BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on September 20.

Everyone born on September 20 is a Virgo — ruled by Mercury, you have already spotted the error. The stone is sapphire, the flower aster, and the day is shared with George R. R. Martin and Jon Bernthal.

Virgo, the Maiden — an engraving
Sun sign
Virgo ♍︎
the Maiden · ruled by Mercury · you have already spotted the error
Sapphire, the birthstone for September — an engraving
Birthstone
Sapphire
September
Aster, the birth flower for September — an engraving
Birth flower
Aster
& morning glory

Your book

Born on September 20? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Virgo, August 23 to September 22.

The Maiden, ruled by Mercury, and the books make it the sign of the well-kept list — precise, useful, quietly indispensable. An earth sign, credited with discernment and a work ethic, and blamed for noticing the flaw in everything, including itself. Its people are said to be the ones who actually read the instructions. The tradition admires Virgo and slightly fears having its work checked by one.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on September 20.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1948
George R. R. Martin
American novelist and short story writer
1976
Jon Bernthal
American actor
1929
Anne Meara
American playwright and actress
1878
Upton Sinclair
American novelist and critic
1988
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Russian mixed martial artist
1975
Asia Argento
Italian actress
1968
Norah Vincent
American writer
1934
Sophia Loren
Italian actress

On this day

What September 20 has seen.

1066Harald III of Norway and his English ally Tostig Godwinson defeated the northern earls Edwin and Morcar at the Battle of Fulford near York.
1697The first of a series of treaties comprising the Peace of Ryswick was signed between France and the Grand Alliance, ending the Nine Years' War.
1870The Bersaglieri entered Rome through the Porta Pia, ending the temporal power of the Pope and completing the unification of Italy.
1988British prime minister Margaret Thatcher gave a landmark speech at the Belfry of Bruges, Belgium, against federalism in the European Economic Community.

The calendar

When September 20 falls.

A Sunday in 2026, a Monday in 2027, a Wednesday in 2028, a Thursday in 2029, and a Friday in 2030.