September 20

Events

 * - The, in North Eastern France. ' victory over  in a day of combat, considered and believed to be the largest battle in the ancient world.
 * - begins the.
 * -, called by some the , is elected as , beginning the.
 * - - set sail from  with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
 * - founded the city of  in.
 * - is tried before  for teaching that the Earth orbits the Sun.
 * - Edward Marshall completes his journey in the  forcing the cession of 1.2 million acres  (4,860 km²) of  tribal land to the.
 * - French troops stop allied invasion of, during the at.
 * - begins in,.
 * - The  was created.
 * - : and  troops defeat ns in the.
 * - The Indian Mutiny ends with the recapture of by troops loyal to the.
 * - The (later King ) visits the.
 * - : The ends.
 * - ' corps enters through ' and completes the ; see.
 * -  ed on the island of Nukapu a  island now in the  province of the . He was the first  of.
 * -, the oldest club in , is founded.
 * - is inaugurated as the 21st.
 * - The first -powered debuts in,.
 * - 's is launched at the  shipyard in.
 * - becomes a signatory to the.
 * - Foundation of the.
 * - was formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios
 * - A   is shot down by   gunner  F. Letchard during a patrol near . This is the  first  of the.
 * - in, . In the course of two days  SS murders at least 3,000
 * - The first is held.
 * - 's reports just ten days after concluding hearings.
 * -, an , is barred from entering the.
 * - The is launched at, , . It is operated by the.
 * - n tanks roll into in response to continued fighting between  and the . The  knock out 30 of the Syrian tanks.
 * - beats  in battle-of-sexes  match at the  in.
 * - The is admitted to the
 * - is elected  of the.
 * 1979  - A  in the  overthrows.
 * 1979  - The  wing of the  formally splits and constitutes a parallel.
 * 1979  - Assassination of  left-wing militant.
 * - A suicide bomber in a car attacks the  in, , killing twenty-two people.
 * - declares its independence from.
 * - The British   was attacked by a Russian-built Mark 22 anti-tank missile
 * - In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American People president George W. Bush declares "".
 * - started.
 * - A is held in  to decide the country's accession to the.
 * 2003  - : the death of prisoner  sparks a day of rioting in.

Births

 * -, son of King (d. )
 * -, German Protestant military leader (d. )
 * -, hero (d. )
 * -, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagaskar (d. )
 * -, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. )
 * -, Italian pacifist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Scottish chemist (d. )
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French army general (d. )
 * -, Canadian film director (d. )
 * 1873  -, Hungarian race car driver (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American murderess (d. )
 * -, American editor and publisher (d. )
 * -, American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, German-born philosopher (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, Indian spiritual leader (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. )
 * -, American basketball coach (d. )
 * 1917  -, Spanish-born actor (d. )
 * -, American animated cartoonist (d. )
 * 1920  -, Portuguese poet (d. )
 * -, American pianist (d. )
 * -, Irish-born poet (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, (d. )
 * 1925  -, American singer  (d. )
 * -, American poet and
 * -, English musician and composer
 * 1927  -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American psychologist and advice columnist
 * 1928  -, Danish actress (d. )
 * -, American comic and actress
 * -, Thai filmmaker (d. )
 * -, English former footballer (d. )
 * -, Italian actress
 * -, player
 * 1935  -, British science fiction author (d. )
 * 1935  -, English footballer (d. )
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1937  -, Swedish actress and singer (d. )
 * -, American businessman
 * -, American glass artist
 * -, politician
 * -, Italian singer (d. )
 * 1947  -, American CEO
 * -, American writer
 * 1948  -  and  (d. ), American musicians
 * -, American team owner
 * - . Indian film director
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1951  -, Spanish author, translator and academic
 * -, American team owner
 * -, American actor
 * -, New Zealander musician
 * -, American wrestler
 * -, Belgian artist
 * -, American journalist and TV reporter
 * -, American lawyer and television personality
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Portuguese rock musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1967  -  and, American musicians
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1968  -, American race car driver (d. )
 * 1968  -, Australian singer / songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1969  -, Japanese pro-wrestler
 * -, American actress and model
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * 1971  -, Japanese composer
 * -, American defense lawyer
 * -, Italian actress
 * 1975  -, Colombian race car driver
 * -, Japanese
 * 1976  -, Canadian actress
 * 1976  -, British entrepreneur
 * -, Japanese pop singer
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * 1978  -, Italian singer
 * 1978  -, Israeli singer
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Italian fashion model
 * 1980  -, British actor
 * 1980  -, Russian cyclist
 * -, Australian singer / songwriter
 * -, contestant
 * 1981  -, Spanish tennis player
 * -, Japanese singer and actress
 * -, American composer and writer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1990  -, Quebec pop singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, ruler of Kiev
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Flemish composer
 * -, English conspirator and poet (executed) (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, German historian and critic (b. )
 * -, Dutch critic (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Dutch classical scholar (b. )
 * -, English politician and writer
 * -, Irish actor
 * -, Irish patriot (b. )
 * -, French geologist (b. )
 * -, American university founder (b. )
 * -, German folklorist (b. )
 * -, Austrian zoologist (b.)
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Spanish violinist and composer (b. )
 * -, Paiute visionary
 * -, women's rights activist (b. )
 * -, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. )
 * -, Writer, journalist, occultist and explorer (b. )
 * -, Nazi physician at Auschwitz concentration camp (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * -, Mayor of New York City (b. )
 * -, Finnish composer (b. )
 * -, Greek poet, laureate (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, French diplomat and writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Japanese comedian (b. )
 * -, American folk music singer-songwriter (b. )
 * -, American racing driver (b. )
 * -, German pilot (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * 1994  -, Sierra Leonean diplomat and noted author (b. )
 * -, Hungarian mathematician (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * 1999  -, Quebec ice hockey administrator (b. )
 * -, cosmonaut (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * 2003  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, Zimbabwe politician (b. )
 * -, English footballer and football manager (b. )
 * 2004  -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian-Polish Nazi hunter (b. )
 * -, Swiss conductor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, Irish footballer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * ian state of only -
 * In, the seventh day of the , when the secret rites in the began.
 * of the following in the :
 * The, including and
 * ,, and companions (s).
 * Feast day of the following saint(s) in the :
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