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September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August September 20, 2003 September 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header September 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September September 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 102 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 451 - The Battle of Chalons, in North Eastern France. Events By Place Western Roman Empire April 7 — The Huns sack Metz. Flavius Aetius' victory over Attila the Hun in a day of combat, considered and believed to be the largest battle in the ancient world. Aëtius is also the name of several other persons Flavius Aëtius or simply Aëtius, (c
• 1187 - Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. Salahadin Ayyubi ( Arabic:صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب Kurdish: سه‌لاحه‌دین ئه‌یوبی Selah'edînê Eyubî; c The Siege of Jerusalem took place from September 20 to October 2, 1187.
• 1378 - Cardinal Robert of Geneva, called by some the Butcher of Cesena, is elected as Avignon Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. The Great Schism of Western Christianity or Papal Schism (also known as the Western Schism) was a split within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417
• 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan - set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu Sanlúcar de Barrameda (or simply Sanlúcar) is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in
• 1596 - Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain. Diego de Montemayor (d 1610 or 1612 is credited with the founding of Monterrey, which is the capital of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America,
• 1633 - Galileo Galilei is tried before the Inquisition for teaching that the Earth orbits the Sun. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF ( Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office,
• 1737 - Runner Edward Marshall completes his journey in the Walking Purchase forcing the cession of 1. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground The Walking Treaty or Walking Purchase is the name given to an agreement in 1737 between the Penn family the proprietors of 2 million acres (4,860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as Pennsylvania Colony, was a North American colony granted to William Penn on March 4, 1681
• 1792 - French troops stop allied invasion of France, during the War of the First Coalition at Valmy. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was a tactically indecisive artillery engagement but strategically it ensured the survival of the French
• 1835 - Farroupilha's Revolution begins in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common War of the Farrapos or Farroupilha Revolution (in Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos, Revolução Farroupilha) was a Republican uprising (ʁiu ˈgɾɐ̃de do ˈsuɫ lit "Large River of the South" is the southernmost State of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1848 - The American Association for the Advancement of Science was created. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The American Association for the Advancement of Science (or AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between Scientists defends scientific freedom encourages
• 1854 - Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in the Crimea. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Battle of the Alma (20 September 1854 which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War (1853&ndash1856 took place in the vicinity of the River The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым
• 1857 - The Indian Mutiny ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or
• 1860 - The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits the United States. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1863 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga ends. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Initial movements in the Chickamauga Campaign In his successful Tullahoma Campaign in the summer of 1863 Rosecrans moved southeast from Murfreesboro Tennessee
• 1870 - Bersaglieri corps enters Rome through Porta Pia and completes the unification of Italy; see capture of Rome. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bersaglieri (bersaʎˈːɛri are a Corps of the Italian Army created by General Alessandro La Marmora in 1836 to serve in the Piedmontese Army Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Porta Pia is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome. Italy. One of Pope Pius IV 's civic improvements to the city it is named after him Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian The Capture of Rome (20 September 1870 was the final event of the long process of Italian unification known as the Risorgimento, which finally unified the Italian
• 1871 - Bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight John Coleridge Patteson ( April 1, 1827 - September 20, 1871) was an Anglican Bishop and Martyr. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom Polynesian outliers are a number of culturally Polynesian islands which lie in geographic or political Melanesia and Micronesia. Temotu is the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. The province was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands He was the first bishop of Melanesia. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Melanesia (from Greek: μέλας black, νῆσος island) means "islands of the black-skinned people"
• 1879 - Cliftonville Football Club, the oldest club in Ireland, is founded. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club ( the Reds) is an Irish League football team playing in the IFA Premiership. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1881 - Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of James Garfield. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States.
