September 20 in History
20 September in History – 108 years ago
Europe 1916: Somme and Brusilov Offensives
With the Battle of Verdun still raging, British and French forces launched a massive attack... SEE MORE…
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ends
2023
Azerbaijan overruns Republic of Artsakh
ends
1999
Violence in East Timor after voting for independence
starts
1999
Australian-led peacekeeping force intervenes in East Timor
ends
1916
Brusilov Offensive
1916
Russia claims the Arctic islands to its north, including Wrangel
1914
SMS Königsberg sinks HMS Pegasus in Zanzibar harbor
ends
1897
Greece fights Ottomans over Crete
1897
Bagirmi accepts French protection; conquered by Rabih
1870
Italy takes Rome
1866
Prussia annexes Hanover, Hesse, Nassau and Frankfurt as agreed at Peace of Prague
starts
1855
Yakima War
ends
1837
Unsuccessful military revolt in Portugal
1819
German states agree to suppress liberalism
ends
1815
Bonapartist fortresses capitulate to allies
starts
1519
Magellan and Elcano circumnavigate world
ends
1510
Failed Spanish settlement in Gulf of Urabá*
1510
Spanish found town in Gulf of Darién*
starts
439
Aetius defeats Visigoths near Toulouse*
starts
360
Persians besiege and capture Bezabde*
ends
9
Varus attempts to integrate Germania into Roman Empire*
9
Arminius defeats Romans in Teutoburg Forest*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 20 September for purposes of Omniatlas
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