All Events

Historical Events on September 20

  • Abu Bakr

    622

    Muhammad and Abu Bakr arrived in Medina

  • Indian Rebellion of 1857

    1857

    The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.

  • Edward VII of the United Kingdom

    1860

    The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.

  • Battle of Chickamauga

    1863

    American Civil War: The conclusion of the Battle of Chickamauga in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.

  • RMS Mauretania (1906)

    1906

    Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

  • Socialist Republic of Vietnam

    1977

    The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.

  • Beirut

    1984

    A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.

  • War on Terror

    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".

  • Don't ask, don't tell

    2011

    The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.

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Famous Birthdays on September 20

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Famous Deaths on September 20

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