• 1891 - The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1906 - Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle, England. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cunard Line is a British shipping company operator of the Ocean liners RMS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' ( QE2) RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' ( Beginning In 1897 the German liner became the largest and fastest ship in the world Swan Hunter, formerly known as " Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson " was one of the best known Shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England
• 1917 - Paraguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1920 - Foundation of the Spanish Legion. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Spanish Legion ( Spanish: Legión Española or simply La Legión) formerly Spanish Foreign Legion, is an elite unit of the Spanish
• 1930 - Syro-Malankara Catholic Church was formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios
• 1939 - A German Messerschmitt Bf 109 is shot down by Fairey Battle gunner Sgt. F. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (also known as Malankara Syrian Catholic Church Malankara Syriac Catholic Church) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Messerschmitt AG was a famous German Aircraft manufacturer known primarily for its World War II Fighter aircraft, notably the Bf 109 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Fairey Aviation Company Limited was a British Aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Greater London WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Letchard during a patrol near Aachen. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, This is the RAF's first aerial victory of the Second World War. A Catastrophic kill, K-Kill or complete kill refers to damage inflicted on a vehicle by a weapon that renders it both unusable and unrepairable World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1942 - Holocaust in Letychiv, Ukraine. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Letychiv (Летичів Latyczów Летичев is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. In the course of two days German SS murders at least 3,000 Jews
• 1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival is held. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,
• 1954 - New Zealand's Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents reports just ten days after concluding hearings. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Mazengarb Report of 1954, formally titled the Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents ( AJHR 1954 H-47 resulted
• 1962 - James Meredith, an African-American, is barred from entering the University of Mississippi. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James H Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford
• 1967 - The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Characteristics The ship has a and is 963 ft (294 m long She had a top speed of using her original steam turbine powerplant which was increased to when she was re-engined John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was a pre-eminent Shipbuilder, responsible for building many notable Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is operated by the Cunard Line. Cunard Line is a British shipping company operator of the Ocean liners RMS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' ( QE2) RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' (
• 1970 - Syrian tanks roll into Jordan in response to continued fighting between Jordan and the fedayeen. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Fedayeen (فدائيون fidā'ī, plural fidā'iyūn: meaning " Freedom fighter (s" or "self-sacrificer(s"Ֆէտայի is a term The Jordanians knock out 30 of the Syrian tanks. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
• 1973 - Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Billie Jean King ( née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired Tennis Robert Larimore ("Bobby" Riggs ( February 25, 1918 &ndash October 25, 1995) was a 1930s&ndash40s Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) For the aeronautical use see Astrodome (aviation Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome
• 1976 - Turkish Airlines Boeing 727 hit Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 155 passengers and crew. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Turkish Airlines Inc ( Turkish Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY is the national airline of Turkey based in İstanbul WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout For the Taurus Mountains on the moon see Montes Taurus. For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring New York, see Bull Hill. Karatepe, ("Black Hill" is a Late Hittite fortress and Open air museum in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey. Osmaniye is a small city in the Çukurova region of Turkey, the capital of Osmaniye Province. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1977 - The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations
• 1979 - Lee Iacocca is elected president of the Chrysler Corporation. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman most commonly known for his revival of the President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Daimler AG ( (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG) is a German car corporation (not to be confused with the British car-maker Daimler Motor Company) and
• 1979 - A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokasa I. Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Jean-Bédel Bokassa (ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa 22 February 1921 &ndash 3 November 1996) also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa
• 1979 - The Punjab wing of the Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) formally splits and constitutes a parallel UCCRI(ML). Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ पंजाब pəɲdʒaːb is a state in northwest India. Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist was created through the merger of Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries, Northern Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist Sohi, a splinter-group of UCCRI(ML.
