Births on August 20

Álvaro Negredo

Born on August 20, 1985

Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer

Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo neˈɣɾeðo ˈsantʃeθ]; born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz as a forward.

Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas (The beast of Vallecas), he has played for Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid B, Almería, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Manchester City, Valencia, Middlesbrough, Beşiktaş, Al-Nasr and Cádiz. In nine seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 299 matches and 120 goals.

Negredo earned 21 caps for Spain, scoring ten goals and being part of the team that won Euro 2012.

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10 Jan

Daniel Ortega
Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
13 May

Philadelphia
Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
25 May

Tropical cyclone
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
6 Jun

Auschwitz concentration camp
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
13 Sep

Super Mario
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

Births on August 20

Álvaro Negredo

Born on August 20, 1985

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Daniel Ortega

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Tropical cyclone

Auschwitz concentration camp

Super Mario