- 399 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 20 September.
- Entries come from Wikipedia’s day pages and are ordered by page views.
- 2019: Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.
Holidays and observances
Events
1984A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.
1973Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
1946The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II.
Born on this day
Died on this day
Quote of the day
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
Questions people ask
Where do the entries come from?
From Wikipedia’s on-this-day pages for this language, updated once a day and ordered by how often each article is read.