• 1979 - Assassination of French left-wing militant Pierre Goldman. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Pierre Goldman, ( Lyon, June 22 1944 &ndash September 20 1979 in Paris) was a French left-wing Intellectual
• 1981 - Brazilian river boat Sobral Santos capsized Amazon River, Obidos, Brazil, killing at least 300. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Amazon River (Rio Amazonas Río Amazonas of South America is the largest river in the world by volume with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers
• 1982 - National Football League players begin a 57-day strike. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
• 1984 - A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 1988 - Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs becomes the first player to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15 1958 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox
• 1990 - South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) South Ossetia ( or; Хуссар Ирыстон Xussar Iryston; Южная Осетия Yuzhnaya Osetiya; სამხრეთი ოსეთი Samxreti Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between
• 1998 - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken, Jr. chooses to sit out the Orioles' game against the New York Yankees, ending his record streak for consecutive Major League Baseball games played at 2,632. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
• 2000 - The British MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building was attacked by a Russian-built Mark 22 anti-tank missile
• 2001 - In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American People president George W. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. The SIS Building, also commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service (otherwise known as "MI6" Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Bush declares "war on terror". The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U
• 2002 - Kolka-Karmadon rock/ice slide started. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kolka-Karmadon rock-ice slide occurred on the northern slope of the Kazbek massif in North Ossetia, Russia on September 20, 2002
• 2003 - A referendum is held in Latvia to decide the country's accession to the European Union. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
• 2003 - Maldives civil unrest: the death of prisoner Hassan Evan Naseem sparks a day of rioting in Malé. On Saturday September 20, 2003 Civil unrest broke out in Malé, the capital city of the Maldives. Hassan Evan Naseem (ހަސަން އީވާން ނަސީމްo( 1984 - September 19 Overview Although Malé is geographically located in Male' Atoll Kaafu Atoll, administratively it is not considered part of it

Births

• 1486 - Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. Arthur Tudor (19 or 20 September 1486 - 2 April 1502 was the first son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and therefore heir to the throne 1502)
• 1599 - Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)
• 1744 - Thomas Grosvenor, American Revolutionary War hero (d. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Peabody Grosvenor was a United States Representative from New York. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1825)
• 1746 - Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern 1786)
• 1778 - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (also known as Фаддей Фаддеевич Беллинсгаузен Faddey Faddeyevich Bellinsgauzen) (&ndash served as a naval officer 1852)
• 1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ernesto Teodoro Moneta ( Milan September 20, 1833 &ndash February 10, 1918) was an Italian journalist who fought in the The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1918)
• 1842 - James Dewar, Scottish chemist (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir James Dewar FRS ( September 20, 1842 &ndash March 27, 1923) was a Scottish Chemist and Physicist 1923)
• 1844 - William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William H Illingworth (1844 - 1893 was an English photographer who accompanied both Captain James L 1893)
• 1853 - Rama V, King of Thailand (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Chulalongkorn ( Rama V) (royal name Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว The Chakri dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 following the end of Taksin of Thonburi 's reign when the 1910)
• 1861 - Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herbert Putnam LittD LLD ( September 20 1861 &ndash August 14 1955) was the eighth United States Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. 1955)
• 1872 - Maurice Gamelin, French army general (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Maurice Gustave Gamelin ( September 20, 1872 - April 18, 1958) was a French general 1958)
• 1873 - Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sidney Olcott ( September 20, 1873 - December 16, 1949) was a Canadian -born Film producer, director, Actor 1949)
• 1873 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferenc Szisz ( September 20, 1873 – February 21, 1944) was a Hungarian race car driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix 1944)
• 1878 - Upton Sinclair, American writer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Upton Beall Sinclair Jr ( September 20, 1878 &ndash November 25, 1968) was a Pulitzer 1968)
• 1880 - Louise Peete, American murderess (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lofie Louise Preslar ( September 20, 1880 in Bienville Louisiana &ndash April 11, 1947 in San Quentin State Prison, 1947)
• 1884 - Maxwell Perkins, American editor and publisher (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, ( September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947) editor was born on September 20, 1884 in New York 1947)
• 1885 - Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ( ca September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an 1941)
• 1886 - Charles Williams, British author (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Walter Stansby Williams ( September 20, 1886 – May 15, 1945) was a British Poet, Novelist, Theologian 1945)
