December 20 in history
Events on December 20
Notable events that happened on December 20 in past years.
- 2024
Six people are killed and over 200 are injured when an anti-Islam activist drives a car into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
Wikipedia article: 2024 Magdeburg car attack - 2016
Aerosucre Flight 157 crashes during takeoff from Germán Olano Airport in Puerto Carreño, Colombia, killing five people.
Wikipedia article: Aerosucre Flight 157 - 2004
A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
Wikipedia article: Northern Bank robbery - 1991
A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.
Wikipedia article: Murder of Tina Isa - 1987
In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official).
Wikipedia article: Doña Paz - 1984
Disappearance of Jonelle Matthews from Greeley, Colorado. Her remains were discovered on July 23, 2019, located about 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Jonelle's home. The cause of death "was a gunshot wound to the head."
Wikipedia article: Murder of Jonelle Matthews - 1970
Koza riot: After a series of hit-and-runs and other vehicular incidents involving American service personnel, roughly 5,000 Okinawans take to the streets, clashing with American law enforcement in protest against the U.S. occupation of Okinawa.
Wikipedia article: Koza riot - 1955
Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
Wikipedia article: Cardiff - 1948
Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly formed Republic of Indonesia.
Wikipedia article: Indonesian National Revolution - 1942
World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.
Wikipedia article: Imperial Japanese Army Air Service - 1924
Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
Wikipedia article: Adolf Hitler - 1860
South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States with the South Carolina Declaration of Secession.
Wikipedia article: South Carolina - 1808
Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins.
Wikipedia article: Peninsular War - 1192
Richard I of England is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after the Third Crusade.
- 69
Antonius Primus enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor for Nero's former general Vespasian.
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