What Happened on August 20, 1942

Historical Events

Dim-out regulations implemented in San Francisco

Famous Birthdays

Bernd Kannenber, German race walker (Olympic gold FRG 50k 1972), born in Kaliningrad, Russia (d. 2021)
Fred Norman, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in San Antonio, Texas
Hans-Joachim Klein, German 100m swimmer (Olympic bronze 1964), born in Darmstadt, Germany

Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)

American Southern soul musician, singer-songwriter, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("Theme from Shaft"), and actor (The Rockford Files - "Gandolf Fitch"; South Park -"Chef"), born in Covington, Tennessee