• 1889 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Decker Reidpath ( September 20, 1889 &ndash October 21, 1975) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals 1975)
• 1899 - Leo Strauss, German-born philosopher (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leo Strauss (September 20 1899 &ndash October 18 1973 was a German -born Jewish-American political philosopher who specialized in the study of classical 1973)
• 1902 - Stevie Smith, British poet (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stevie Smith ( September 20, 1902 – March 7, 1971) was a British Poet and Novelist Life Born 1971)
• 1911 - Shriram Sharma Acharya, Indian spiritual leader (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Shriram Sharma ( September 20 1911 – June 2 1990) was an Indian Seer, sage a visionary of the New Golden Era and the 1991)
• 1914 - Kenneth More, English actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kenneth Gilbert More CBE ( 20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English Actor. 1982)
• 1916 - Malik Meraj Khalid, Former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Malik Meraj Khalid ( 20 September 1916 - 13 June 2003) the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan from November 1996 till February 1997 2003)
• 1917 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20 1917 &ndash October 28 2006 was a Basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks 2006)
• 1917 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Casado D'Arambillet, better known as Fernando Rey ( September 20, 1917  &ndash March 9, 1994) was a Spanish 1994)
• 1920 - Jay Ward, American animated cartoonist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar J Troplong "Jay" Ward ( September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated 1989)
• 1920 - Alberto de Lacerda, Portuguese poet (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alberto Correia de Lacerda ( 1928-09-20 – 2007-08-27) was a Portuguese poet and BBC Radio Presenter 2007)
• 1922 - William Kapell, American pianist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Kapell ( September 20, 1922 October 29, 1953) was an American Pianist. 1953)
• 1923 - Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-born poet (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geraldine Clinton Little ( September 20, 1923 &ndash March 7, 1997) was an Irish -born poet who spent her life in the United States 1997)
• 1924 - Gogi Grant, American singer
• 1925 - Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) is an American popular Singer. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ananda Mahidol (อานันทมหิดล or Rama VIII (full title Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramen Maha Ananda Mahidol Phra Atthamaramathibodin, พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล The Chakri dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 following the end of Taksin of Thonburi 's reign when the 1946)
• 1925 - Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ulysses B "Bobby" Nunn ( September 20, 1925 &ndash November 5, 1986) was a Singer with the musical groups The Robins The Coasters are a Rhythm and Blues / Rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s 1986)
• 1927 - Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer
• 1927 - Rachel Roberts, English actress (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (born 20 September, 1927) often known as Johnny Dankworth, is an English Jazz Rachel Roberts ( 20 September, 1927 – 26 November, 1980) was a Welsh actress noted for her fervour and passion Roberts gave 1980)
• 1928 - Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and advice columnist
• 1928 - Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joyce Brothers (born September 20, 1925) is an American Psychologist and advice columnist publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960 Kirsten Rolffes ( 20 September 1928 – 10 April 2000 in Copenhagen) was a Danish actress internationally mostly recognized 2000)
• 1928 - Donald Hall, American poet and US Poet Laureate
• 1929 - Anne Meara, American comic and actress
• 1931 - Cherd Songsri, Thai filmmaker (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Donald Hall (born September 20, 1928) is an American Poet and the 14th U The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35000 a year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Meara (born September 20 1929 is an American Comedian and actress. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cherd Songsri ( Thai: เชิด ทรงศรี September 20, 1931 – May 21, 2006) was a Thai Film director 2006)
• 1933 - Dennis Viollet, English former footballer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Sydney Viollet ( 20 September 1933 &ndash 6 March 1999) was an English footballer Career Viollet joined 1999)
• 1934 - Sophia Loren, Italian actress
• 1935 - Jim Taylor, National Football League player
• 1935 - Keith Roberts, British science fiction author (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim or Jimmy Taylor may refer to Jim Taylor (American football (born 1935 American football player Jim Taylor (explorer The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Keith Roberts (1935 - 2000 was a British Science fiction author. 2000)
• 1935 - David Pegg, English footballer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. David Pegg, ( September 20 1935 &ndash February 6 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester 1958)
• 1937 - Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician
• 1937 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rut Birgitta Dahl (born 20 September 1937 in Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden) is a Monica Zetterlund, born Monica Nilsson (September 20 1937 &ndash May 12 2005 was a Swedish singer and actress 2005)
• 1939 - Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
• 1941 - Dale Chihuly, American glass artist
• 1942 - Gérald Tremblay, Québec politician
