Tôn Đức Thắng

Tôn Đức Thắng was the second president of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo, Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of North Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980.

20 August 1888

Born on the same birth day (20 August): Alain Vivien • Atholl McKinnon • Connie Chung • Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer) • Jacqueline Susann • Jamie Hoffmann • John Stehr • Joshua Kennedy • Matt Eisenhuth • Maxim Vengerov • N. R. Narayana Murthy • Paulo André • Pavel Eismann • Raymond Poincaré • Rubén Hinojosa • Sido Jombati • Szabolcs Sáfár

Born in the same month (August 1888): Armand J. Piron • Evadne Price • Gleb W. Derujinsky • Gustavo R. Vincenti • John Logie Baird • Martin-Baker • Monty Woolley • Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark • Salme Pekkala-Dutt • T. E. Lawrence • Taher Saifuddin