In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus. Date: May 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada. Date: May 20, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by a team of French scientists including Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Jean-Claude Chermann, and Luc Montagnier. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This…
Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba. Date: May 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre. Date: May 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania. Date: May 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Date: May 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia…
The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976). Date: May 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in…
An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99. Date: May 20, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)