• 1947 - Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Livingston Gerry III (born 20 September 1937) is a businessman and Petroleum industry executive Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dale Patrick Chihuly (b September 20, 1941 in Tacoma Washington, U Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gérald Tremblay (born September 20, 1942 in Ottawa) is a Canadian Politician currently serving his second term as Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mia Martini ( September 20, 1947 - May 12, 1995) pseudonym of Domenica Bertè, was a popular and critically acclaimed Italian singer 1995)
• 1947 - Bruce Pasternack, American CEO
• 1947 - Steve Gerber, American comics writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Bruce Pasternack (born September 20, 1947) was the President and CEO of the Special Olympics International from 2005-2007 Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber ( September 20, 1947 - February 10, 2008) was an American Comic book Writer best 2008)
• 1948 - George R. R. Martin, American writer
• 1948 - Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Chuck Panozzo (born Charles Salvatore Panozzo, on September 20, 1948, in Chicago) is a bass player John Anthony Panozzo ( September 20 1948 – July 16 1996) was the drummer for the American rock band Styx. 1996), American musicians (Styx)
• 1949 - John W. Henry, American MLB team owner
• 1949 - Mahesh Bhatt. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " " Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Henry's parents were farmers and he split his time growing up between Illinois and Arkansas. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahesh Bhatt (born on September 20, 1949) is a prominent Indian film director producer and screenwriter Indian film director
• 1951 - Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish author, translator and academic
• 1954 - Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner
• 1956 - Gary Cole, American actor
• 1957 - Alannah Currie, New Zealander musician (Thompson Twins)
• 1957 - Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer & artist
• 1958 - Arn Anderson, American wrestler
• 1959 - Danny Devos, Belgian artist
• 1960 - Deborah Roberts, American journalist and TV reporter
• 1961 - Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality
• 1964 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
• 1965 - Robert Rusler, American actor
• 1966 - Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese rock musician
• 1967 - Martin Harrison, American NFL Football Player
• 1967 - Kristen Johnston, American actress
• 1967 - Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, American musicians (Nelson)
• 1968 - Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
• 1968 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Guy Damien Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20 1951 in Thurso, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player and is widely regarded Javier Marías (born September 20 1951, in Madrid) is a Spanish Novelist. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Henry Samueli (born September 20, 1954 in Buffalo New York) is co-founder and Chief technology officer of the Broadcom Corporation The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American Actor. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Alannah Currie (born 20 September 1957 Auckland, New Zealand) is a Musician and artist best known as a former member of the UK pop Thompson Twins were a British Pop group The band formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993 Rich DiSilvio (born 1957 in New York, USA is a new media developer artist Author, and architectural designer Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danny Devos also known as DDV (born in Vilvoorde, 1959 is a Belgian artist whose work involves Body art and Performance art and a fascination Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deborah Roberts (born September 20 1960) is an American journalist and television news correspondent Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Bloom (born 20 September 1961) is an American lawyer and host of the TruTV series Lisa Bloom Open Court. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Maggie Cheung ( born September 20, 1964) is a Cannes Best Actress, Berlin Best Actress, six-time Hong Kong Film Award Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese-American Guitarist and Singer-songwriter best known Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Martin Allen Harrison (born September 20, 1967 in Livermore California) is a former American football Defensive end who played Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Kristen A Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American Emmy Award -winning stage, Film, and television Gunnar Eric Nelson (born September 20, 1967 in Santa Monica California) is an American musician and singer/songwriter and international Matthew Gray Nelson (born September 20, 1967 in Santa Monica California) is an American singer/songwriter/musician and international multi-platinum Nelson is a Glam metal band founded by Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (the twin sons of Ricky Nelson. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leah Pinsent (born September 20, 1968 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian television and film actress Darrell Russell ( September 20, 1968 – June 27, 2004) was an NHRA Drag racer. 2004)
• 1968 - Tim Rogers, Australian singer / songwriter
• 1969 - Victoria Dillard, American actress
• 1969 - Megumi Kudo, Japanese pro-wrestler
• 1969 - Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer
• 1970 - Moon Bloodgood, American actress and model
• 1971 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
• 1971 - Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
• 1973 - Ronald McKinnon, National Football League linebacker
• 1974 - Michael Waddington, American defense lawyer
• 1975 - Asia Argento, Italian actress
• 1975 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
• 1976 - Yui Horie, Japanese seiyuu
• 1976 - Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
• 1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur
• 1977 - Namie Amuro, Japanese pop singer
• 1978 - Jason Bay, Canadian baseball player
