August 20 in history
Events on August 20
Notable events that happened on August 20 in past years.
- 2020
Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Wikipedia article: Joe Biden - 2011
First Air Flight 6560 crashes 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Resolute Bay runway, killing 12 of the 15 aboard.
Wikipedia article: First Air Flight 6560 - 1998
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.
Wikipedia article: Supreme Court of Canada - 1992
In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.
Wikipedia article: Meitei language - 1988
"Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park.
Wikipedia article: Yellowstone fires of 1988 - 1975
Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
Wikipedia article: Viking program - 1960
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
Wikipedia article: Senegal - 1944
World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Romania - 1926
Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
Wikipedia article: Public broadcasting - 1910
Extreme fire weather in the Inland Northwest of the United States causes many small wildfires to coalesce into the Great Fire of 1910, burning approximately 3 million acres (12,000 km2) and killing 87 people.
Wikipedia article: National Fire Danger Rating System - 1858
Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
Wikipedia article: Charles Darwin - 1710
War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
Wikipedia article: War of the Spanish Succession - 1519
On the third day of battle, philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.
Wikipedia article: Wang Yangming - 1083
The first King of Hungary, Stephen I, and his son, Prince Emeric, are canonized, a date now celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.
- 14
Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile.
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