York City, USA; actress (Frankie - Dorothy).
- 1966 - Birth of Courtney Gibbs; Miss USA (1988), actress (Baywatch).
- 1971 - Birth of Ke Huy Quan in Saigon, Vietnam; actor (Sam - Together We Stand).
- 1981 - Birth of Benjamin Barnes; English actor (Prince Caspian).
Deaths on August 20
- 1986 - Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at age 76.
- 1986 - Walter Brooke, actor (DA Scanlon - Green Hornet), dies at age 71.
- 2001 - Death of Kim Stanley at age 76 of uterine cancer; actress (Ben Casey TV show (1963, Emmy Award), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof TV show (1985, Emmy Award)).
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