• 1978 - Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer
• 1978 - Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
• 1978 - T.J. Tucker, American baseball player
• 1979 - Sean Davis, English footballer
• 1980 - Mariacarla Boscono, Italian fashion model
• 1980 - Jonathan Le Billon, British actor
• 1980 - Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
• 1981 - Joanie Dodds, America's Next Top Model contestant
• 1981 - Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
• 1981 - Jordan Tata, American baseball player
• 1983 - Yuna Ito, Japanese singer and actress
• 1983 - Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1985 - David Allen, American composer and writer
• 1987 - Jack Lawless, American drummer for the Jonas Brothers
• 1990 - John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 - Marilou, Quebec pop singer
• 1991 - Spencer Locke, American actress
• 1993 - Taylor Parks, American actress
• 1995 - Sammi Hanratty, American actress

Deaths

• 1246 - Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev
• 1384 - King Louis I of Naples (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Tim Rogers (born Timothy Adrian Rogers September 20, 1969) is the frontman of esteemed Australian rock band You Am I. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria Dillard (born September 20 1969 is an American actress. Megumi Takayama, better known under her stage and maiden name, and by her Nickname Kudome, is an entertainment personality and was a Professional Richard P Witschge (born September 20, 1969 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former football midfielder from The Netherlands Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born September 20, 1975) is an American Actress and model. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Henrik Edward Larsson, MBE (ˈhɛnrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn born September 20 1971 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish footballer, Masashi Hamauzu (浜渦正志 Hamauzu Masashi, born September 20, 1971 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a Video game Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ronald McKinnon (born September 20, 1973 in Fort Rucker Alabama) is an American football Linebacker, currently a Free agent Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Michael Stewart Waddington (born September 20, 1974 and raised in New Castle Pennsylvania is an American Criminal Defense lawyer specializing in serious felonies court martial cases Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Asia Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born September 20 1975 is an Italian Television and Film actress and director. Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. Horie's real name is, and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Enuka Vanessa Okuma (born September 20, 1976) is a Canadian actress. Reuben Singh, (born 20 September 1976, Manchester, England) is a British entrepreneur who became famous for his Miss Attitude Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays is a Japanese Singer, Dancer, and former Child actor / singer, who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player for the Patrizio Franco Buanne (born September 20, 1978) is an Italian Baritone. Sarit Hadad (שרית חדד (born September 20 1978 is a popular Israeli singer Thomas John Tucker (born September 20, 1978 in Clearwater Florida) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who is currently Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sean Davis (born 20 September 1979 in Lambeth, London) is a professional English footballer who currently plays for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mariacarla Boscono (born September 20, 1980) is an Italian supermodel. Jonathan Le Billon (born 20 September 1980, West Yorkshire) is a British actor Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets (Владимир Александрович Карпец (born September 20, 1980 in Leningrad) is a Russian Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Joanie Dodds (b September 20 1981, Beaver Falls Pennsylvania) is an American fashion model. America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra (born on September 20, 1981) is a Spanish professional male tennis player Jordan Arthur Tata (TAY-ta (born 20 1981 in [[Plano Texas] is a Starting pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) is a American Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actress in Japan Ángel Luis Sánchez (born September 20, 1983 in Humacao Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball player for the Northwest Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) David Allen, Dave Allen, David Allan, or Dave Allan may refer to Acting entertainment and broadcasting Dave Allen (comedian Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jack Lawless is the drummer for the Jonas Brothers. He grew up in Middletown Township New Jersey, part of Monmouth County. The Jonas Brothers are a VMA -nominated American Boy band. They gained their popularity solely from the television network Disney Channel Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) John Tavares (born September 20, 1990, in Mississauga Ontario) is a Canadian junior Ice hockey player Marilou Bourdon is a Quebecoise / Canadian popular singer She was born on September 20, 1990 in Longueuil Quebec, Canada Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Spencer Locke (born September 20, 1991) is an American Actress who has had various appearances as the role of "Candida" on Disney Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Taylor Parks (born September 20, 1993) is an American Child actor. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Samantha "Sammi" Hanratty (born September 20, 1995) is an American Child actress whose movie and television roles include Holly Mikhail Vsevolodovich (Михаил Всеволодович (1179? &ndash September 20, 1246) was the last prominent ruler of Kiev from the bloodline Louis I of Anjou ( July 23, 1339 &ndash September 20, 1384) was the second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg 1339)
• 1460 - Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer
