What happened this day in history September 20

What are the important events that happened on September 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 20: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 20 is the 264th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 7, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 479,664 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontatetragon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 131 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,291 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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September 20 Historical Events

  • 1260
    the Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.
  • 1870
    Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy.
  • 1871
    Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia.
  • 1893
    Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
  • 1909
    The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony.
  • 1911
    White Star Line’s RMS Olympic collides with british warship HMS Hawke.
  • 1977
    The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.
  • 2001
    In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a “war on terror”.
  • 2003
    Maldives civil unrest: the death of prisoner Hassan Evan Naseem sparks a day of rioting in Malé.
  • 2008
    A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.

Who were born on September 20?

  • 1927
    Red Mitchell, American jazz bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet(d. 1992)
  • 1928
    Donald Hall, American poet and US Poet Laureate
  • 1930
    Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
  • 1935
    David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
  • 1935
    Keith Roberts, British science fiction author (d. 2000)
  • 1967
    Matthew Nelson, American musician (Nelson)
  • 1978
    T.J. Tucker, American baseball player
  • 1981
    Joanie Dodds, American model
  • 1983
    Yuna Ito, Japanese singer and actress
  • 1990
    John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player

Who died on September 20?

  • 1384
    King Louis I of Naples (b. 1339)
  • 1627
    Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (b. 1560)
  • 1630
    Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (b. 1586)
  • 1721
    Thomas Doggett, Irish actor (b. 1640)
  • 1957
    Heino Kaski, Finnish composer (b. 1885)
  • 1993
    Erich Hartmann, German fighter pilot (b. 1922)
  • 1996
    Paul Weston, American arranger and conductor (b. 1912)
  • 2003
    Gordon Mitchell, American actor (b. 1923)
  • 2003
    Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (b. 1922)
  • 2004
    Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager (b. 1935)

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