• 1586 - Chidiock Tichborne, English conspirator and poet (executed) (b. Gilles Binchois, also known as Gilles de Binche or Gilles de Bins (c Chidiock (Charles Tichborne (1558&ndash September 20, 1586) is remembered as an English conspirator and Poet. 1558)
• 1590 - Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. Lodovico Agostini (1534 &ndash September 20, 1590) was an Italian composer singer priest and scholar of the late Renaissance. 1534)
• 1625 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and critic (b. Heinrich Meibom ( December 4, 1555 - September 20, 1625) German Historian and Poet, was born at Barntrup 1555)
• 1627 - Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (b. Jan Gruter (or Gruytere; Latinized Janus Gruterus) ( December 3, 1560 - September 20, 1627) was a Critic 1560)
• 1630 - Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (b. Claudio Saracini ( July 1, 1586 &ndash September 20, 1630) was an Italian composer Lutenist and singer of the early 1586)
• 1639 - Johannes Meursius, Dutch classical scholar (b. Johannes Meursius ( van Meurs) ( February 9, 1579 &mdash September 20, 1639) Dutch classical scholar and antiquary 1579)
• 1643 - Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English politician and writer
• 1721 - Thomas Doggett, Irish actor
• 1803 - Robert Emmet, Irish patriot (b. Lucius Cary 2nd Viscount Falkland (c 1610 – 20 September, 1643) was an English politician soldier and author Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Doggett (or Dogget) (ca 1670 &ndash 20 September 1721) was an Irish Actor. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Emmet, Roibéard Eiméid ( 4 March 1778 &ndash 20 September 1803) was an Irish nationalist rebel leader 1780)
• 1815 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nicolas Desmarest ( September 16, 1725 &ndash September 20, 1815) was a French Geologist. 1725)
• 1852 - Philander Chase, American university founder (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Philander Chase ( December 14, 1775 - September 20, 1852) was an Episcopal Church Bishop, educator and pioneer of 1775)
• 1863 - Jacob Grimm, German folklorist (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm ( Hanau, January 4, 1785 &ndash September 20, 1863 in Berlin) German Philologist 1785)
• 1884 - Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger ( April 13, 1802 - September 20, 1884) was an Austrian Zoologist. 1802)
• 1898 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Theodor Fontane (ˈtʰeodoɐ̯ fɔnˈtaːnə December 30, 1819 – September 20, 1898) was a German Novelist and 1819)
• 1906 - Robert R. Hitt, American politician (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert Roberts Hitt ( January 16, 1834 &ndash September 20, 1906) was born in Urbana Ohio to Reverend Thomas Smith Hitt and Emily 1834)
• 1908 - Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués ( March 10 1844 &ndash September 20 1908, pronounced Sah-ra-SAH-teh was a Spanish 1844)
• 1932 - Wovoka, Paiute visionary
• 1933 - Annie Besant, women's rights activist (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Wovoka (c 1856 - September 20, 1932) also known as Jack Wilson, was the Northern Paiute religious leader who founded the Ghost Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annie Wood Besant (ˈbɛsənt Clapham London October 1 1847 &ndash September 20 1933 in Adyar, India) was a prominent Theosophist, 1847)
• 1939 - Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési, ( October 29, 1855 &ndash September 20, 1939 was a Canadian Prelate. 1855)
• 1945 - William Buehler Seabrook, Writer, journalist, occultist and explorer (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar William Buehler Seabrook ( February 22 1884 &ndash September 20, 1945) was an American Lost Generation Occultist 1884)
• 1945 - Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian president (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Augusto Tasso Fragoso (São Luiz Maranhão August 28, 1869 - September 20, 1945) was the head of the government of Brazil in 1930 1869)
• 1945 - Eduard Wirths, Nazi physician at Auschwitz concentration camp (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dr Eduard Wirths ( 4 September 1909 – 20 September 1945) was the Chief SS doctor (SS-Standortarzt at the Auschwitz concentration 1909)
• 1946 - Raimu, French actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raimu was the Stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire ( December 17, 1883 - September 20, 1946) 1883)
• 1947 - Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. LaGuardia redirects here For the airport see LaGuardia Airport. 1882)
• 1957 - Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) 1865)
• 1971 - Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Giorgos Seferis (Γιώργος Σεφέρης ( March 13, 1900, or February 29 according to the Julian calendar then in use September 20 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1900)
• 1973 - Jim Croce, American singer and songwriter (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. James Joseph Croce, pronounced (CROW-chee ( January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) popularly known as Jim Croce, was an 1943)
• 1975 - Saint-John Perse, French diplomat and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint-John Perse (pseudonym of Alexis Léger, also Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) ( 31 May, 1887 &ndash 20 September, 1975 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1887)
• 1979 - Ludvík Svoboda, President of Czechoslovakia (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ludvík Svoboda (born November 25 1895, Hroznatín, Moravia - died September 20 1979, Prague) was a This is a list of Presidents of Czechoslovakia, both elected and acting 1895)
• 1980 - Sanpei Hayashiya, Japanese comedian (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sanpei Hayashiya (林家三平 ( 30 November, 1925, Taitō Tokyo - 20 September, 1980) was a Japanese Rakugo comedian 1925)
• 1984 - Steve Goodman, American folk music singer-songwriter (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Steve Goodman ( July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American Folk music Singer-songwriter from 1948)
• 1989 - Richie Ginther, American racing driver (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Paul Richard "Richie" Ginther (born in Granada Hills, California, 5 August 1930 - died 20 September 1989 in 1930)
• 1993 - Erich Hartmann, German, world's most successful fighter pilot (352 'kills'; b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Erich Alfred "Bubi" Hartmann (19 April 1922 &ndash 20 September 1993 also nicknamed " The Blond Knight of Germany " by friends and " The Black A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage other aircraft and typically pilots a Fighter aircraft. 1922)
• 1994 - Jule Styne, American songwriter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially 1905)
• 1994 - Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and noted author (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Abioseh Davidson Nicol ( 14 September 1924 &ndash 20 September 1994) was a Sierra Leonean academic diplomat physician writer and 1924)
• 1996 - Paul Erdős, Hungarian mathematician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Paul Erdős ( Hungarian: Erdős Pál, in English occasionally Paul Erdos or Paul Erdös, March 26, 1913 &ndash 1913)
• 1999 - Raisa Gorbachyova, wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova (Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва born Titarenko (Титаре́нко ( 5 January, 1932 – Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician 1932)
• 1999 - Robert Lebel, Quebec ice hockey administrator (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lebel (born September 21, 1905 in Quebec City Quebec, died September 20, 1999) was a Canadian Ice hockey administrator 1905)
• 2000 - Gherman Titov, cosmonaut (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Герман Степанович Титов ( September 11, 1935 &ndash September 20, 2000) was a Soviet 1935)
• 2003 - Lord Williams of Mostyn, British politician (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gareth Wyn Williams Baron Williams of Mostyn PC, QC, ( February 5, 1941 - September 20, 2003) was a British 1941)
• 2003 - Gordon Mitchell, American actor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Mitchell (born Charles Allen Pendleton in Denver, Colorado, on July 29, 1923 &ndash died in Marina Del Rey 1923)
• 2003 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Vengai Muzenda ( October 28 1922 &ndash September 20 2003) was a Shona from the Karanga group a Zimbabwean 1922)
• 2004 - Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football 1935)
• 2004 - Townsend Hoopes, American politician (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Townsend Walter Hoopes II (April 28 1922 &ndash September 20 2004 was an American who reached the height of his career as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1922)
• 2005 - Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian-Polish Nazi hunter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Wiesenthal ( Buczacz, December 31, 1908 &ndash Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian Jewish 1908)
• 2006 - Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Armin Jordan ( April 9, 1932 &ndash September 20, 2006) was a Swiss conductor known for his interpretations of French 1932)
• 2006 - John W. Peterson, American songwriter (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John W Peterson ( November 1 1921 – September 20 2006) was a Songwriter who had a major influence on evangelical 1921)
• 2007 - Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John Thomas Gavin ( 20 April 1928 &ndash 20 September 2007) was an Irish footballer who spent most of his career in 1928)

Holidays and observances

• Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul only - Farroupilha's Revolution (1835)
• In ancient Greece, the seventh day of the Eleusinian Mysteries, when the secret rites in the Telesterion began. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (ʁiu ˈgɾɐ̃de do ˈsuɫ lit "Large River of the South" is the southernmost State of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development War of the Farrapos or Farroupilha Revolution (in Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos, Revolução Farroupilha) was a Republican uprising Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance The Eleusinian Mysteries (Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια were initiation ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone A great hall in Eleusis, Telesterion was one of the primary centers of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
• Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church:
  • The Korean Martyrs, including Andrew Kim Taegon and Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert
  • Eustace
  • Thomas Johnson, John Davy, and companions (martyrs). The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints The Korean Martyrs were the victims of religious persecution against the Roman Catholic Church during the 19th century in Korea. Andrew Kim Taegon (김대건 안드레아 was the first Korean born Catholic priest Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert was born to a poor farming family on 23 March 1796 in Marignane, France. For the Lithuanian saint see Eustace of Vilnius. Saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius or Eustathius, was a legendary Thomas Johnson, Tom Johnson or Tommy Johnson may refer to Public officials Thomas Johnson (Liverpool merchant (1664&ndash1728 John Davy may refer to John Davy (chemist, British chemist and younger brother of Sir Humphy Davy John Davy (cricketer, Irish cricketer The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom
• Feast day of the following saint(s) in the Anglican Church:
  • John Coleridge Patteson. See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches John Coleridge Patteson ( April 1, 1827 - September 20, 1871) was an Anglican Bishop and Martyr.
• Also see September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Sep 19 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Sep 21 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Oct

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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